Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games
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Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games
was held in Guangzhou
, China
from 21 to 27 November 2010. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the Olympic athletics programme. The 42 track and field
events on the programme were hosted at the Aoti Main Stadium (Guangdong Olympic Stadium
) while the marathon
s and racewalking competitions took place around the city's University Town (sharing a venue with the triathlon
). Sixteen Asian Games records were broken during the seven-day competition.
China, the host country, topped the medal table having won 13 gold medal
s and 36 medals overall. India
(11 medals overall) and Bahrain
both won five golds, but Japan
(with four golds) had the second largest overall medal haul with twenty. A number of countries had double-digit medal totals: Kazakhstan
and South Korea
won four gold medals each, with hauls of eleven and ten medals respectively. Qatar
, Saudi Arabia
and Uzbekistan
were the next best performing National Olympic Committees. A total of 592 athletes from 41 nations took part in the competition.
One of the primary attractions of the competition was Chinese Olympic champion hurdler
Liu Xiang
– the stadium filled with around 70,000 spectators on the day he defended his title and he won gold in a Games record time. Chinese women completed 1–2 podium finishes in the shot put
, discus
and hammer throw
s while Zhou Chunxiu
and Zhu Xiaolin
took the top two spots in the women's marathon. Japan's Chisato Fukushima
took a 100
/200 metres
sprint double and also won a bronze in the relay. Preeja Sreedharan
of India
broke two national records
, almost completing a 5000
and 10,000 metres double, but was beaten by Mimi Belete
in the former event. Femi Seun Ogunode
– a Nigeria
n-born athlete representing Qatar
– won golds in both the 200 m and 400 m at the age of nineteen. Little-known Lao Yi
won the men's 100 m after the favourites (Masashi Eriguchi
and Samuel Francis) were both eliminated in the semi-finals.
Key:
s competing at the games were represented in the athletics competition, with 18 of these reaching the medal table. Bhutan
, Brunei
, Jordan
and Pakistan
were the only nations without a representative in the events. A total of 592 athletes took part in the competition, comprising 364 men and 228 women.
2010 Asian Games
The 2010 Asian Games, also known as the XVI Asiad, was a multi-sport event celebrated in Guangzhou, China from November 12 to November 27, 2010. Guangzhou was the second Chinese city to host the Games, after Beijing in 1990...
was held in Guangzhou
Guangzhou
Guangzhou , known historically as Canton or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of the Guangdong province in the People's Republic of China. Located in southern China on the Pearl River, about north-northwest of Hong Kong, Guangzhou is a key national transportation hub and trading port...
, China
China
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from 21 to 27 November 2010. A total of 47 events were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the Olympic athletics programme. The 42 track and field
Track and field
Track and field is a sport comprising various competitive athletic contests based around the activities of running, jumping and throwing. The name of the sport derives from the venue for the competitions: a stadium which features an oval running track surrounding a grassy area...
events on the programme were hosted at the Aoti Main Stadium (Guangdong Olympic Stadium
Guangdong Olympic Stadium
The Guangdong Olympic Stadium, also known as the Aoti Main Stadium, is a multi-purpose stadium in Guangzhou, People's Republic of China. Currently used mostly for football matches, the stadium was built in 2001...
) while the marathon
Marathon
The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...
s and racewalking competitions took place around the city's University Town (sharing a venue with the triathlon
Triathlon at the 2010 Asian Games
Triathlon at the 2010 Asian Games was held in Guangzhou, China from November 13 to 14, 2010. Both men and women competed on the Guangzhou Triathlon Venue.-Medal table:-Medalists:-Men's individual:November 14-Women's individual:November 13...
). Sixteen Asian Games records were broken during the seven-day competition.
China, the host country, topped the medal table having won 13 gold medal
Gold medal
A gold medal is typically the medal awarded for highest achievement in a non-military field. Its name derives from the use of at least a fraction of gold in form of plating or alloying in its manufacture...
s and 36 medals overall. India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
(11 medals overall) and Bahrain
Bahrain
' , officially the Kingdom of Bahrain , is a small island state near the western shores of the Persian Gulf. It is ruled by the Al Khalifa royal family. The population in 2010 stood at 1,214,705, including 235,108 non-nationals. Formerly an emirate, Bahrain was declared a kingdom in 2002.Bahrain is...
both won five golds, but Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
(with four golds) had the second largest overall medal haul with twenty. A number of countries had double-digit medal totals: Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan , officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a transcontinental country in Central Asia and Eastern Europe. Ranked as the ninth largest country in the world, it is also the world's largest landlocked country; its territory of is greater than Western Europe...
and South Korea
South Korea
The Republic of Korea , , is a sovereign state in East Asia, located on the southern portion of the Korean Peninsula. It is neighbored by the People's Republic of China to the west, Japan to the east, North Korea to the north, and the East China Sea and Republic of China to the south...
won four gold medals each, with hauls of eleven and ten medals respectively. Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
, Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia
The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia , commonly known in British English as Saudi Arabia and in Arabic as as-Sa‘ūdiyyah , is the largest state in Western Asia by land area, constituting the bulk of the Arabian Peninsula, and the second-largest in the Arab World...
and Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan , officially the Republic of Uzbekistan is a doubly landlocked country in Central Asia and one of the six independent Turkic states. It shares borders with Kazakhstan to the west and to the north, Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan to the east, and Afghanistan and Turkmenistan to the south....
were the next best performing National Olympic Committees. A total of 592 athletes from 41 nations took part in the competition.
One of the primary attractions of the competition was Chinese Olympic champion hurdler
Hurdling
Hurdling is a type of track and field race.- Distances :There are sprint hurdle races and long hurdle races. The standard sprint hurdle race is 110 meters for men and 100 meters for women. The standard long hurdle race is 400 meters for both men and women...
Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang
Liu Xiang is a Chinese 110 meter hurdler. Liu is an Olympic Gold medalist and World Champion. His 2004 Olympic gold medal was the first in a men's track and field event for China....
– the stadium filled with around 70,000 spectators on the day he defended his title and he won gold in a Games record time. Chinese women completed 1–2 podium finishes in the shot put
Shot put
The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....
, discus
Discus throw
The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...
and hammer throw
Hammer throw
The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...
s while Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu
Zhou Chunxiu is a Chinese marathon runner.She competed at the 2004 Olympic Games, finishing the marathon in 33rd place. She placed fourth in the marathon at the 2005 World Championships in Helsinki. She won the marathon gold medal at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar...
and Zhu Xiaolin
Zhu Xiaolin
Zhu Xiaolin is a Chinese long-distance runner, who specialises in marathon running. She has won the Xiamen International Marathon and was third at the 2010 Rotterdam Marathon. She represented China at the 2008 Beijing Olympics and was fourth in the women's marathon...
took the top two spots in the women's marathon. Japan's Chisato Fukushima
Chisato Fukushima
Chisato Fukushima is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Japan. She is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres....
took a 100
100 metres
The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...
/200 metres
200 metres
A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...
sprint double and also won a bronze in the relay. Preeja Sreedharan
Preeja Sreedharan
Preeja Sreedharan is an Indian long-distance runner. She won gold medal in the 10000 meter event and Silver in 5000 metres in the Guangzhou Asian Games. She holds Indian National Record for both 5000 and 10,000 metres.At the 2006 Asian Games she finished fifth in both the 5000 and the 10,000 metres...
of India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
broke two national records
Indian records in athletics
The following are the national records in athletics in India maintained by Athletics Federation of India .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:X = unratified due to no doping control# = not recognised by federationht = hand timingA = affected by altitude...
, almost completing a 5000
5000 metres
The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...
and 10,000 metres double, but was beaten by Mimi Belete
Mimi Belete
Mimi Belete Gebregeiorges is an Ethiopian middle- and long-distance runner who competes internationally for Bahrain. She won the 5000 metres title at the 2010 Asian Games....
in the former event. Femi Seun Ogunode
Femi Seun Ogunode
Femi Seun Ogunode is a Nigerian-born sprint athlete who competes internationally for Qatar.He moved to Qatar in October 2009 and began international competition the following year. He won the 100 metres and 200 metres at the West Asian Championships and was entered into the 2010 Asian Games...
– a Nigeria
Nigeria
Nigeria , officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a federal constitutional republic comprising 36 states and its Federal Capital Territory, Abuja. The country is located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west, Chad and Cameroon in the east, and Niger in...
n-born athlete representing Qatar
Qatar
Qatar , also known as the State of Qatar or locally Dawlat Qaṭar, is a sovereign Arab state, located in the Middle East, occupying the small Qatar Peninsula on the northeasterly coast of the much larger Arabian Peninsula. Its sole land border is with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its...
– won golds in both the 200 m and 400 m at the age of nineteen. Little-known Lao Yi
Lao Yi
Lao Yi is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting. He made his international debut at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, where he finished sixth in the 100 metres, representing Asia....
won the men's 100 m after the favourites (Masashi Eriguchi
Masashi Eriguchi
Masashi Eriguchi is a Japanese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He won the bronze medal at the 2009 Summer Universiade and a gold medal in relay at the 2009 Asian Championships. At the 2009 World Championships he finished fourth in the relay. He also competed in the 100 metres...
and Samuel Francis) were both eliminated in the semi-finals.
Men
| 100 metres | 10.24 | 10.26 | 10.28 | |||
| 200 metres | 20.43 (PB) | 20.74 | 20.83 | |||
| 400 metres | 45.12 (PB) | 45.32 (SB) | 45.71 | |||
| 800 metres | 1:45.45 (GR) | 1:45.88 (NR) | 1:46.19 (PB) | |||
| 1500 metres | 3:36.49 (GR) | 3:37.09 (NR) | 3:38.39 | |||
| 5000 metres | 13:47.86 (SB) | 13:48.55 | 13:49.31 | |||
| 10,000 metres | 27:32.72 (GR,PB) | 27:33.09 (SB) | 27:40.07 (SB) | |||
| 110 metres hurdles | 13.09 (GR) | 13.38 (SB) | 13.48 (NR) | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 49.96 (PB) | 50.29 | 50.37 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 8:25.89 (GR) | 8:26.27 | 8:30.96 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | Lu Bin Lu Bin (athlete) Lu Bin is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.Lu represented China at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Hu Kai, Zhang Peimeng and Wen Yongyi. In their qualification heat they placed fourth behind Jamaica, Canada and Germany... Liang Jiahong Liang Jiahong Liang Jiahong is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres.He finished fifth at the 2006 World Junior Championships. At the 2007 Asian Championships he won a bronze medal in relay. He was a back up runner in the 4x100 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics... Su Bingtian Su Bingtian Su Bingtian, Chinese: 苏炳添, is a Chinese track and field athlete who competes in the sprints... Lao Yi Lao Yi Lao Yi is a Chinese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting. He made his international debut at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup, where he finished sixth in the 100 metres, representing Asia.... |
38.78 (GR) | Wang Wen Tang Liu Yuan-Kai Tsai Meng Lin Yi Wei Chen |
39.05 | Poommanus Jankem Wachara Sondee Wachara Sondee Wachara Sondee is a Thai track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events. He primarily competes in the 100 metres and 60 metres and is the Thai national record holder for the shorter distance with his best of 6.65 seconds.He has won medals indoors at three straight editions of the... Jirapong Meenapra Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep Sittichai Suwonprateep is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Suwonprateep represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Siriroj Darasuriyong, Sompote Suwannarangsri and Apinan Sukaphai... |
39.09 (SB) |
| 4×400 metres relay | Ismail Al-Sabani Ismail Al-Sabani Ismail Al-Sabani is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete who specialises in the 400 metres.He began competing internationally at sixteen years old, running in the heats of the 800 metres at the 2005 World Youth Championships in Athletics. His first major senior tournament came the following... Mohammed Al-Salhi Hamed Al-Bishi Yousef Masrahi |
3:02.30 (NR) | Yusuke Ishizuka Kenji Fujimitsu Kenji Fujimitsu Kenji Fujimitsu is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 200 metres.-Achievements:-References:... Hideyuki Hirose Yuzo Kanemaru Yuzo Kanemaru is a male Japanese sprinter. He set his 400 metres personal best at the 2009 Osaka Grand Prix, finishing in 45.16 seconds.-Competition record:-Personal bests:*100 metres – 10.32 s *200 metres – 20.69 s *400 metres – 45.16 s... |
3:02.43 (SB) | Lin Yang Deng Shijie Chang Pengben Liu Xiaosheng Liu Xiaosheng Liu Xiaosheng is a Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.He represented his country at the 2008 Summer Olympics.His personal best time is 45.79 seconds, achieved in June 2007 in Suzhou.... |
3:03.66 (NR) |
| Marathon | 2:11:11 | 2:12:46 | 2:12:53 | |||
| 20 km walk | 1:20:50 (SB) | 1:21:57 | 1:22:47 | |||
| 50 km walk | 3:47:04 (GR) | 3:47:34 (PB) | 3:47:41 (PB) | |||
| High jump | 2.27 m | 2.23 m (PB) | |
2.19 m | ||
| Pole vault | 5.50 m | 5.30 m | none | |||
| Long jump | 8.11 m (SB) | 8.05 m | 7.96 m (SB) | |||
| Triple jump | 16.94 m (SB) | 16.86 m (SB) | 16.84 m | |||
| Shot put | 20.57 m (GR) | 19.59 m | 19.48 m | |||
| Discus throw | 67.99 m (GR) | |
64.56 m (NR) DSQ 63.46m |
63.13m | ||
| Hammer throw | 76.44 m | 68.90 m | 68.72 m | |||
| Javelin throw | 83.15 m (PB) | 79.92 m | 79.65 m | |||
| Decathlon | 8026 pts | 7808 pts | 7755 pts (NR) |
Women
| 100 metres | 11.33 | 11.34 (SB) | 11.43 | |||
| 200 metres | 23.62 | 23.74 | 23.87 | |||
| 400 metres | 51.97 (SB) | 52.68 | 52.70 | |||
| 800 metres | 2:00.29 (PB) | 2:00.91 (NR) | 2:01.36 | |||
| 1500 metres | 4:08.22 | 4:09.58 (NR) | 4:10.42 | |||
| 5000 metres | 15:15.59 (PB) | 15:15.89 (NR) | 15:16.54 (PB) | |||
| 10,000 metres | 31:50.47 (NR) | 31:51.44 (PB) | 31:53.27 (NR) | |||
| 100 metres hurdles | 13.23 | 13.24 | 13.27 | |||
| 400 metres hurdles | 56.15 (PB) | 56.76 | 56.83 | |||
| 3000 metres steeplechase | 9:55.47 (GR,NR) | 9:55.71 | 10:01.25 | |||
| 4×100 metres relay | Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn Phatsorn Jaksuninkorn is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.... Orranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee Orranut Klomdee is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Klomdee represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Sangwan Jaksunin, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Nongnuch Sanrat... Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen Laphassaporn Tawoncharoen is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.... Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat Nongnuch Sanrat is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Thailand.Sanrat represented Thailand at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. She competed at the 4x100 metres relay together with Orranut Klomdee, Jutamass Thavoncharoen and Sangwan Jaksunin... |
44.09 | Tao Yujia Tao Yujia Tao Yujia is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.37 seconds, achieved in July 2011 in Nanjing.... Liang Qiuping Jiang Lan Jiang Lan Jiang Lan is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 100 metres. Her personal best time is 11.49 seconds, achieved in October 2007 in Wuhan. In the 200 metres she has a best of 23.46 seconds.... Ye Jiabei |
44.22 (SB) | Mayumi Watanabe Momoko Takahashi Momoko Takahashi Momoko Takahashi is a Japanese track and field athlete who specialises in sprinting events. She has represented Japan twice at the World Championships in Athletics and won relay medals at the Asian Games in both 2006 and 2010... Yumeka Sano Chisato Fukushima Chisato Fukushima Chisato Fukushima is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Japan. She is the Japanese record holder in the women's 100 metres and 200 metres.... |
44.41 (SB) |
| 4×400 metres relay | Manjit Kaur Manjit Kaur Manjeet Kaur is an Indian sprint athlete from Punjab who specializes in 400 metres. She holds the current 400 m National record of 51.05 seconds set at the National Circuit Athletic Meet held in Chennai on 16 June 2004. She broke the previous record held by K. M. Beenamol since November 2001... Ashwini Akkunji Ashwini Akkunji Ashwini Chidananda Shetty Akkunji is an Indian sprint athlete from Siddapura, Kundapura taluk, Udupi district, Karnataka who specializes in 400 metres.Ashwini has won Gold Medals at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and the 2010 Asian Games in 4x400 m relay team event with Manjeet Kaur, Mandeep Kaur and... Sini Jose Sini Jose Sini Jose is an Indian sprint athlete from Ernakulam district, Kerala who specializes in 400 metres. Sini won the Gold Medal at the 2010 Commonwealth Games and 2010 Asian Games in 4x400 m relay event with Manjeet Kaur, A. C. Ashwini, and Mandeep Kaur.-Biography:Sini hails from Avoli, a village in... Mandeep Kaur Mandeep Kaur Mandeep Kaur is an Indian athlete who mainly competes in the 400 meters. She competed at the 2008 Olympic Games, she failed to pass the first round... |
3:29.02 (GR) | Marina Maslyonko Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva Viktoriya Yalovtseva is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She has had success on the regional level... Margarita Matsko Margarita Matsko Margarita Matsko is a Kazakhstani runner who specializes in the 800 metres.She has had success on the regional level. At the 2007 Asian Championships she won a bronze medal in the relay. She won the bronze medal in the individual event at the 2008 Asian Indoor Championships, silver at the 2009... Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova Olga Tereshkova is a Kazakhstani sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.At the age of 16, she just missed out on a medal in the 400 m at the 2001 World Youth Championships in Athletics. Following this she made a number of appearances with the 4 x 400 metres relay team, taking silver at... |
3:30.03 (NR) | Zheng Zhihui Tang Xiaoyin Tang Xiaoyin Tang Xiaoyin is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She finished fourth at the 2004 World Junior Championships and won the 2007 Asian Indoor Games.... Chen Lin Chen Jingwen Chen Jingwen Chen Jingwen is a female Chinese sprinter who specializes in the 400 metres.She represented her country in the 4x400 metres relay event at the 2008 Summer Olympics but finished last in the heats... |
3:30.89 (SB) |
| Marathon | 2:25:00 (SB) | 2:26:35 (SB) | 2:27:06 | |||
| 20 km walk | 1:30:06 (GR) | 1:30:34 | 1:32:34 | |||
| High jump | 1.95 m (GR, PB) | 1.93 m | 1.90 m | |||
| Pole vault | 4.30 m | 4.30 m | 4.15 m | |||
| Long jump | 6.53 m (SB) | 6.50 m (SB) | 6.49 m | |||
| Triple jump | 14.78 m (GR) | 14.18 m | 13.85 m | |||
| Shot put | 19.94 m (PB) | 19.67 m | 17.51 m (SB) | |||
| Discus throw | 66.18 m (GR) | 64.04 m (SB) | 61.94 m | |||
| Hammer throw | 72.84 m | 68.17 m | 62.94 m | |||
| Javelin throw | 61.56 m (GR,NR) | 58.72 m | 57.61 m | |||
| Heptathlon | 5783 pts | 5606 pts | 5415 pts |
Medal table
| 1 | align=left | |13 | 15 | 8 | 36 |
| 2 | align=left | |5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 | align=left | |5 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| 4 | align=left | |4 | 8 | 8 | 20 |
| 5 | align=left | |4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
| 6 | align=left | |4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 7 | align=left | |3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 8 | align=left | |3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 9 | align=left | |2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 10 | align=left | |2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 11 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | align=left | |1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | align=left | |0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 14 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 15 | align=left | |0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| align=left | |0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 47 | 48 | 49 | 144 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Participation
Forty-one of the 45 National Olympic CommitteeNational Olympic Committee
National Olympic Committees are the national constituents of the worldwide Olympic movement. Subject to the controls of the International Olympic Committee, they are responsible for organizing their people's participation in the Olympic Games...
s competing at the games were represented in the athletics competition, with 18 of these reaching the medal table. Bhutan
Bhutan
Bhutan , officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked state in South Asia, located at the eastern end of the Himalayas and bordered to the south, east and west by the Republic of India and to the north by the People's Republic of China...
, Brunei
Brunei
Brunei , officially the State of Brunei Darussalam or the Nation of Brunei, the Abode of Peace , is a sovereign state located on the north coast of the island of Borneo, in Southeast Asia...
, Jordan
Jordan
Jordan , officially the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan , Al-Mamlaka al-Urduniyya al-Hashemiyya) is a kingdom on the East Bank of the River Jordan. The country borders Saudi Arabia to the east and south-east, Iraq to the north-east, Syria to the north and the West Bank and Israel to the west, sharing...
and Pakistan
Pakistan
Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...
were the only nations without a representative in the events. A total of 592 athletes took part in the competition, comprising 364 men and 228 women.