2019 Asian Athletics Championships

India Bags 17 Medals including 3 Golds at 2019 Asian Athletics Championships

India Bags 17 Medals including 3 Golds at 2019 Asian Athletics Championships

  • The 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships was held from 21 to 24 April 2019 at the Khalifa International Stadium in Doha, Qatar.
  • India secured fourth position in the overall medal table by winning 17 medals including 3 Gold, 7 Silver and 7 Bronze.
  • Bahrain topped the medal table with 22 [11-7-4] medals while the host nation Qatar was placed sixth in the medal table with 6 medals.
 
Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Bahrain (BHR) 11 7 4 22
2  China (CHN) 9 13 7 29
3  Japan (JPN) 5 4 9 18
4  India (IND) 3 7 7 17
5  Uzbekistan (UZB) 3 0 2 5
6  Qatar (QAT)* 2 1 3 6

Winners of Gold Medals for India

  1. Tejinder Pal Singh Toor- Men’s Shot put
  2. Gomathi Marimuthu- Women’s 800 m
  3. P. U. Chitra- Women’s 1500 m

Winners of Silver Medals for India

  1. Ajay Kumar Saroj- Men’s 1500 m
  2. Avinash Sable- Men’s 3000 metres steeplechase
  3. Shivpal Singh- Men’s Javelin throw
  4. Prachi, M. R. Poovamma, Sarita Gayakwad, V. K. Vismaya – Women’s 4×400 metres relay
  5. Annu Rani – Women’s Javelin throw
  6. Swapna Barman – Women’s Heptathlon
  7. Mohammad Anas , M. R. Poovamma, Vismaya Velluvakoroth, Arokia Rajiv – Mixed 4×400 metres relay

Winners of Bronze Medals for India

  1. Gavit Murli Kumar- Men’s 10,000 m
  2. Jabir Madari Palliyalil- Men’s 400 m Hurdles
  3. Dutee Chand- Women’s 200 m
  4. M. R. Poovamma- Women’s 400 m
  5. Parul Chaudhary- Women’s 5000 m
  6. Sanjivani Jadhav- Women’s 10,000 m
  7. Sarita Gayakwad- Women’s 400 m Hurdles

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