The 19th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Kobe

Kobe

, pronounced , is the fifth-largest city in Japan and is the capital city of Hyōgo Prefecture on the southern side of the main island of Honshū, approximately west of Osaka...

, 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...

 between July 7–10, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium

Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium is a multi-purpose stadium in Kobe Sports Park, Suma-ku, Kobe, Japan. It is currently used mostly for soccer matches. The stadium holds 45,000. It was built in 1985 for the 1985 Summer Universiade. It hosted the 2006 61st National Sports Festival of Japan main...

. The tournament had 507 athletes from forty Asian nations competing in the 42 track and field

Track and field

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 events over the four-day competition.

Two countries dominated the events: the host nation Japan won the most medals at the competition (32 overall, 11 golds), closely followed by China's ten golds and 27 overall medal haul. The next most successful countries were 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...

 (which won five golds on the track through its former Ethiopian and Kenyan runners) and 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...

, which won eleven medals.

A total of eight Championship records were equalled or beaten at the competition. India's Mayookha Johny

Mayookha Johny

Mayookha Johny is an Indian track and field athlete from Kerala who specialises in long jump and triple jump. She holds the current Indian National record for triple jump with a mark of 14.11m. She is the first Indian woman to cross the 14m mark.-Biography:Mayookha was born on 9 August 1988 in...

 won the long jump

Long jump

The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...

 and also broke the Indian record to take bronze in the triple jump

Triple jump

The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...

. Twenty-year-old Mutaz Essa Barshim

Mutaz Essa Barshim

Mutaz Essa Barshim is a Qatari track and field athlete who specialises in the high jump. He is the national record holder with a best mark of 2.35 metres....

 cleared 2.35 metres in the high jump

High jump

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. 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....

 won his fourth consecutive 110 metres hurdles

110 metres hurdles

The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...

 title with a championship record mark. Kuwait

Kuwait

The State of Kuwait is a sovereign Arab state situated in the north-east of the Arabian Peninsula in Western Asia. It is bordered by Saudi Arabia to the south at Khafji, and Iraq to the north at Basra. It lies on the north-western shore of the Persian Gulf. The name Kuwait is derived from the...

's Mohammad Al-Azemi

Mohammad Al-Azemi

Mohammad Mutlak Khalif Al-Azemi is a Kuwaiti middle distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. His 800 m personal bests of 1:44.13 minutes outdoors and 1:48.93 minutes indoors are the Kuwaiti records for the event...

 completed an 800

800 metres

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/1500 metres

1500 metres

The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...

 double with Iranian Sajjad Moradi

Sajjad Moradi

Sajjad Moradi is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres. He was born in Lordegan.He has a personal best of 1:44.74 in the 800 metres which is also the Iranian national record.- External links :...

 finishing as runner-up both times. On the women's side, Truong Thanh Hang

Truong Thanh Hang

Truong Thanh Hang is a Vietnamese track and field athlete who specialises in middle-distance running events...

 of Vietnam won the 800 m and was the 1500 m silver medallist.

Gretta Taslakian

Gretta Taslakian

Gretta Taslakian is a Lebanese sprinter who specializes in the 200 metres. A member of the Lebanese Armenians, she was born in Ghazir.Taslakian won two gold medals for Lebanon in the 2007 Pan Arab Games in Egypt....

 of Lebanon

Lebanon

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 and Iraq

Iraq

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i Gulustan Ieso

Gulustan Ieso

Gulustan Mahmood Ieso , also known as Kolestan Mahmoud, is an Iraqi track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events...

 won their countries' first ever medals in the women's section, while the traditionally male-only United Arab Emirates

United Arab Emirates

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 sent their first ever female athlete to the competition (Betlhem Desalegn).

Men

100 metres	|10.21	|10.28	|10.30
200 metres	|20.41 =CR	|20.75	|20.97
400 metres	|45.79	|46.03	|46.38
800 metres	|1:46.14	|1:46.35	|1:46.46
1500 metres	|3:42.49	|3:43.30	|3:44.01
5000 metres	|13:39.71 CR	|13:40.78	|13:41.93
10,000 metres	|28:35.49	|28:36.30	|28:40.63
110 m hurdles	|13.22 CR	|13.56	|13.66
400 m hurdles	|49.64	|50.22	|50.39
3000 m steeplechase	|8:30.23	|8:35.11	|8:45.47
4×100 m relay	Japan Sota Kawatsura 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... Shinji Takahira Shinji Takahira is a Japanese sprinter who specialises in the 100 and 200 metres.Tsukahara competed in the 200 m at the 2004 Athens Olympics and the 2005 World Championships but failed to progress beyond the heats. He took the silver medal at the 2005 Summer Universiade... Hitoshi Saito	39.18	Hong Kong Tang Yik Chun Lai Chun Ho Lai Chun Ho Lai Chun Ho is a track and field sprint athlete who competes internationally for Hong Kong.Lai represented Hong Kong at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. He competed at the 100 metres sprint and placed 7th in his heat without advancing to the second round. He ran the distance in a time of... Ng Ka Fung Chi Ho Tsui	39.26	Chinese Taipei Wang Wen-Tang Liu Yuan-Kai Tsai Meng-Lin Yi Wei-Che	39.30
4×400 m relay	Japan Yusuke Ishitsuka Kei Takase 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...	3:04.72	Saudi Arabia Mohammed Ali Albishi Hamed Al-Bishi Y.I. Alhezam Yousef Ahmed Masrahi Yousef Ahmed Masrahi Yousef Ahmed Masrahi is a Saudi Arabian track and field athlete, who specialises in the 400 metres sprint. His personal best time for the event is 45.48 seconds, set in Guangzhou in 2010...	3:08.03	Iran Peiman Rajabi Amin Ghelichi Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei Ehsan Mohajer Shojaei is an Iranian middle distance runner who specializes in the 800 metres.- External links :... Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Sajjad Hashemi Ahangari is an Iranian sprint athlete who specialises in the 400 metres. He is the Iranian record holder in the 400 m and 4×400 m relay....	3:08.58
High jump	|2.35 m NR Qatari records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Qatar maintained by Qatar Association of Athletics Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:X = unratified due to doping violation-External links:*...	|2.28 m NR Syrian records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Syria maintained by Syrian Arab Amateur Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:-External links:*...	|2.26 m
Pole vault	|5.50 m	|5.40 m	|5.40 m
Long jump	|8.19 m	|8.05 m NJR	|8.05 m
Triple jump	|16.91 m	|16.70 m	|16.62 m
Shot put	|20.14 m CR	|19.77 m	|19.47 m
Discus throw	|62.27 m	|61.58 m	|56.61 m
Hammer throw	|73.73 m	|70.89 m	|70.69 m
Javelin throw	|83.27 m CR	|80.19 m	|79.22 m
Decathlon	|7506 pts	|7478 pts	|7358 pts

Women

100 metres	|11.39	|11.70	|11.74
200 metres	|23.49	|24.01	|24.06
400 metres	|52.37	|52.80	|52.89
800 metres	|2:01.41	|2:02.46	|2:02.55
1500 metres	|4:15.91	|4:18.40	|4:21.41
5000 metres	|15:22.48 CR	|15:34.19	|15:42.59
10,000 metres	|32:47.80	|32:50.70	|33:15.55
100 m hurdles	|13.04	|13.11	|13.15
400 m hurdles	|56.52	|56.69	|57.30
3000 m steeplechase	|9:52.42 CR	|10:08.52	|10:14.94
4×100 m relay	Japan Nao Okabe 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... 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.... Saori Imai	44.05	People's Republic of China 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.... Wei Yongli	44.23	Thailand 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...	44.62
4×400 m relay	Japan Sayaka Aoki Chisato Tanaka Satomi Kubokura Satomi Kubokura is a Japanese athlete. She competes in the 200 metres, the 400 metres and the 400m hurdles.Her personal bests are 24.32 in the 200m achieved at Kobe on April 27, 2008; 38.12 in the 300 metres at Izumo on April 22, 2007; 53.08 in the 400 metres in Osaka on June 30, 2007; and 55.34 in the 400m... Miho Shingu	3:35.00	Kazakhstan Tatyana Khajimuradova 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... Alexandra Kuzina 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...	3:36.61	Iraq Alaa Al-Qaysi Inam Al Sudani Gulustan Ieso Gulustan Ieso Gulustan Mahmood Ieso , also known as Kolestan Mahmoud, is an Iraqi track and field athlete who competes in sprinting events... Danah Abdulrazzaq	3:41.91 NR Iraqi records in athletics The following are the national records in athletics in Iraq maintained by Iraqi Amateur Athletic Federation .-Men:-Women:-Men:-Women:ht = hand timing# = not officially ratified by IAAF-External links:...
High jump	|1.92 m	|1.92 m	|1.89 m
Pole vault	|4.35 m	|4.30 m	|4.00 m
Long jump	|6.56 m	|6.52 m	|6.51 m
Triple jump	|14.58 m	|14.14 m	|14.11 m NR 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...
Shot put	|18.31 m PB	|18.30 m	|16.60 m
Discus throw	|60.89 m	|59.67 m	|57.99 m
Hammer throw	|67.19 m	|65.42 m	|62.50 m
Javelin throw	|58.05 m	|55.80 m	|54.16 m
Heptathlon	|5710 pts	|5491 pts	|5442 pts

Medal table

Key:

1		11	10	11	32
2		10	12	5	27
3		5	2	2	9
4		3	0	0	3
		3	0	0	3
6		2	3	3	8
7		2	2	2	6
8		1	2	8	11
9		1	2	1	4
10		1	1	1	3
		1	1	1	3
12		1	1	0	2
13		1	0	2	3
14		0	2	2	4
15		0	1	1	2
16		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
		0	1	0	1
19		0	0	2	2
20		0	0	1	1
	Total	42	42	42	126

Participating countries

464 athletes from 40 nations competed

External links

• Results
• Report of top eight finishers per event