Athletics is an Asian Games event since 1951 in New Delhi, India. Among major athletics tournaments of the region, it succeeded the athletics at the Far Eastern Championship Games, which had ceased to be held after 1938.
Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
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I | 1951 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
II | 1954 | Manila, Philippines | Japan |
III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Japan |
VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China | China |
Event | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Games |
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100 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
200 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
400 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
800 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
1500 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
5000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
10000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 | ||
110 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
400 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
3000 m steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
10 km walk | • | 1 | |||||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||
50 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | ||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
4 × 400 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Events | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 |
Event | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Games |
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100 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
200 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
400 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 | ||||
800 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | |||
1500 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||||
3000 m | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
5000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||
10000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||
Marathon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | |||||||||
80 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
100 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 | |||||
400 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 | |||||||
3000 m steeplechase | • | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||||
High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||
Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | ||||||||||||
Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
Pentathlon | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 | ||||||||
10 km walk | • | • | • | • | 4 | ||||||||||||||
20 km walk | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | |||||||||||||
4 × 100 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
4 × 400 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 | ||||||
Events | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | China (CHN) | 199 | 179 | 123 | 501 |
2 | Japan (JPN) | 196 | 228 | 179 | 603 |
3 | India (IND) | 85 | 102 | 96 | 283 |
4 | Bahrain (BRN) | 43 | 19 | 23 | 85 |
5 | South Korea (KOR) | 34 | 37 | 60 | 131 |
6 | Qatar (QAT) | 30 | 22 | 22 | 74 |
7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 73 |
8 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 19 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
9 | Pakistan (PAK) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
10 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 13 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
11 | Thailand (THA) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 51 |
12 | Iran (IRI) | 13 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
13 | Philippines (PHI) | 12 | 10 | 29 | 51 |
14 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
15 | Israel (ISR) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
16 | Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
17 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 20 | 27 | 54 |
18 | North Korea (PRK) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
19 | Iraq (IRQ) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
20 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
21 | Singapore (SGP) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
22 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
23 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | |
25 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
26 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
27 | Oman (OMA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
28 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
30 | Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
31 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
32 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
33 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (33 entries) | 763 | 769 | 765 | 2297 |
Further information: List of Asian Games medalists in athletics |