Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 1500 metres

Women's 1500 metres
at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Dates October 10, 2002 (2002-10-10)
Competitors 10 from 8 nations
Medalists
 Sunita Rani   India
 Tatyana Borisova   Kyrgyzstan
 Yoshiko Ichikawa   Japan

The women's 1500 metres competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 10 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.

On October 13, 2002, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Sunita Rani of India had tested positive for a banned substance, which was later confirmed by Lee Choon-Sup, Deputy Secretary General of the Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee; an unofficial report stated that the substance was the anabolic steroid nandrolone.[1][2] The Indian Chef de Mission at the Games backed Sunita—who denied using any banned drug—and asked for a "B" sample test from Bangkok, but tests were run only at the Asian Games’ Doping Control Center (AGDCC) in Seoul (the laboratory accredited by the IOC). On October 16, the AGDCC confirmed the steroid nandrolone in Sunita's urine sample; as a consequence, the OCA stripped her medal.[3][4] The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) requested the intervention of the International Association of Athletics Federations and the IOC; the samples were jointly reexamined by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the IOC Sub-Commission on Doping and Biochemistry of Sport. In January 2003, the OCA announced that the IOC Medical Director had cleared Sunita of the doping charge and that appropriate action would be taken against the AGDCC.[5] Her medal was reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA Randhir Singh and the president of the IOA Suresh Kalmadi.[6]

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Thursday, 10 October 200213:00Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.

World Record Qu Yunxia (CHN)3:50.46Beijing, China11 September 1993
Asian Record Qu Yunxia (CHN)3:50.46Beijing, China11 September 1993
Games Record Qu Yunxia (CHN)4:12.48Hiroshima, Japan16 October 1994

Results

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1st, gold medalist(s)  Sunita Rani (IND) 4:06.03GR
2nd, silver medalist(s)  Tatyana Borisova (KGZ) 4:12.53
3rd, bronze medalist(s)  Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN) 4:13.42
4  Madhuri Singh (IND) 4:14.78
5  Noh Yu-yeon (KOR) 4:15.91
6  Svetlana Lukasheva (KAZ) 4:16.93
7  Liu Xiaoping (CHN) 4:20.95
8  Phạm Đình Khánh Đoan (VIE) 4:30.69
9  Sumaira Zahoor (PAK) 4:41.57
10  Choi Kyong-hee (KOR) 4:47.17

References

  1. ↑ Mohan, K. P. (October 14, 2002). "Sunita Rani tests positive". The Hindu. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. ↑ "Asian Games records". asianathletics.org. Asian Athletics Association. November 27, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. ↑ Halarnkar, Samar (October 17, 2002). "Sunita stripped of her medals while her officials run for cover". The Indian Express. New Delhi. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  4. ↑ "Sunita Rani stripped of medals". The Hindu. October 17, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  5. ↑ "OCA to return Sunita Rani's medals". Rediff.com. January 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  6. ↑ Unnikrishnan, M. S. (February 4, 2003). "Sunita Rani gets back her Asiad medals". The Tribune. New Delhi. Retrieved August 26, 2011.
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