The 19th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan between July 7–10, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. The tournament had 507 athletes from forty Asian nations competing in the 42 track and field events over the four-day competition.19th Asian Athletics Championships Hyogo・Kobe－Japan. JAAF. Retrieved on 2011-08-13.
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 eleven golds and 27 overall medal haul. The next most successful countries were Bahrain (which won five golds on the track through its former Ethiopian and Kenyan runners) and India, which won twelve medals.
A total of eight Championship records were equalled or beaten at the competition. Liu Xiang won his fourth consecutive 110 metres hurdles title with a championship record mark.Liu Xiang clocks 13.22 championships in Kobe - Asian champs, final day. IAAF (2011-07-11). Retrieved on 2011-08-13. Kuwait's Mohammad Al-Azemi completed an 800/1500 metres double with Iranian Sajjad Moradi finishing as runner-up both times. India's Mayookha Johny won the long jump, his the triple jump won him a bronze and also broke his country's national record in triple jump. Twenty-year-old Mutaz Essa Barshim cleared 2.35 metres in the high jump.Barshim improves to 2.35m in Kobe - Asian champs, day 3. IAAF (2011-07-10). Retrieved on 2011-08-13. On the women's side, Truong Thanh Hang of Vietnam won the 800 m and was the 1500 m silver medallist.
Gretta Taslakian of Lebanon and Iraqi Gulustan Ieso won their countries' first medals in the women's section, while the traditionally male-only United Arab Emirates sent their first female athlete to the competition (Betlhem Desalegn).Su Bingtian takes Asian 100m title in Kobe - Asian champs, Day 2. IAAF (2011-07-09). Retrieved on 2011-08-13. Ieso and Olga Tereshkova both failed doping tests at the competition, thus losing their individual medals and also their team relay medals.
Medal summary
Men 100 metres10.2110.2810.30 200 metres20.41 =CR20.7520.97400 metres45.7946.0346.38800 metres1:46.141:46.351:46.461500 metres3:42.493:43.303:44.015000 metres13:39.71 CR13:40.7813:41.9310,000 metres28:35.4928:36.3028:40.63 110 m hurdles13.22 CR13.5613.66 400 m hurdles49.6450.2250.39 3000 m steeplechase8:30.238:35.118:45.47 relaySota KawatsuraMasashi EriguchiShinji TakahiraHitoshi Saito39.18Tang Yik ChunLai Chun HoNg Ka FungChi Ho Tsui39.26Wang Wen-tangLiu Yuan-kaiTsai Meng-linYi Wei-che39.30 relay Yusuke IshitsukaKei TakaseHideyuki HiroseYuzo Kanemaru3:04.72Mohammed Ali AlbishiHamed Al-BishiY.I. AlhezamYousef Ahmed Masrahi3:08.03Peyman RajabiAmin GhelichiEhsan Mohajer ShojaeiSajjad Hashemi3:08.58 High jump2.35 m NR2.28 m NR2.26 m Pole vault5.50 m5.40 m5.40 m Long jump8.19 m8.05 m NJR8.05 m Triple jump16.91 m16.70 m16.62 m Shot put 20.14 m CR19.77 m19.47 m Discus throw62.27 m61.58 m56.61 m Hammer throw73.73 m70.89 m70.69 m Javelin throw83.27 m CR80.19 m79.22 mDecathlon7506 pts7478 pts7358 pts
Women 100 metres11.3911.7011.74 200 metres23.4924.0124.06400 metresSilver for India in relay. The Hindu (2012-03-09). Retrieved on 2012-03-31.52.8953.3554.08800 metres2:01.412:02.462:02.551500 metres4:15.914:18.404:21.415000 metres15:22.48 CR15:34.1915:42.5910,000 metres32:47.8032:50.7033:15.55 100 m hurdles13.0413.1113.15 400 m hurdles56.5256.6957.30 3000 m steeplechase9:52.42 CR10:08.5210:14.94 relayNao OkabeMomoko TakahashiChisato FukushimaSaori Imai44.05Tao YujiaLiang QiupingJiang LanWei Yongli44.23Phatsorn JaksuninkornOrranut KlomdeeLaphassaporn TawoncharoenNongnuch Sanrat44.62 relay Sayaka AokiChisato TanakaSatomi KubokuraMiho Shingu3:35.00Mrudula KoradaJhuma KhatunJaisha Orchatteri PuthiyaTintu Luka3:44.17Not awarded High jump1.92 m1.92 m1.89 m Pole vault4.35 m4.30 m4.00 m Long jump6.56 m6.52 m6.51 m Triple jump14.58 m14.14 m14.11 m NR Shot put 18.31 m PB18.30 m16.60 m Discus throw60.89 m59.67 m57.99 m Hammer throw67.19 m65.42 m62.50 m Javelin throw58.05 m55.80 m54.16 m Heptathlon5710 pts5491 pts5442 pts Note: The original gold and silver medallists, Kazakhstan's Olga Tereshkova and Iraq's Gulustan Ieso, were later disqualified after testing positive for testosterone and methylhexaneamine, respectively. Initial bronze medallist Chen Jingwen of China was elevated to the gold medal position, while fourth and fifth placed runners Chandrika Subashini and Chisato Tanaka moved into the minor medal positions. The Kazakhstan and Iraqi relay quartets were also disqualified as a result. India were promoted to silver medallists and the bronze was vacated as only four teams participated.
Medal table
The medal changes due to doping disqualifications in the women's 400 m individual and relay events meant that China edged Japan to the top of the table. Kazakhstan fell from sixth to eighth place. Sri Lanka moved up from 19th to 15th place. Iraq received no medals.
Participating countries 464 athletes from 40 nations competed
References
Results AsC Kobe JPN 7 - 10 July 19th Asian Championships. Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2011-08-13.
External links Results Report of top eight finishers per event