2006 Asian Games Opening Ceremony
The 15th Asian Games Opening Ceremony was held in Doha, Qatar on December 1 marking the start of the 2006 Asian Games. The ceremony took place in the multi-purpose Khalifa International Stadium, the stadium was specifically renovated for the Asian Games. The ceremony was attended by over 50,000 spectators, as well as 20,000 athletes and performers. Asian heads-of-state and the President of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge were in attendance. The officials and organizers of the ceremony promised it to be the most spectacular Opening Ceremony in recent years. In the result, the Opening Ceremony of the Games was described by the media to be one of the most breath-taking and technologically spectacular multi-sports event ceremony, the most expensive multi-sports event ceremony (both Opening and Closing ceremonies) in the history of Asian Games.
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