Malaysia at the 2006 Asian Games

Malaysia at the
2006 Asian Games
Malaysia at the; 2006 Asian Games
IOC code	MAS
NOC	Olympic Council of Malaysia
Website	www.olympic.org.my (in English)
in Doha
Competitors	244 in 23 sports
Flag bearer	Josiah Ng
Medals; Ranked 11th	Gold 8 Silver 17 Bronze 17 Total 42
Asian Games appearances (overview)
	1954; 1958; 1962; 1966; 1970; 1974; 1978; 1982; 1986; 1990; 1994; 1998; 2002; 2006; 2010; 2014; 2018; 2022;
Other related appearances
	North Borneo (1954, 1958, 1962); Sarawak (1962)

Malaysia competed in the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar. The country was represented by 244 athletes competing in 23 of the 39 sports provided. Among the popular sports were aquatics, athletics, badminton, bodybuilding, bowling, cycling, hockey, football, golf, gymnastics, kabaddi, karate-do, sepak takraw, squash, table tennis, taekwondo, weightlifting and wushu.^[3] Athletes from Malaysia won overall 42 medals (including eight golds), and clinched the eleventh spot in the medal table.^[4] Abdullah Sani Karim was the chief of the delegation.^[5]

^ "Our cyclists to share the wheels". The Star (Malaysia). 4 December 2006.
^ Lim Teik Huat (1 November 2006). "Cycling: Acid test for Josiah". The Star (Malaysia).
^ 15th Asian Games. Athletes and Teams
^ "Overall medal standings – Doha 2006". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
^ "Malaysian contingent 15th Asian Games Doha 2006".

[1] "Our cyclists to share the wheels". The Star (Malaysia). 4 December 2006.

[2] Lim Teik Huat (1 November 2006). "Cycling: Acid test for Josiah". The Star (Malaysia).

[3] 15th Asian Games. Athletes and Teams

[ocasia-4] "Overall medal standings – Doha 2006". ocasia.org. Olympic Council of Asia. Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.

[5] "Malaysian contingent 15th Asian Games Doha 2006".

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Malaysia at the 2006 Asian Games

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