2006 Asian Games torch relay

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Host cityDoha, Qatar
Countries visited13 (Including Qatar)
Distance50,000 km
Torch bearers3,500
ThemeFlame of Hospitality
Start date8 October 2006
End date1 December 2006
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On 8 October 2006, a brief ceremony was held at the Doha Golf Club where the torch was lit with a flame. With the involvement of over 3,000 people, the torch crossed eight former Asian Games host countries and four Gulf Cooperation Council member states. The torch travelled back to Doha held by Sheikh Joan Bin Hamad Al-Thani, and the journey around the city itself started on 25 November 2006 and lasted until the opening ceremony of the Games. The first pit stop was in New Delhi, the birthplace of the Asian Games on 11 October 2006 where the torch's flame was fused together with the Eternal Asian Games Flame which was generated from parabolic mirrors directed straight at the sun at the Dhyan Chand National Stadium. During the fourth stop in Hiroshima on 21 October, the torch's flame was fused together with the Peace flame at the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park.

During the international leg of the relay, the flame was transported from city to city aboard a Qatar Amiri Flight Airbus A310. On board, the flame was carried and burned continuously in a safety lantern.

Below is a list of places visited by the torch:

Torch lighting[edit]

  1. Doha (8 October)

International route[edit]

Route of the torch relay.
No Nation City Date Notes Ref
1  India New Delhi 11–12 October Host of the 1951 and 1982 edition, Capital city.
2  South Korea Busan 14 October Host of the 2002 edition, Major city. Capital city, Seoul previously hosted the 1986 edition. [1]
3  Philippines Manila 19 October Host of the 1954 edition, Capital city. [2]
4  Japan Hiroshima 21 October Host of the 1994 edition, Major city. Capital city, Tokyo previously hosted the 1958 edition.
5  China Beijing 22 October Host of the 1990 edition, Capital city. [3]
Guangzhou 25 October Host of the 2010 edition, Major city. [4]
Macau 26 October Special Administrative Region, Major city. [5]
Hong Kong 27 October Special Administrative Region, Major city. [6][7]
6  Indonesia Jakarta 28–29 October Host of the 1962 edition, Capital city. [8]
7  Thailand Bangkok 4–5 November Host of the 1966, 1970, 1978 and 1998 edition, Capital city. [9]
8  Iran Mashhad 7 November Major city [10]
Esfahan 8 November Major city [11]
Tehran 9 November Host of the 1974 edition, Capital city [12]
9  Oman Salalah 11 November Major city [13]
Muscat 13 November Capital city [14]
Sohar 14 November Major city [15]
10  United Arab Emirates Hatta 15 November Major city [16]
Sharjah 16 November Major city [17]
Dubai 18 November Largest major city [18]
Abu Dhabi 19 November Capital city [19]
11  Kuwait Kuwait City 20–21 November Capital city [20]
12  Bahrain Manama 23–24 November Capital city [21][22]

Qatari route[edit]

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Torch relay stops within Qatar
No Municipality City Date Ref
1 Al Shamal Madinat ash Shamal 25 November [23]
2 Al-Shahaniya Dukhan 26 November [24]
3 Al Wakrah Al Wakrah 27 November [25]
4 Al Khor Al Khor 28 November [26]
5 Ad-Dawhah Doha 29 November – 1 December [27][28]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Busan welcomes the Flame". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  2. ^ "Thriller in Manila". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  3. ^ "The right moves for Beijing". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  4. ^ "Flame tours the Five Ram City". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  5. ^ "Flame arrives in Macau, China". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  6. ^ "Doha 2006 Asian Games Torch Relay held in HK". People's Daily Online. 28 October 2006.
  7. ^ "Flame arrives in Hong Kong, China". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  8. ^ "Flame of Hospitality extends the hand of friendship". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  9. ^ "Thai festival of light for the Flame of Hospitality". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  10. ^ "Mashad embraces the Doha 2006 flame". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  11. ^ "Flame visits cultural capital of Islamic World". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  12. ^ "Winter sports for the Flame". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  13. ^ "Closer to home". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  14. ^ "A day by the sea". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  15. ^ "All according to plan". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  16. ^ "Raised to the Hatta heights". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  17. ^ "A day to remember". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  18. ^ "Dubai travels for the Flame". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  19. ^ "Big day in Abu Dhabi". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  20. ^ "Sporting Kuwait enjoys the fun". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  21. ^ "One more day before coming home". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  22. ^ "Last day on the road". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  23. ^ "Homecoming in Qatar". Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  24. ^ "On the road to Doha". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  25. ^ "Games spirit on the Mesaieed Road". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  26. ^ "The Flame goes to the industrial heartland". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  27. ^ "Ever closer to Khalifa Stadium". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
  28. ^ "This is it: the Big Day has arrived". DAGOC. Archived from the original on 24 January 2007.
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