# Iraq at the 2006 Asian Games

Iraq, despite going through a civil war, participated in the 2006 Asian Games held in Doha, Qatar.
The country was represented by 86 athletes participating in 17 sports, including football, cue sports, and weightlifting. Its last medals at the Asian Games were in 1986 at Seoul, South Korea, where it won five silver and two bronze medals.

## Participation details
### Boxing

Five boxers represented Iraq in this edition of the Asiad. Three of the five athletes made it to the quarterfinals but none succeeded in pushing through the semifinals, leaving Iraq ranked 15th in boxing.

#### Entry list

* Featherweight - MAHDI Suraka
* Flyweight - MUTUSHR Majeed
* Light Flyweight - NAJAH Ali
* Light Welterweight - ZUHIR Jabar
* Heavyweight - ALI Salman

#### Results

* Venue: ASPIRE Hall 5
| Qualification bouts December 2, 2006 |
| Weight division | Corner-Name (NOC) | Winner | Points | Time/Decision |
| Featherweight | RED MAHDI Suraka (IRQ) BLUE SAJID Muhamad (PAK) | RED | +27:27 | PTS |
| Preliminary bouts December 3, 2006 |
| Flyweight | BLUE MUTUSHR Majeed (IRQ) RED SUSA Katsuaki (JPN) | RED | 4:24 | RSCOS-R3 |
| Featherweight | BLUE MAHDI Suraka (IRQ) RED MARCIAL Anthony (PHI) | RED | 4:24 | RSCOS-R2 |
| December 4, 2006 |
| Light Flyweight | RED NAJAH Ali (IRQ) BLUE JIGJID Otgonbayar (MGL) | RED | 33:8 | PTS |
| December 5, 2006 |
| Light Welterweight | BLUE ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ) RED AMINI Mohammad Naim (AFG) | BLUE | 34:13 | PTS |
| Quarterfinals December 7, 2006 |
| Light Welterweight | RED ZUHIR Jabar (IRQ) BLUE SHIN Myung Hoon (KOR) | BLUE | 10:29 | PTS |
| December 8, 2006 |
| Light Flyweight | BLUE NAJAH Ali (IRQ) RED PANNON Suban (THA) | RED | 21:30 | PTS |
| Heavyweight | BLUE ALI Salman (IRQ) RED GOTFRID Dmitriy (KAZ) | RED | 2:22 | RSCOS-R2 |
Legend: PTS - Points, Referee Stop Contest, RSCOS - Referee Stop Contest Outscored, R - Round
^1 The winner was based on the points scored on the third round

### Football
#### Round One
##### Group B

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 0 | +8 | 7 |
| 2 | Syria | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 5 |
| 3 | Singapore | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| 4 | Indonesia | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 1 |

#### Round Two
##### Group E

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1 | China | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | +4 | 9 |
| 2 | Iraq | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | +5 | 6 |
| 3 | Oman | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | −1 | 3 |
| 4 | Malaysia | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |

#### Gold medal match

    Iraq wins silver medal

### Weightlifting

The 21-year-old Harem Ali earned Iraq its first medal in the 2006 Asian games, as he captured bronze in the Men's 77 kg.

#### Men's 77Kg

* December 4, 18:00
* Al-Dana Banquet Hall
| Athlete | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total |
| LI Hongli | 165 | 196 | 361 |
| LEE Jeong Jae | 150 | 191 | 341 |
| ALI Harem | 155 | 186 | 341 |

#### Men's 105Kg

* December 6, 16:00
* Al-Dana Banquet Hall
| Athlete | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total |
| JOUGHILI Ahed | 170 | 222 | 392 |
| ALJUAIFRI Mahammad | 175 | 216 | 391 |
| AKHMETOV Bakhyt | 175 | 213 | 388 |
| KIM Wha Seung | 176 | 200 | 376 |
| KHUDAIR Khudair | 165 | 205 | 370 |

#### Men's 105+ Kg

* December 6, 19:00
* Al-Dana Banquet Hall
| Athlete | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total |
| REZA ZADEH Hossein | 195 | 230 | 425 |
| SALEM Jaber | 185 | 225 | 410 |
| MARTEMYANOV Andrey | 168 | 213 | 381 |
| MHAMED Haidar | 174 | 206 | 380 |