The 2010 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, also known as the IV Asian Indoor Athletics Championships, was an international indoor athletics event took place in Tehran, Iran, between 24 and 26 February. This was the second edition to be hosted in the country as the first championships was also held at the Aftab Enghelab Complex in Tehran.Tehran to host Asian Indoor Athletics Championships. Tehran Times (2010-02-01). Retrieved on 2010-02-19. A total of 23 nations sent athletes to compete at the championships, which featured 26 track and field events.
The championships featured somewhat moderate performances – India, who topped the table at the previous edition, decided against sending a number of their top athletes.Top Indian athletes to miss Asian Indoor Championships. The Times of India (2010-02-22). Retrieved on 2010-02-27. However, for many athletes it acted as a testing ground in the build up to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships in March.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-27).Asian Indoor Championships close. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-27. The hosts Iran topped the medal table with five golds. China was second with four golds while Kazakhstan had the second greatest medal haul with a total of 14. Six Asian Indoor Championships records were broken or equalled at the championships.
The female events were held separately from the men's events, taking place during the morning sessions. Due to the Islamic country's customs, men were forbidden from watching the female events.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-25). Kwalia and Aitova steal the limelight in Tehran - Asian Indoor Champs, Day 1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-27. All four of Kyrgyzstan's medals were won by only two women: twenty-year-old Viktoriia Poliudina won both the 1500 metres and 3000 metres events while her compatriot Tatyana Borisova managed an 800 metres silver and 1500 m bronze. Kazakhstan's Oksana Verner was another athlete to win two individual medals as she took silver behind Poliudina on both occasions. Satyender Singh's personal best and championship record throw in the shot put was one of highlights of the programme, although the women's pole vault was a less-contested affair as only two athletes took part.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2010-02-26).Singh takes Shot Put gold for India – Asian Indoor champs day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-02-27.
It was later revealed that Oksana Verner and 400 metres gold medallist Munira Saleh failed a drugs test at the event and was banned from the sport for two years and life respectively.IAAF Newsletter Edition 114 . IAAF (2010-06-28). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.IAAF Newsletter Edition 113 . IAAF (2010-05-27). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.مثبت شدن دوپينگ دو دونده آسيايي . ISNA (2010-04-16). Retrieved on 2010-08-08.
Results
Men 60 m6.58CR6.676.68 400 m47.81CR, NR48.1448.15 800 m1:53.221:54.251:54.71 1500 m3:51.783:53.123:55.64 3000 m7:57.737:57.778:26.33 60 m hurdles7.75=CR7.907.95 4×400 m relayShahabeddin TahmasebiReza BouazarMohsen Zarrin-AfzalMehdi Zamani3:15.02Bibin MathewAjay KumarShake MortajaV. B. Bineesh3:16.05Dmitriy KorabelnikovSergey ZaikovVyacheslav MuravyevNazar Mukhametzhan3:17.06NR High jump2.202.172.17 Pole vault5.205.104.90 Long jump7.657.587.56 Triple jump16.73CR16.3316.25 Shot put19.17CR18.7818.58 Heptathlon5292 pts5054 pts4981 pts
Women 60 m7.517.557.57 400 m53.8954.5655.47 800 m2:12.752:14.602:15.87 1500 m4:29.654:32.064:36.26 3000 m9:39.3510:05.4210:29.31 60 m hurdles8.799.419.49 4×400 m relayPriyanka PawarJauna MurmuA. C. AshwiniKarnatapu Sowjanya3:43.83Yelena DombrovskayaMarina MaslyonkoOlga Bludova?3:44.20Mina PourseifiMaryam TousiSoulmaz AzimianSoudabeh Sobhani4:00.03High jump1.93=CR1.861.83 Pole vault4.003.70None awarded Long jump5.985.955.93 Triple jump13.6612.9512.82 Shot put17.32NR17.0316.97 Pentathlon2691 pts2682 pts2541 pts
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 23 nations were represented by athletes competing at the 2010 championships.Medal Tally . Amateur Athletic Federation of Islamic Republic of Iran. Retrieved on 2010-02-27. This was a smaller amount than the total number of nations that attended the 2008 edition (29).
(2) (14) (6) (18) (1) (57) (9) (6) (23) (5) (4) (3) (5) (5) (2) (5) (2) (10) (4) (3) (5) (1) (3)
References
External links Asian Athletics Association website (archived) Official website