The 2016 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was the seventh edition of the international indoor athletics event between Asian nations. It took place at the Aspire Dome in Doha, Qatar, between 19 and 21 February.
Three new women's Asian indoor records were set at the competition: in the pole vault by Li Ling, 51.67 seconds for the 400 metres by Kemi Adekoya, and 3:35.07 minutes for the 4 × 400 metres relay set by Bahrain. In total, twelve championship records were improved at the competition. The host nation Qatar topped the medal table with six gold medals (all on the men's side). China was second with five gold medals and Kazakhstan had four titles to its name.Ramsak, Bob (2016-02-21). Al-Garni clinches second successive double on final day of Asian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-22.Ramsak, Bob (2016-02-20). Al-Garni and Adekoya in the spotlight on the second day of the Asian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-22.Ramsak, Bob (2016-02-19). Records tumble on first day of Asian Indoor Championships. IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-22.
Five titles from the 2014 edition were defended successfully, including all the men's distance titles. Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla of Qatar won the 800 metres for a second title while his compatriot Mohamad Al-Garni retained both his 1500 metres and 3000 metres gold medals in championship record times. Another championship record defence came from Kuwait's Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel in the 60 metres hurdles. The two other athletes to defend their titles were both high jumpers: Mutaz Essa Barshim took his fourth straight men's title for the host nation and Svetlana Radzivil of Uzbekistan took the honour of being the only returning women's champion to leave undefeated.
Betlhem Desalegn took a women's distance double in the 1500 m and 3000 m, becoming the first Emirati gold medallist in championships history. Swapna Barman was initially the women's pentathlon runner-up, but was disqualified upon appeal for a lane infringement in the final 800 m event. Other prominent disqualifications were home favourites Samuel Francis and Tosin Ogunode, who fell foul of the false start rule in the men's 60 metres. Three infrequent participants reached the medal table for first time: the Philippines through men's 60 m bronze medallist Eric Cray, Sri Lanka courtesy of women's 800 m runner-up Nimali Waliwarsha Arachchige and men's high jump third-placer Manjula Kumara, and finally Jordan via their women's 4 × 400 m relay team.
Results
Men 60 metres 6.56 6.66 6.70400 metres 45.88 46.60 46.80800 metres 1:46.92 1:48.05 1:48.261500 metres 3:36.35 3:37.08 3:37.293000 metres 7:39.23 7:40.27 7:44.6960 metres hurdles 7.60 7.65 7.73 relayMohamed Nasir AbbasAbubaker Haydar AbdallaMusaeb Abdulrahman BallaAbdelalelah Haroun 3:08.20 Reza GhasemiMehdi ZamaniMostafa EbrahimiSajjad Hashemi 3:11.86Only two startersHigh jump 2.35 m 2.28 m 2.24 m Pole vault 5.75 m 5.60 m 5.50 mLong jump 7.99 m 7.92 m 7.85 mTriple jump 16.69 m 16.16 m 15.97 mShot put 19.30 m 18.88 m 18.77 mHeptathlon 5831 pts 5745 pts 5619 pts
Women 60 metres 7.27 7.33 7.37400 metres 51.67 53.85 55.69800 metres 2:04.59 2:04.88 2:06.321500 metres 4:21.65 4:22.17 4;29.063000 metres 8:44.59 8:47.24 8:48.6260 metres hurdles 8.17 8.17 8.32 relaySalwa Eid NaserUwaseun Yusuf JamalIman Isa JassimKemi Adekoya 3:35.07 Farzaneh FasihiElnaz KompaniSepideh TavakkoliMaryam Tousi 4:06.51Farah Rasem Yacoub HashemKhattab Omar BoshnakSulaiman MaradatAbdelqader Alqadi 4:10.55High jump 1.92 m 1.88 m 1.84 mPole vault 4.70 m 4.30 m 4.15 mLong jump 6.35 m 6.30 m 6.22 mTriple jump 14.32 m 14.00 m 13.48 mShot put 18.06 m 17.44 m 16.26 mPentathlon 4224 pts 3828 pts 3637 pts
Medal table
Key
Participating nations
References
Results Official results. AthleticsAsia. Retrieved on 2016-02-22.
External links Official Asian Athletics Association website