"I'm so happy and excited because this is the first medal for Iraq at the Asian Games, " he said.

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Indeed, Roel is the man to beat for the light-flyweight (up to 48 kilos) title at the Asian Games in Bangkok.

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At the Asian Games, Korea's opponents may find out what that means.

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The 19-year-old from China claimed victory having only arrived in England late on Friday night following his exploits at the Asian Games in Qatar, where he won three gold medals.

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But in the past few years, India's boxers have picked up medals at the Asian and Commonwealth Games and also at the World Championship, where Krishan won a bronze medal.

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People who are intersex could also have the condition and not be aware of it, as was the case of Indian athlete Santhi Soundarajan, who failed a gender test at the 2006 Asian games and was stripped of her medal.

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ATHENS, Greece -- Udomporn Polsak became the first Thai woman to strike Olympic gold as Asian athletes enjoyed another medal-laden day at the Games.

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"If we could get sponsored, we could go somewhere with sports in Cambodia, but the government is not going to support us because they are busy with other things, " said the runner, whose best marathon time of 2 hours 26 minutes, 28 seconds placed him second at the Sea Games, a competition held among South East Asian countries.

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