Bids for the 2006 Asian Games

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Bids for the
2006 Asian Games
Overview
XV Asian Games
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Winner: Doha
Runner-up: Kuala Lumpur
Shortlist: Hong Kong · New Delhi
Details
Committee OCA
Election venue Busan, South Korea
19th OCA General Assembly
Map
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Location of the bidding cities
Important dates
Bid30 June 2000
Decision12 November 2000
Decision
Winner Doha  (22 votes)
Runner-up Kuala Lumpur  (13 votes)

Four cities submitted bids to host the 2006 Asian Games that were recognised by the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA), all four of which made the OCA Executive Committee's shortlist. OCA selected a host city for the 2006 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea on 12 November 2000, which Doha won. The other shortlisted cities were Kuala Lumpur, Hong Kong, and New Delhi.

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The voting process which involved the 41 members of OCA consisted of three rounds, each round eliminating one of the bidding cities. In the first round, New Delhi was eliminated with just two votes. In the second round, Doha won more than half of the available votes, thus cancelled the need for third round voting.

Bidding process

2006 Asian Games bidding results
CityNOCRound 1Round 2
Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar 2022
Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia 1313
Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong 66
New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India 2−

Candidate cities

Logo
Transparent bar.svg		CityCountryNational Olympic CommitteeResult
Doha Flag of Qatar.svg  Qatar Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC)Winner
Doha, the capital city of Qatar, never hosted the Asian Games or bid before. Due to a lack of world-class sports facilities at the time of bidding, Qatar pledged to spend US$1 billion on facilities for the Games in all major towns of the country, of which US$700 million will be spent to build Games Village to accommodate the participating athletes and officials. Other facilities that will be built include nine new stadiums, 10 multi-purpose halls, a hockey court and a cycle race track. [1] On the other hand, existing venues like the Khalifa International Stadium would only require renovation before being reused for multi-sport events. [2]
Kuala Lumpur 2006 Asian Games bid logo.png Kuala Lumpur Flag of Malaysia.svg  Malaysia Olympic Council of Malaysia (OCM)First runner-up
Kuala Lumpur, the capital city of Malaysia launched its bid on 3 August 1999 alongside its bid logo – a palm tree with 15 leaves symbolising the 15th Asian Games and mascot Cyber Alang – the robot rhinoceros hornbill. [3] [4]

Most of the venues and infrastructures in the city and the other parts of the Klang Valley area were in place for the event, including the Bukit Jalil National Stadium, which had recently served as the main venue for the 1998 Commonwealth Games. [5] [6] The Games Village was proposed to be built at the University of Putra Malaysia main campus in Serdang, Selangor. [7] [8]

Kuala Lumpur never hosted the Asian Games or bid before. Apart from the Commonwealth Games, it hosted four SEA Games in 1965, 1971, 1977 and 1989 and would be hosting its fifth the following year, which saw the Bukit Jalil Stadium being reused as the event's main venue. [9]

Hong Kong 2006 Asian Games bid.png Hong Kong Flag of Hong Kong.svg  Hong Kong Sports Federation and Olympic Committee of Hong Kong, China (SF&OCHK)Second runner-up

Hong Kong, a city and special administrative region of China, never hosted the Asian Games or bid before. With the backing from the Government of Hong Kong since late 1999, the Asian Games Bid Committee was established on 3 March 2000 and chaired by then-Chief Secretary for Administration Anson Chan. [10] On 12 May 2000, the Finance Committee of the Legislative Council accepted in principle the operating cost of HK$1,925 million and the operating deficit of HK$945 million for hosting the 2006 Asian Games and FESPIC Games, the latter was bidded by the Hong Kong Sports Association for the Physically Disabled. [11]

A total of thirty-one sports events were proposed by the SF&OCHK for the 2006 Asian Games, including mandatory ones on athletics and swimming. Apart from the Ma On Shan Sports Centre due for completion in 2003, all proposed venues in the city are existing facilities. [12] The bid logo was a Chinese brush stroke rendition of a dragon, the symbol of Hong Kong's vigour and prosperity. [13]

New Delhi Flag of India.svg  India Indian Olympic Association (IOA)Third runner-up
New Delhi, the capital city of India, was the only candidate city to have hosted the Asian Games (twice in 1951 and 1982) and was seeking to host its third. The Union Cabinet of India approved holding the 2006 Asian Games in New Delhi if the Indian Olympic Association succeeds in its bid. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Pramod Mahajan told reporters after the Cabinet meeting on 20 June 2000, that the Government of India decided to issue a letter of guarantee supporting New Delhi's bid to hold the games, which guarantees free entry to athletes and delegates of all participating countries and the organisation of the event in accordance with the fundamental principles, objectives, rules and regulations of OCA. [14]

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