Tag Archives: Asian Games Athletics

Asian Games: Athletics Medal Tally as of Day 5

China increased its lead over 2nd place Qatar at the end of the 5th day of athletics at the Asian Games. The Chinese won two golds today courtesy of Shuijiao Wu who won the 100m hurdles (12.72s) and Javelin thrower … Continue reading

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Asiad Men’s 400m hurdles finals: Bahrain wins gold

Bahrain’s Ali Khamis Abbas Ali Khamis won the Asian Games 400m hurdles with a time of 49.71s, overtaking Kishimoto of Japan in the last 20 meters. Eric Cray of the Philippines (lane 6) went to fast in the first 200m … Continue reading

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Asiad Decathlon update after 9 events

Going in to the final and last event of the Decathlon, Leonid Andreev of Kazakstan leads the field with 7463 pts.  He was closely followed by Keisuke Ushiro of Japan who is just 32 pts behind, and a far third … Continue reading

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Asiad Men’s Long Jump: Henry settles for 11th

Philippine long jump record holder Henry Dagmil registered jumps of  7.17, 7.35 and 7.43 at the Asian Games athletics competitions.  Henry missed the final eight by 4 centimeters (.04 meters) thus ending his Asiad campaign on a frustrating note. This … Continue reading

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Decathlon update: Cid at 8th

After 5 events, Filipino decathlete, Jesson Ramil Cid ranks at 8th place among 10 participants at the 2014 Asian Games. The former FEU standout actually topped the 1st (100m) and 5th (400m) events but could not build a wide margin … Continue reading

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Men’s Steeplechase: Ulboc 9th

First time Asiad participant Christopher Ulboc finished 9th and last in the 3,000m steeplechase at the 2014 Asian Games.  Ulboc registered a 9:21.63, far off from his 9:01 set in the 2013 SEA Games where we won the gold medal.  … Continue reading

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Asian Games: Athletics Day 3 Medal Tally Update

After three days of athletics competition, China has led the way with 6-7-4 gold-silver-bronze medal haul.  They were followed by Qatar’s 5-0-1, then Bahrain’s 3-5-1. China’s golds came from Changrui Xue (mens pole vault), Zhen Wang (mens 20k walk), Yongli … Continue reading

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Asiad Athletics Philippine Update: Decathlon Event 1

  After the first event, the 100m, Jesson Ramil Cid finds himself at the lead of Decathlon competitions here.  Cid won his heat with a mark of 10.63s, which is equal to 945 pts using the decathlon points calculator. Tournament … Continue reading

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Trivia: Who has the longest reign in one event at the Asiad?

Answer: Japanese hammer thrower Shigenobu Murofushi. Shigenobu first won the Asian Games hammer throw competitions in 1970, then successfully defended it in 1974, 1978, 1982 and 1986 for a total of 5 Asian Games editions.  Not only that, in 1966, … Continue reading

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ASIAN GAMES DAY 1

  SEA Games Record Holder Arneil Ferrera finished 9th at the Asian Games with a seasons best 58.06m. A good effort as even equalling his personal best of 61.62m which he threw at Laos at the Last SEA Games would … Continue reading

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