The 15th Asian Games, officially known as the XV Asiad, is Asia's Olympic-style sporting event that was held in Doha, Qatar from December 1 to December 15, 2006. Doha was the first city in its region and only the second in West Asia (following Tehran in 1974) to host the games. There were 46 disciplines from 39 events scheduled to be contested.It was the first time that all 45 member nations of the Olympic Council of Asia took part in this event. Also, Eurosport broadcast the event, marking the first time that the European continent could watch this Asian sporting event. Qatar Telecom (Q-tel) has issued some cards during this historical event. Few Scan of the same is given here for your information
Friday, July 17, 2009
The Arabian Gulf Cup has been running for 30 years and was recently hosted by Doha, Qatar during the Year 2003. It included four sports - basketball, volleyball and handball as well as football - and featured national teams from Iraq, Yemen, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, UAE, Oman and Qatar. Hosts Qatar won three of the four cups, Bahrain the other. Q-tel has issued few cards to mark this special occassion and few are scanned and listed here.
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