Asian Athletics Championships

The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association.

The competition courted controversy with the International Association of Athletics Federations when political in-fighting arose though the participation of Israel in 1977. That edition of the competition was cancelled and championships between 1979 and 1989 were called the "Asian Track and Field Meeting" as a result. The situation was resolved when Israel began competing in European Athletic Association events instead.[1]

Editions

Year City Country Date Venue No. of
Events		 No. of
Nations		 No. of
Athletes
1 1973 Marikina  Philippines Marikina Stadium
2 1975 Seoul  South Korea Dongdaemun Stadium
3 1979 Tokyo  Japan National Olympic Stadium
4 1981 Tokyo  Japan National Olympic Stadium
5 1983 Kuwait City  Kuwait Kuwait National Stadium
6 1985 Jakarta  Indonesia Bung Karno Stadium
7 1987 Singapore  Singapore National Stadium
8 1989 New Delhi  India Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium
9 1991 Kuala Lumpur  Malaysia Stadium Merdeka
10 1993 Manila  Philippines Rizal Memorial Stadium
11 1995 Jakarta  Indonesia Bung Karno Stadium
12 1998 Fukuoka  Japan July Hakatanomori Athletic Stadium
13 2000 Jakarta  Indonesia August 28–31 Bung Karno Stadium 43 37 441
14 2002 Colombo  Sri Lanka August 9–12 Sugathadasa Stadium 43
15 2003 Manila  Philippines September 20–23 Rizal Memorial Stadium 43
16 2005 Incheon  South Korea September 1–4 Incheon Munhak Stadium 43 35 536
17 2007 Amman  Jordan July 25–29 Amman International Stadium 44 34
18 2009 Guangzhou  China November 10–14 Olympic Stadium 44 37 505
19 2011 Kobe  Japan July 7–10 Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium 42 40 464
20 2013 Pune  India July 3–7 Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex 42 42 522
21 2015 Wuhan  China

Championships records

References

  1. ↑ Asian Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2010-02-21.

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