A staff leads team members of Yemen to the center square for the national flag raising ceremony in Athletes' Village of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, capital of Qatar, Nov. 27, 2006. -Xinhua

A flag-raising ceremony for the delegation of the Republic of Yemen was held Monday at the athletes' village of the 15th Asian Games in Doha, capital of Qatar, marking the official admission of the team into the village.

Mayor of the athletes' village Ahmed A. al-Khulaifi gave a welcome speech at the ceremony, saying that Doha promised to provide to the visitors full comfort and convenience during the Games, which is scheduled for Dec. 1 to 15.

Yemen delegation comprises 44 members including 24 athletes. They will compete in six sport events, namely track and field, Judo, Karate, taekwondo, table tennis and Wushu, in the upcoming Games.

"I expect we will have good performance in Judo and Wushu," Abdullah al-Kebsi, chef de mission of Yemen told Xinhua.

Yemen, which has a population of some 22 million with an area of 527,970 square km in the southern part of the Arabic Peninsula, ranked 36th at the 2002 Busan Asian Games with one bronze medal.

Yemen took part in the 2004 Athens Olympics, but achieved no medals.