Asian Athletics Championships

The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association.

The competition courted controversy with the International Association of Athletics Federations when political in-fighting arose due to the barring of Israel from participation in 1977. That edition of the competition was cancelled and championships between 1979 and 1989 were regarded by the IAAF as unofficial and called the "Asian Track and Field Meeting" as a result. The situation was resolved when Israel began competing in European Athletic Association events instead.[1]

Editions

Edition Year City Country Date Venue Events Nations Athletes Top of the
medal table
11973MarikinaPhilippines Philippines18–23 NovemberRodriguez Sports Center37 Japan
21975SeoulSouth Korea South Korea9–14 JuneDongdaemun Stadium39 Japan
31979TokyoJapan Japan31 May – 3 JuneNational Olympic Stadium38 Japan
41981TokyoJapan Japan5–7 JuneNational Olympic Stadium37 Japan
51983Kuwait CityKuwait Kuwait3–9 NovemberKuwait National Stadium38 China
61985JakartaIndonesia Indonesia25–29 SeptemberBung Karno Stadium42 China
71987SingaporeSingapore Singapore22–26 JulyNational Stadium40 China
81989New DelhiIndia India14–19 NovemberJawaharlal Nehru Stadium40 China
91991Kuala LumpurMalaysia Malaysia19–23 OctoberStadium Merdeka40 China
101993ManilaPhilippines Philippines30 November – 4 DecemberRizal Memorial Stadium41 China
111995JakartaIndonesia Indonesia20–24 SeptemberBung Karno Stadium41 China
121998FukuokaJapan Japan19–22 JulyHakatanomori Athletic Stadium43 China
132000JakartaIndonesia Indonesia28–31 AugustBung Karno Stadium4337441 China
142002ColomboSri Lanka Sri Lanka9–12 AugustSugathadasa Stadium43 China
152003ManilaPhilippines Philippines20–23 SeptemberRizal Memorial Stadium43 China
162005IncheonSouth Korea South Korea1–4 SeptemberIncheon Munhak Stadium4335536 China
172007AmmanJordan Jordan25–29 JulyAmman International Stadium4434 China
182009GuangzhouChina China10–14 NovemberOlympic Stadium4437505 China
192011KobeJapan Japan7–10 JulyKobe Universiade Memorial Stadium4240464 China
202013PuneIndia India3–7 JulyShree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex4242522 China
212015WuhanChina China3–7 JuneWuhan Sports Center Stadium4240497 China
222017BhubaneswarIndia India5–9 JulyKalinga Stadium4245655 India
232019DohaQatar Qatar21–24 AprilKhalifa International StadiumTBA

All-time medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 China (CHN)308206113627
2 Japan (JPN)151191212554
3 India (IND)85101124310
4 Qatar (QAT)613838137
5 Kazakhstan (KAZ)333242107
6 Saudi Arabia (KSA)28211261
7 South Korea (KOR)275864149
8 Thailand (THA)23302477
9 Bahrain (BHR)21201253
10 Sri Lanka (SRI)19141952
11 Iran (IRI)17152153
12 Chinese Taipei (TPE)163861115
13 Uzbekistan (UZB)16271962
14 Kuwait (KUW)1515737
15 North Korea (PRK)12112346
16 Philippines (PHI)12111740
17 Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)82515
18 Malaysia (MAS)6162648
19 United Arab Emirates (UAE)64313
20 Iraq (IRQ)59923
21 Vietnam (VIE)56617
22 Tajikistan (TJK)4217
23 Myanmar (MYA)3249
24 Israel (ISR)3148
25 Pakistan (PAK)2327
26 Syria (SYR)22610
27 Indonesia (INA)18918
28 Hong Kong (HKG)1517
29 Oman (OMA)1236
30 Jordan (JOR)1124
31 Azerbaijan (AZE)1113
32 Turkmenistan (TKM)1102
33 Singapore (SIN)08513
34 Lebanon (LIB)0224
35 Mongolia (MGL)0101
36 Cambodia (CAM)0022
   Nepal (NEP)0022
Totals (37 nations)8949049012699

Championships records

See also

References

  1. Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-21.
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