The 2012 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the fifth edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Vocational and Technical College Athletics Hall in Hangzhou, China, between 18 and 19 February. A total of 26 nations sent athletes to compete at the championships, which featured 25 track and field events.
China topped the medal table with 14 golds. Iran was second with three golds while Bahrain finished third with three golds.
The competition featured two Asian indoor records. Mutaz Essa Barshim broke the men's high jump record with a clearance of 2.37 m, bettering Zhu Jianhua's 26-year-ol standard. Li Ling beat the women's Asian indoor record in the pole vault with a mark of 4.50 m.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-02-19). Barshim soars 2.37m Asian record in Hangzhou as Asian Indoor champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-05-24.
Results
Men 60 m6.686.786.78 400 m48.0948.4748.64 800 m1:47.37 1:49.42 1:50.32 1500 m3:57.84 3:58.043:59.83 3000 m 7:43.88 7:46.17 7:48.04 60 m hurdles7.74 7.82 7.85 4 × 400 m relayEvent cancelleddue to lack of entries High jump 2.37 m 2.28 m 2.24 m Pole vault5.50 m5.40 m5.30 m Long jump7.98 m7.63 m7.62 m Triple jump 17.01 m 17.01 m 16.23 Shot put19.78 m 19.40 m19.09 m Heptathlon5928 pts 5590 pts5033 pts
Women 60 m7.377.407.44 400 m53.85 54.1755.06 800 m 2:04.15 2:05.96 2:11.32 1500 m4:15.854:16.97 4:18.32 3000 m 8:49.27 8:53.56 8:53.75 60 m hurdles8.24 8.298.35 4 × 400 m relayChen YanmeiTang XiaoyinCheng ChongChen Jingwen3:40.34Natalya TukovaYekaterina YermakMargarita KudinovaAlexandra Kuzina3:44.85Olesia KorovinaAnna BulanovaKsenia KadkinaIuliia Khodykina3:56.11 High jump1.92 m1.88 m1.84 mPole vault 4.50 m 4.30 m 4.15 m Long jump6.33 m6.23 m6.22 mTriple jump 14.06 m 13.73 m 13.22 m Shot put18.37 m 17.51 m16.13 m Pentathlon4050 pts3812 pts3775 pts
Medal table
Participating nations A total of 26 nations were represented by athletes competing at the 2012 championships
(6) (63) (7) (7) (14) (3) (13) (1) (10) (15) (8) (7) (2) (6) (7) (2) (1) (3) (1) (4) (2) (1) (2) (5) (2) (3)
References
Results Book. Asian Athletics Association (2012) - archived. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.
External links Asian Athletics Association