XVI Asian Games



The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad held in in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second city in China hosted the Games after Beijing in 1990. A total of 476 events in 42 sports contested by athletes, making it the largest event in history of the Games. It was the last one to have presented such big events, as the Olympic Council of Asia (OCA).

The 2010 Asian Games opening ceremony officially began at 8:00 pm China Standard Time on November 12, 2010. The ceremony took place along the Pearl River on Haixinsha Island, mark it the first time in history that the ceremony was held outside the stadium. In front of 30,000 spectators, it lasted four hours, featured about 6,000 performers, with at least 40,000 of fireworks. The ceremony was choreographed by Chen Weiya, who was assistant director to Zhang Yimou in 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony.

Chinese Premier Wen Jiaobao attended, joined by Pakistani President Asif Ali Zardari, Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and other dignitaries from the region. The extravaganza heralds the most ambitious Asiad so far with some 10,000 athletes from 45 countries and territories vying for gold in 42 sports.

The ceremony kicked off with a small boy floating down from the sky on a leaf-like carriage lit in green. He poured water from a bottle, setting off giant fountains that sprayed in arcs across the stage. Four dozen water goddesses seemed to walk across the water, followed by a dozen fairies rising out of pools in the stage floor.

Performers flapping large pieces of red cloth scrambled across the stage to create the image of petals dropping on water. Other actors entered in a large sampan-like vessel, recreating a journey in rough seas, with the would-be sailors swaying on ropes and ladders amid waters represented by large flags waved by hundreds of dancers.

Classical pianist Lang Lang performed on a white grand and “Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon” actress Zhang Ziyi sang as synchronised swimmers danced and water sprouted before them.Performers on jet skis zoomed into the stadium and performed tricks.In a playful segment, dozens of dancers attached to wires seemed to run across cityscapes flashed across the video screens, climbed mountains and formed formations to look like eagles flying through the sky.

The athletes arrived on boats that ferried them down the Pearl River. Brightly illuminated in bulbs of different colors, the 45 boats were decorated with Asian landmarks — including Japan’s Mount Fuji, Cambodia’s Angkor Wat, Jordan’s Petra and India’s Taj Mahal. China was represented by the Temple of Heaven, the Bird’s Nest and the country’s pavilion from the recently concluded Shanghai World Expo.


Sports/Events

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Aquatics, Archery, Athletics, Badminton, Baseball, Basketball, Billiard Sports, Bowling, Boxing, Canoe/Kayak, Chess, Cricket, Cycling, DanceSport, Dragon Boat, Equestrian, Fencing, Football, Golf, Gymnastics, Handball, Hockey, Judo, Kabaddi, Karate, Modern Pentathlon, Roller Sports, Rowing, Rugby, Sailing, Sepaktakraw, Softball, Shooting, Squash, Table Tennis, Taekwondo, Tennis, Triathlon, Volleyball, Weightlifting, Wrestling and Wushu.

Pakistan's Participation in XVI Asian Games

237-member Pakistan Contingent participated in the XVI Asian Games held in Guangzhou, China from 12th to 27th November, 2010. The following were the members of Pakistan Contingent:-
 

Contingent Officials
 

1      

Mr. Mir Aijaz Hussain Jakhrani Chef-de-Mission

2

Mr. Arif Mahmud Sidddiqui Deputy Chef-de-Mission

3

Dr. Lal Chand Chief Liaison Officer

4

Nawab Abdul Ghani Talpur Administrator

5

Syed Ghulam Mustafa Shah Assistant Chef-de-Mission

6

Mr. Lal Chand Official

7

Rana Shujaat Ali Secretary

8

Mr. Imran Ahmad Khan Office Secretary

9

Mr. Mansoor A. Shirazi Admn. Officer

10

Mr. Sharafat Ali Treasurer

11

Mr. Faik Ali Chachar Media Manager

12

Dr. Waqar Ahmad Contingent Doctor

13

Mr. Arif Haleem Assistant Physio

14

Syed Habib Shah PS Chef-de-Mission
Baseball

15

Mr. Arif Ali Team Official

16

Mr. Arif Shehzad     “

17

Mr. Pervaiz Shah Khawar     “

18

Mr. Dur.I. Hussain Syed Player

19

Mr. Arshad Khan     “

20

Mr. Saleem Haider     “

21

Mr. Muhammad Sumair Zawar     “

22

Mr. Zaheer Bashir     “

23

Mr. Zubair Nawaz     “

24

Mr. Umair Imdad Bhatti     “

25

Mr. Muhammad Usman Azam     “  

26

Mr. Mussdiq Hanif     “

27

Mr. Muhammad Asif Mushtaq     “

28

Mr. Muhammad Usman     “

29

Mr. Muhammad Iftikhar     “

30

Mr. Muhammad Farooq Khan     “

31

Mr. Sarfraz Ahmed     “

32

Mr. Muhammad Asif     “

33

Mr. Zafar Iqbal     “

34

Mr. Ihsan-ullah     “

35

Mr. Imtiaz Ali     “

Billiard & Snooker

36

Mr. Alamgir A. Shaikh Manager

37

Mr. Sohaib Alam Khan Coach

38

Mr. Muhammad Sajjad Player

39

Mr. Imran Shahzad     “

40

Mr. Khurram Hussain Agha     “

41

Mr. Sohail Shahzad     “

42

Mr. Shahram Changezi     “

Boxing

43

Mr. Waqar Maroof Khan Manager

44

Mr. Roland Francisco Hernandez  Coach

45

Mr. Arshad  Hussain Coach

46

Mr. Muhammad Waseem Boxer

47

Mr. Haroon Shahid Iqbal      “

48

Mr. Naimat-Ullah      “

49

Mr. Nawaz Dad Khan     “

50

Mr. Aamir Khan      “

51

Mr. Arshad Hussain      “

52

Mr. Nisar Khan     “

53

Mr. Meer Wais Khan      “

Hockey

54

Khawaja Muhammad Junaid Manager

55

Mr. Michel Henricus  Maria Van Den Heuvel Head Holland Coach 

56

Mr. Ajmal Khan Lodhi Coach

57

Mr. Ahmed Alam Coach

58

Mr. Faiz-Ur-Rehman Physio

59

Mr. Jeroen Pieter Bernardus Wilken      “

60

Mr. Muhammad Nadeem Khan Lodhi Video Analyst 

61

Mr. Zeeshan Ashraf Player

62

Mr. Muhammad Imran      “

63

Mr. Muhammad Irfan         “

64

Mr. Waseem Ahmed      “

65

Mr. Muhammad Rashid      “

66

Mr. Fareed Ahmed      “

67

Mr. Shafqat Rasool      “

68

Mr. Rehan Butt      “

69

Mr. Shakeel Abbasi      “

70

Mr. Abdul Haseem Khan      “

71

Mr. Muhammad Waqas      “

72

Mr. Muhammad Rizwan      “

73

Mr. Muhammad Zubair      “

74

Mr. Salman Akbar      “

75

Mr. Muhammad Tousiq      “

76

Mr. Sohail Abbas      “

Judo

77

Mr. Masood Ahmad Manager

78

Mr. Muhammad Younas Coach

79

Miss Fouzia Mumtaz Player

80

Miss Humaira  Ashiq      “

81

Mr. Shah Hussain Shah       “

82

Mr. Aiatullah      “

83

Mr. Zahid Iqbal      “

84

Mr. Muzafar Iqbal      “

Kabaddi

85

Mr. Farooq Ahmad  Manager

86

Mr. Muhammad Sharif Choudhary Coach

87

Mr. Muhammad Akram Coach

88

Mr. Wajid Ali Player

89

Mr. Muhammad Arshad       “

90

Mr. Atif Waheed       “

91

Mr. Abdul Mukhtar       “

92

Mr. Akhlaq Hussain       “

93

Mr. Ibrar  Hussain       “

94

Mr. Maqsood Ali       “

95

Mr. Abrar Khan       “

96

Mr. Muhammad Ali       “

97

Mr. Nasir Ali       “

98

Mr. Muhammad Khalid       “

99

Mr. Wasim Sajjad       “

Karate

100

Mr. Saadi Abbas Jalbani Player
Sailing

101

Syed Khawar Ali Shah Team Official

102

Mr. Noor-ul-Islam Team Official

103

Mr. Nickolas Robert Rogers  Coach

104

Mr. Andrey Arbuzov  Coach

105

Miss Fabiha Khan  Player

106

Miss Hadia Khan       “

107

Mr. Muhammad Mustafa Ahmed       “

108

Mr. Zahid Rauf       “

109

Rana Muhammad Waqas Anwar       “

110

Mr. Abdul Hameed       “

111

Mr. Khalid Hussain       “

112

Mr. Rehman-Ullah       “

113

Mr. Najeeb-Ullah Khan      “

114

Raja Qasim Abbas Rathore      “

115

Mr. Muhammad Yousaf      “

116

Mr. Muhammad Sajjad      “

117

Mr. Xerxes Byram Avari       “

118

Mr. Mehboob Rafiq      “
Shooting

119

Mr. Javaid Shamshad Lodhi Manager

120

Dr. Inamullah Khan Gandapur Coach

121

Maj. Aamer Iqbal Player

122

Lt. Cdr. Shahzad Anjum Noor       “

123

Mr. Usman Sadiq       “

124

Mr. Abdul Sattar Ali Satti       “

125

Mr. Kalimullah Khan       “

126

Mr. Kaleem-Ullah       “

127

Miss Urooj Fatima       “

128

Miss Nazish Khan       “

129

Miss. Tazeem Akhtar Abbasi       “

130

Miss Meshall Munir       “

131

Mr. Khurram Inam       “

132

Shaikh Amin Karamat Masud       “
Squash

133

Mr. Qamar Zaman Manager

134

Mr. Fahim Gul Khan Coach

135

Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan Player

136

Mr. Farhan Mehboob       “

137

Mr. Yasir Ali Butt       “

138

Mr. Danish Atlas Khan       “

139

Miss Maria Toorpakai Wazir       “

140

Miss Moqaddas Ashraf       “

141

Miss Saima Shoukat       “

142

Miss Zoya Khalid       “
Tennis

143

Khawaja Saeed Hai Manager/Coach

144

Mr. Aqeel Khan Player
Volleyball

145

Mr. Hassan Mazhar Hussain Coach

146

Mr. Jose Sabbatini Augusto Brazilian Coach

147

Mr. Zafar Abbas Team Official

148

Mr. Asif Nadeem Player

149

Mr. Aamir Sharif      “

150

Mr. Mohib Rasool      “

151

Mr. Muhammad Ismail Khan      “

152

Mr.  Muneer Khan      “

153

Mr. Naseer Ahmed      “

154

Mr. Pir Bukhsh Yasin      “

155

Mr. Farooq Khan      “

156

Syed Shuja Abbas Naqvi      “

157

Mr. Zaheer Abbas       “

158

Mr. Aimal Khan      “

159

Mr. Muhammad Razzaq      “
Weightlifting

160

Mr. Muhammad Ilyas Butt Coach

161

Mr. Abdullah Ghafoor Player

162

Mr. Mati-ur-Rehman      “
Wrestling

163

Mr. Abdul Qayum Shinwari Manager

164

Mr. Ghulam Raza Moazen Iranian Coach

165

Mr. Azhar Hussain Player

166

Mr. Muhammad Inam      “

167

Mr. Muhammad Ali Junior      “
Wushu

168

Mr. Iftikhar Ahmed Awan Team Official

169

Mr. Usman Ahmad       “

170

Mr. Ijaz Ahmed  Player

171

Mr. Kamran Khalid       “

172

Syed Maratib Ali Shah       “

173

Mr. Maaz Khan         “
Football

174

Sardar Naveed Haider Khan Delegation Head 

175

Mr. Akhtar Mohi Ud Din Coach

176

Mr. Graham Paul Robets Coaching Consultant

177

Mr. Hassan Baloch Asstt. Coach

178

Mr. Asghar Khan Anjum Asstt. Coach/Manager

179

Mr. Kamran Mehdi Physio

180

Mr. Jaffar Khan Player

181

Mr. Mohammad Ahmed      “

182

Mr. Haider Ali      “

183

Mr. Atif Bashir Qureshi      “

184

Mr. Samar Ishaq      “

185

Mr. Mehmood Khan Jr.      “

186

Mr. Mohammad Adil      “

187

Mr. Kalim Ullah      “

188

Mr. Yasir Afridi      “

189

Mr. M. Asif Rizwan      “

190

Mr. Saddam Hussain      “

191

Mr. Umer Farooq      “

192

Mr. Aurangzeb Baloch      “

193

Mr. Aamir Gul      “

194

Mr. Abbas Ali      “

195

Mr. Shan Noor Qayum       “

196

Mr. Fraz Ahmed      “

197

Mr. Muhammad Tauseef      “

198

Mr. Ahsanullah     “

199

Mr. Zainullah     “
Cricket (Men)

200

Mr. Muhammad Anwar Team Official

201

Syed Muhammad Asad    "

202

Mr. Muhammad Sadiq    "

203

Mr. Munawar Hussain    "

204

Muhammad Sakir    "

205

Mr. Khalid Latif Player

206

Mr. Raza Hassan    "

207

Mr. Jalat Khan    "

208

Mr. Sheharyar Ghani    "

209

Hafiz Usman Qadir    "

210

Mr. Aizaz Bin il Yas Cheema    "

211

Mr. Muhammad Azeem Ghumman    "

212

Mr. Sarmad Bhatti    "

213

Mr. Naeem ud Din Qazi    "

214

Mr. Muhammad Irshad    "

215

Mr. Kumar Lal    "

216

Mr. Bilawal Bhatti    "

217

Mr. Akbaar ur Rehman    "

218

Mr. Sharjeel Khan    "

219

Mr. Naeem Anjum    "
Cricket (Women)

220

Ms. Ayesha Ashhar Team Official

221

Ms. Sunaina Muneer    "

222

Mr. Mansoor Rana    "

223

Mr. Abdul Majeed    "

224

Ms. Javeria Wadood    "

225

Ms. Sana Mir Player

226

Ms. Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi    "

227

Syeda Batool Fatimaj Naqvi    "

228

Ms. Nida Rashid    "

229

Ms. Sania Iqbal    "

230

Ms. Masooma Junaid Farooqi    "

231

Ms. Kainat Imtiaz    "

232

Ms. Nahida Bibi    "

233

Ms. Marina Iqbal    "

234

Ms. Sana     "

235

Ms. Mariam Hassan Shah    "

236

Ms. Asmavia Iqbal Khokhar    "

237

Ms. Bismah Maroof    "

  
  Medal Tally of XVI Asian Games
 

Rank

Nation

Medals

     Gold

      Silver

       Bronze

     Total

1

 China (CHN)

199

119

98

416

2

 South Korea (KOR)

76

65

91

232

3

 Japan (JPN)

48

74

94

216

4

 Iran (IRI)

20

14

25

59

5

 Kazakhstan (KAZ)

18

23

38

79

6

 India (IND)

14

17

33

64

7

 Chinese Taipei (TPE)

13

16

38

67

8

 Uzbekistan (UZB)

11

22

23

56

9

 Thailand (THA)

11

9

32

52

10

 Malaysia (MAS)

9

18

14

41

11

 Hong Kong (HKG)

8

15

17

40

12

 North Korea (PRK)

6

10

20

36

13

 Saudi Arabia (KSA)

5

3

5

13

14

 Bahrain (BRN)

5

0

4

9

15

 Indonesia (INA)

4

9

13

26

16

 Singapore (SIN)

4

7

6

17

17

 Kuwait (KUW)

4

6

1

11

18

 Qatar (QAT)

4

5

7

16

19

 Philippines (PHI)

3

4

9

16

20

 Pakistan (PAK)

3

2

3

8

21

 Mongolia (MGL)

2

5

9

16

22

 Myanmar (MYA)

2

5

3

10

23

 Jordan (JOR)

2

2

2

6

24

 Vietnam (VIE)

1

17

15

33

25

 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)

1

2

2

5

26

 Macau (MAC)

1

1

4

6

27

 Bangladesh (BAN)

1

1

1

3

28

 Tajikistan (TJK)

1

0

3

4

29

 Syria (SYR)

1

0

1

2

30

 United Arab Emirates (UAE)

0

4

1

5

31

 Afghanistan (AFG)

0

2

1

3

32

 Iraq (IRQ)

0

1

2

3

32

 Lebanon (LIB)

0

1

2

3

34

 Laos (LAO)

0

0

2

2

35

 Nepal (NEP)

0

0

1

1

35

 Oman (OMA)

0

0

1

1

Total

477

479

621

1577

   
   Pakistan's Medal Tally in XVI Asian Games
 

S.No.

Discipline

Medals

 Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

1.

  Billiard & Snooker

-

-

1

1

2.

  Cricket

1

-

1

2

3.

  Hockey

1

-

-

1

4.

  Kabaddi

-

-

1

1

5.

  Squash

1

1

-

2

6.

  Wushu

-

1

-

1

Total

3

2

3

8


S.No.

Player's Name

Event

Medal

 Billiard & Snooker

1.

Mr. Sohail Shahzad, Player
Mr. Shahram Changezi, Player
Mr. Imran Shahzad, Player

Men's Snooker Team

Bronze

 Cricket

1.

Ms. Ayesha Ashhar, Team Official

Women's Team

Gold

Ms. Sunaina Muneer, Team Official
Mr. Mansoor Rana, Team Official
Mr. Abdul Majeed, Team Official
Ms. Javeria Wadood, Team Official
Ms. Sana Mir, Player
Ms. Syeda Nain Fatima Abidi, Player
Syeda Batool Fatimaj Naqvi, Player
Ms. Nida Rashid, Player
Ms. Sania Iqbal, Player
Ms. Masooma Junaid Farooqi, Player
Ms. Kainat Imtiaz, Player
Ms. Nahida Bibi, Player
Ms. Marina Iqbal, Player
Ms. Sana, Player
Ms. Mariam Hassan Shah, Player
Ms. Asmavia Iqbal Khokhar, Player
Ms. Bismah Maroof, Player

2.

Mr. Muhammad Anwar, Team Official

Men's Team

Bronze

Syed Muhammad Asad, Team Official
Mr. Muhammad Sadiq, Team Official
Mr. Munawar Hussain, Team Official
Muhammad Sakir, Team Official
Mr. Khalid Latif, Player
Mr. Raza Hassan, Player
Mr. Jalat Khan, Player
Mr. Sheharyar Ghani, Player
Hafiz Usman Qadir, Player
Mr. Aizaz Bin il Yas Cheema, Player
Mr. Muhammad Azeem Ghumman, Player
Mr. Sarmad Bhatti, Player
Mr. Naeem ud Din Qazi, Player
Mr. Muhammad Irshad, Player
Mr. Kumar Lal, Player
Mr. Bilawal Bhatti, Player
Mr. Akbaar ur Rehman, Player
Mr. Sharjeel Khan, Player
Mr. Naeem Anjum, Player
 Hockey

1.

Khawaja Muhammad Junaid, Manager

Men's Team

Gold

Mr. Michel Henricus  Maria Van Den Heuvel, Head Holand Coach
Mr. Ajmal Khan Lodhi, Coach
Mr. Ahmed Alam, Coach
Mr. Faiz-Ur-Rehman, Physio
Mr. Jeroen Pieter Bernardus Wilken, Physio
Mr. Muhammad Nadeem Khan Lodhi, Video Analyst
Mr. Zeeshan Ashraf, Captain
Mr. Muhammad Imran, Player
Mr. Muhammad Irfan, Player   
Mr. Waseem Ahmed, Player
Mr. Muhammad Rashid, Player
Mr. Fareed Ahmed, Player
Mr. Shafqat Rasool, Player
Mr. Rehan Butt, Player
Mr. Shakeel Abbasi, Player
Mr. Abdul Haseem Khan, Player
Mr. Muhammad Waqas, Player
Mr. Muhammad Rizwan, Player
Mr. Muhammad Zubair, Player
Mr. Salman Akbar, Player
Mr. Muhammad Tousiq, Player
Mr. Sohail Abbas, Player
 Kabaddi

1.

Mr. Farooq Ahmad, Manager

Men's Team

Bronze

Mr. Muhammad Sharif Choudhary, Coach
Mr. Muhammad Akram, Coach
Mr. Wajid Ali, Player
Mr. Muhammad Arshad, Player
Mr. Atif Waheed, Player
Mr. Abdul Mukhtar, Player
Mr. Akhlaq Hussain, Player
Mr. Ibrar  Hussain, Player
Mr. Maqsood Ali, Player
Mr. Abrar Khan, Player
Mr. Muhammad Ali, Player
Mr. Nasir Ali, Player
Mr. Muhammad Khalid, Player
Mr. Wasim Sajjad, Player
 Squash

1.

Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan, Player
Mr. Farhan Mehboob, Player
Mr. Yasir Ali Butt, Player
Mr. Danish Atlas Khan, Player

Men's Team

Gold

2.

Mr. Aamir Atlas Khan, Player

Men's Singles

Silver

 Wushu

3.

Mr. Ijaz Ahmed, Player

Men's Sansho 75 Kg

Silver