Time for the big kick off
Friday, November 17th, 2006Thursday, 16 November, 2006
Promising to be bigger and better than any previous event, the time has arrived to raise the curtain on Asia’s showpiece sporting competition as athletes and sports fans from 45 countries and regions get ready to experience the Games of their Life.
The 15th Asian Games Doha 2006 launches into preliminary round competition on 18 November as months of anticipation, development and preparation make way for the sporting excellence of Asia’s top sportsmen and women
Kicking off the competition at Doha 2006 are four football matches on Saturday 18 November as Round 1 of the men’s tournament gets under way at the Al-Wakra and Al-Ahli Sports Clubs.
Excerpt from Doha Asian Games Official Website at
http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/news/article.aspx?flag=0&id=781
Pressure rising
Thursday, 16 November, 2006
Pressure. It is what separates the great from the good, the victors from the vanquished and the champions from the chasing pack. Nowhere is it more apparent than in the cauldron of a major sporting event.
To some, pressure is an inspirational force which can push them to the very limits of excellence. To others, it is a suppressing burden which saps their ability to perform.
Months and years of commitment will have gone into the lives of thousands of people preparing for 15th Asian Games. Most will feel that they have done everything possible to be in prime mental and physical condition to succeed.
Important? Undoubtedly. But that can all fall by the wayside if they fail to deal with the inevitable pressure that a huge occasion like Doha 2006 can bring. Everyone will have to handle it at some stage and will do so in different ways, be they Olympic champions, coaches, younger developing athletes, even team officials.
Excerpt from Doha Asian Games Official Website at
http://www.doha-2006.com/gis/menuroot/news/article.aspx?flag=0&id=779
