Saleh Mohammed warming-up in Delhi

way ahead of Asian Games 2006 at Doha

TEAM AFGHAN (L to R - Mohammed Zerif [Team Manager], Saleh Mohammed, Mohammed Ghayoor, Asaas Zamarai)

2003 World Snooker Championship Runner-up, Saleh Mohammed of Afghanistan charged up himself at Delhi Billiards & Snooker Association's Club [DBSA Club] here in Delhi way ahead of Asian Games 2006 at Doha. His team mates, Asaas Zamarai, Mohammed Ghayoor and Mohammed Zerif [Team Manager] also joined him for the practice session, which is coached by BSFI National Coach, Mukesh Rehani and DBSA Coach Shri H.S. Bhogal. They have come under the Olympic Council of Asia's exchange of Athletes Programme.

They were in full praise for the tables in Delhi provided by DBSA. These are the same tables on which Billiards Maestro Geet Sethi won his first World Billiards Championship on 7th August 1985 at Taj Palace, New Delhi. Saleh said - "If these tables are there at Doha, I am going to win the Asian Title - Insha-Allah".

New Delhi, 24th November 2006