The 10th Asian Cross Country Championships took place on March 1, 2009 in Manama, Bahrain. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.
Medalists edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual |  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT)
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Essa Ismail Rahed (QAT)
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Felix Kikway Kibore (QAT)
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| Senior Men Team | Qatar (QAT)
|
 Bahrain (BHR)
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 India (IND)
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| Junior Men Individual | Gebre Alemu Bekele (BHR)
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Edwin Chebii Kimurer (BHR)
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 Syota Hattory (JPN)
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| Junior Men Team | Bahrain (BHR)
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Japan (JPN)
|
 Yemen (YEM)
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| Senior Women Individual | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR)
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Mimi Belete (BHR)
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Aya Nagata (JPN)
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| Senior Women Team | Japan (JPN)
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Bahrain (BHR)
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India (IND)
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| Junior Women Individual | Shitaye Eshete Habtegebrel (BHR)
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Tejito Daba Chalchissa (BHR)
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Aki Odagiri (JPN)
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| Junior Women Team | Bahrain (BHR)
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Japan (JPN)
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India (IND)
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (BHR) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |