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Asian Games grow bigger, better and all about China

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Athletes enter the stadium during the closing ceremony at the end of the 15th Asian Games in Doha. The Games, which have been the biggest ever staged, officially end tonight at a closing ceremony themed on the famous Middle eastern tale "A Thousand and One Nights".

Dec. 16 - It was bigger and better than ever before and ended up being all about China, which demolished¹ its regional opposition² once again as it prepares for the Beijing Olympics.

The Doha Asian Games were the most ambitious in the event's 55-year history with more athletes from more countries competing than before over 15 days of competition.

Five world records were smashed and one was equalled, while 24 Asian marks fell.

"Asia is emerging as a sporting powerhouse," said Olympic Council of Asia director general Husain Al Musallam.

"Thirty-eight countries won medals which is a true indication of the popularity and spread of the Asian Games to all corners of Asia.

"The standards are getting higher and higher."

But the regional showpiece was also blackened by positive doping tests and the death of South Korean equestrian³ rider Kim Hyung-Chil, crushed by his horse after being thrown.

The event also struggled through some of the worst rain in 40 years in the usually dry desert state.

China topped the medal table with 165 gold, 15 more than the 150 it won at the last Games in Busan four years ago, setting it up nicely for its assault on America's stranglehold on the Olympics.

South Korea came second (58) but far behind its efforts on home soil in Busan. Japan (50), Kazakhstan (23) and Thailand (13) rounded out the top five.

Of the 45 countries and regions taking part just seven failed to win a medal -- Bhutan, Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Maldives, Oman, and Palestinian territories, but it was about more than standing⁴ on the podium.

Iraq made a triumphant⁵ return after 20 years, winning two silver and one bronze, including a run to the football final where it lost 1-0 to host Qatar.

Mu Shuangshuang smashed the world snatch mark on the way to winning gold in the +75kg category of the women's weightlifting, while Thailand's Pawina Thongsuk set a world mark in the clean and jerk of the women's 63kg.

China's Chen Yanqing produced three world records to win gold in the women's 58kg category and Indian shooter Jaspal Rana equalled a 17-year-old world mark on his way to winning the 25m Centre Fire Pistol individual gold medal.

China came out on top after six days on the track and field, with 110m hurdles⁶ world record holder⁷ Liu Xiang hogging⁸ the limelight with a new Asian record.

Qatar and Bahrain also enjoyed unprecedented⁹ success on the track but it was mostly through foreign-recruited athletes.

Bahrain's Ethiopian-born Maryam Jusuf Jamal was the standout, taking a rare middle distance double in the women's 800m and 1500m.

Japan ended their dominance in regional swimming as South Korean Park Tae-Hwan, the outstanding individual, collected three freestyle gold medals.

And Olympic champion Taufik Hidayat of Indonesia upstaged Chinese world No.1 Lin Dan in the men's badminton final after a spat¹⁰ in which he labelled him arrogant¹¹ and widely disliked.

China's Zheng Jie upstaged Indian favourite Sania Mirza to win the women's tennis title while up-and-coming Thai star Danai Udomchoke took the men's.

While some sports, like kabaddi and badminton, saw healthy crowds, many other events were played out in front of acres of empty seats as Qataris stayed away.

Security fears though were unfounded with the event passing without incident.

Once again drugs marred¹² the event with four positive dope tests and one athlete, Iraqi bodybuilder Saad Faeaz, thrown out for trying to bring large quantities of performance enhancing drugs into the country.

The other culprits were all in weightlifting -- Kyi Kyi Than and Oo Mya Sanda from Myanmar and Elmira Ramileva and Alexander Urinov from Uzbekistan.

The gas-rich state, a wealthy port city and key US ally in the region, invested 2.8 billion dollars in the Asian Games and now has its sights set on the 2016 Olympics.

The next Asiad is in the southern Chinese city of Guangzhou in 2010.

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1 demolished
v.摧毁( demolish的过去式和过去分词 )；推翻；拆毁（尤指大建筑物）；吃光
参考例句：
The factory is due to be demolished next year. 这个工厂定于明年拆除。 They have been fighting a rearguard action for two years to stop their house being demolished. 两年来，为了不让拆除他们的房子，他们一直在进行最后的努力。

2 opposition
n.反对，敌对
参考例句：
The party leader is facing opposition in his own backyard.该党领袖在自己的党內遇到了反对。 The police tried to break down the prisoner's opposition.警察设法制住了那个囚犯的反抗。

3 equestrian
adj.骑马的；n.马术
参考例句：
They all showed extraordinary equestrian skills.他们的骑术都很高超。 I want to book two equestrian tickets.我想订两张马术比赛的票。

4 standing
n.持续，地位；adj.永久的，不动的，直立的，不流动的
参考例句：
After the earthquake only a few houses were left standing.地震过后只有几幢房屋还立着。 They're standing out against any change in the law.他们坚决反对对法律做任何修改。

5 triumphant
adj.胜利的，成功的；狂欢的，喜悦的
参考例句：
The army made a triumphant entry into the enemy's capital.部队胜利地进入了敌方首都。 There was a positively triumphant note in her voice.她的声音里带有一种极为得意的语气。

6 hurdles
n.障碍( hurdle的名词复数 )；跳栏；（供人或马跳跃的）栏架；跨栏赛
参考例句：
In starting a new company, many hurdles must be crossed. 刚开办一个公司时，必须克服许多障碍。来自《简明英汉词典》 There are several hurdles to be got over in this project. 在这项工程中有一些困难要克服。来自辞典例句

7 holder
n.持有者，占有者；(台，架等)支持物
参考例句：
The holder of the office of chairman is reponsible for arranging meetings.担任主席职位的人负责安排会议。 That runner is the holder of the world record for the hundred-yard dash.那位运动员是一百码赛跑世界纪录的保持者。

8 hogging
n.弯[翘]曲，挠度，扭曲；拱曲
参考例句：
At first glance, the spotlight-hogging boss seems the villain. 乍一看，好抢镜头的上司似乎是个反面人物。来自辞典例句 This guy has been 5 hogging the bathroom for 25 minutes! 那家伙霸占着洗手间25分钟了！来自互联网

9 unprecedented
adj.无前例的，新奇的
参考例句：
The air crash caused an unprecedented number of deaths.这次空难的死亡人数是空前的。 A flood of this sort is really unprecedented.这样大的洪水真是十年九不遇。

10 spat
n.口角，掌击；v.发出呼噜呼噜声
参考例句：
Her parents always have spats.她的父母经常有些小的口角。 There is only a spat between the brother and sister.那只是兄妹间的小吵小闹。

11 arrogant
adj.傲慢的，自大的
参考例句：
You've got to get rid of your arrogant ways.你这骄傲劲儿得好好改改。 People are waking up that he is arrogant.人们开始认识到他很傲慢。

12 marred
adj. 被损毁, 污损的
参考例句：
The game was marred by the behaviour of drunken fans. 喝醉了的球迷行为不轨，把比赛给搅了。 Bad diction marred the effectiveness of his speech. 措词不当影响了他演说的效果。

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