The 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the sixth 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 15 and 16 February.（体育）（3）田径——2014亚洲室内田径锦标赛在杭州开幕 . Xinmin (2014-02-15). Retrieved on 2014-02-17. The city was confirmed as the host in September 2013 at the 77th Council Meeting of the Asian Athletics Association.77th Asian Athletics Council Meeting, Wuhan- Report. Asian Athletics Association (2013-09-23). Retrieved on 2014-02-17. This was the second time the city held the event, successively following on from the 2012 Championships.Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2012-02-19). Barshim soars 2.37m Asian record in Hangzhou as Asian Indoor champs conclude. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-17. A total of 28 nations were represented at the tournament comprising 26 track and field events.Medal Table 2014 Asian Indoor Championships . Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.

Qatar won the most gold medals – its contingent of African-born athletes won four of the five men's running events. Its sole native medallist, Mutaz Essa Barshim, gave one of the best performances of the meet with 2.36 m in the men's high jump (one centimetre short of his Asian record) to take his third consecutive title. The host nation China won the most medals overall, with four golds in a haul of twenty. Most of China's medals came from field events, where it had at least one medallist in each event on the men's and women's sides. Kazakhstan ranked a clear third with four champions and twelve medals in total. From the fifteen nations at reached the medal table, Uzbekistan, Kuwait, Japan and Iran were others that frequently featured on the podium.

Four championship records were improved during the course of the two-day competition. Kazakhstan's men's 4×400 m relay team knocked a second off Saudi Arabia's mark from 2008. Maryam Jamal's time in the women's 3000 metres was a six-second improvement from the previous record by compatriot Shitaye Eshete. China's Wu Shuijiao improved her own record from 2012 with a run of 8.02 seconds in the 60 metres hurdles, which was also a Chinese indoor record. Svetlana Radzivil raised the women's high jump best to 1.96 m, erasing Marina Aitova's height of 1.93 m that had stood since 2006.Jalava, Mirko (2014-02-16). Barshim over 2.36m at the Asian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.

Four athletes successfully defended their titles from 2012: Dmitriy Karpov in the men's heptathlon, Maryam Tousi in the women's 400 metres, Mutaz Essa Barshim in the men's high jump, and Wu Shuijiao in the women's 60 m hurdles. Mohamad Al-Garni and Maryam Jamal were the only two competitors who won two individual golds, each of them completing a 1500/3000 metres double. Betlhem Desalegn was the women's runner-up in both those events, and sprinter Maryam Tousi was the only other runner to take multiple individual medals.

Results

Men 60 metres 6.61 6.62 6.68400 metres 48.25 48.37 48.51800 metres 1:50.27 1:50.86 1:50.941500 metres 3:48.79 3:49.55 3:50.793000 metres 8:08.65 8:09.48 8:11.7360 metres hurdles 7.80 7.90 7.904×400 m relayDmitriy KorabelnikovIgor KondratyevOmirserik BekenovSergey Zaikov 3:12.94 /Zhang HuadongQin JianChen JianxinZhu Chenbin 3:13.43Obaid Al-QurainiAhmed Al-MarjabiOthman Al-BusaidiAhmed Mubarak Salah 3:13.49High jump 2.36 m 2.20 m 2.20 mPole vault 5.15 m 5.15 m 5.15 mLong jump 7.94 m 7.80 m 7.76 mTriple jump 16.21 m 16.16 m 16.00 mShot put 19.07 m 18.64 m 18.52 mHeptathlon 5752 pts 5693 pts 5561 pts

Women 60 metres 7.36 7.41 7.50400 metres 54.24 54.37 55.74800 metres 2:14.20 2:14.47 2:14.611500 metres 4:19.42 4:19.83 4:25.363000 metres 8:43.16 / 8:46.54 8:56.7860 metres hurdles 8.02 / 8.27 8.374×400 m relayElina MikhinaTatyana YurchenkoOlga AndreyevaYuliya Rakhmanova 3:42.45Karat SrimuangAtchima Eng-ChuanPornpan HoemhukTreewadee Yongphan 3:42.55Zhou YanlingChen JingwenLi ManyuanWang Huan 3:43.89High jump 1.96 m / 1.91 m 1.80 mPole vault 4.30 m 4.15 mNot awardedLong jump 6.34 m 6.30 m 6.22 mTriple jump 13.60 m 13.45 m 13.43 mShot put 16.80 m 16.60 m 16.52 mPentathlon 4246 pts 3985 pts 3951 pts

Medal table

Participating nations

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National records A total of 20 national records were set at the championships. Non-medalling national record performances are listed below.6th Asian Indoor Championships . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-17. GenderEventAthleteNationMark Men 60 metres Eric Cray Philippines 6.75/6.77 Men 400 metres Chan Ka Chun Hong Kong 49.00 Men 800 metres Jian Yong Leo Fang Singapore 1:55.63 Men 60 m hurdles Arumugam Suresh India 8.08 Men 60 m hurdles Rio Maholtra Indonesia 8.25 Men Triple jump Mohamed Youssef Al-Sahabi Bahrain 15.97 Women 60 metres Fong Yee Pui Hong Kong 7.55/7.55 Women 60 metres Shanti Veronica Pereira Singapore 7.61/7.62 Women Long jump Maria Natalia Londa Indonesia 6.18

See also 2014 IAAF World Indoor Championships

References

Results 6th Asian Indoor Championships . Tilastopaja. Retrieved on 2014-02-17. 6th ASIAN INDOOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS Day 1 Results. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2014-02-17. Medal table and participation Medal Table 2014 Asian Indoor Championships. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2014-02-17.

External links 2014 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships on DrinksBreak.com Official Asian Athletics Association website