The 2019 Asian Athletics Championships was the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar. During the closing ceremony of the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar India, President of Asian Athletics Association (AAA) Dahlan Al Hamad officially handed over the AAA Flag to Qatar Olympic Committee Secretary-General and Qatar Athletics Federation President Thani Abdulrahman Al Kuwari.[1] The event was at the Khalifa International Stadium and it served as the test event for the 2019 World Athletics Championships which were held at the same venue.[2][3]
| 2019 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Dates | 21–24 April |
| Host city |  Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
| Events | 43 |
| Participation | 595 athletes from 43 nations |
Medal summary edit
Men edit
Women edit
Mixed edit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×400 metres relay |
 Bahrain (BHR)Musa Isah Aminat Yusuf Jamal Salwa Eid Naser Abbas Abubakar Abbas |
3:15.75 |  India (IND)Mohammad Anas M. R. Poovamma Vismaya Velluvakoroth Arokia Rajiv |
3:16.47 |  Japan (JPN)Kota Wakabayashi Konomi Takeishi Mayu Inaoka Kentaro Sato |
3:20.29 |
Medal table edit
* Host nation (Qatar)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (BHR) | 11 | 7 | 4 | 22 |
| 2 |  China (CHN) | 10 | 12 | 7 | 29 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 5 | 4 | 9 | 18 |
| 4 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 5 | India (IND) | 2 | 7 | 7 | 16 |
| 6 | Qatar (QAT)* | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| 7 |  Thailand (THA) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 |  Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 5 | 2 | 8 |
| 9 |  Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 10 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 |  Iran (IRI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 13 |  Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Vietnam (VIE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 16 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 17 |  Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Oman (OMA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (20 entries) | 43 | 43 | 43 | 129 | |
Participating nations edit
Bahrain (28)
Bangladesh (5)
Bhutan (2)
Brunei (1)
Cambodia (2)
China (84)
Chinese Taipei (22)
Hong Kong (17)
India (38)
Indonesia (9)
Iran (16)
Iraq (9)
Japan (74)
Jordan (4)
Kazakhstan (24)
Kuwait (18)
Kyrgyzstan (11)
Laos (3)
Lebanon (4)
Macau (5)
Malaysia (9)
Maldives (7)
Myanmar (1)
Nepal (2)
North Korea (2)
Oman (9)
Pakistan (5)
Palestine (4)
Philippines (13)
Qatar (33)
Saudi Arabia (9)
Singapore (15)
South Korea (22)
Sri Lanka (15)
Syria (2)
Tajikistan (6)
Thailand (23)
Timor-Leste (2)
Turkmenistan (5)
Uzbekistan (15)
Vietnam (12)
Yemen (8)
References edit
- ^ "Doha to host 23rd Asian Athletics Championship". The Peninsula.
- ^ "DOHA SHOWS IT IS READY TO REACH NEW HEIGHTS FOR 2019 IAAF WORLD ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS". 27 September 2018.
- ^ Rowbottom, Mike (27 September 2018). "IAAF delegation blown away by Khalifa Stadium cooling system as Doha marks one-year countdown to World Championships". inside the games.
External links edit
- Official website
- Asian Athletics Association
- Results book Archived 2019-04-25 at the Wayback Machine