The 18th

Asian Athletics Championships The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association. History The competition courted controversy with the IAAF when political in-fighting arose after Israel was excluded from participation in 1977. That e ...

were held in

Guangzhou Guangzhou (, ; ; or ; ), also known as Canton () and alternatively romanized as Kwongchow or Kwangchow, is the capital and largest city of Guangdong province in southern China. Located on the Pearl River about north-northwest of Hong Kon ...

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in 2009.

Results

Men's results

Track

Field

Women's results

Track

Field

Medal table

Participating nations

* (12) * (1) * (1) * (77) * (22) * (16) * (53) * (6) * (15) * (5) * (55) * (5) * (23) * (9) * (3) * (1) * (2) * (4) * (17) * (1) * (6) * (4) * (3) * (5) * (5) * (9) * (17) * (10) * (26) * (21) * (4) * (5) * (25) * (2) * (6) * (19) * (10)

References

Liu Xiang the main attraction on home soil at the Asian Championships - PREVIEW

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(2009-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
Two golds for host Chinese as Asian Champs kick off in Guangzhou

(2009-11-11). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
Six more gold for China in Guangzhou - Asian champs, day 2
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(2009-11-12). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
Taking centre stage, Liu Xiang beats the rain to take Asian title – Asian champs, day 3

(2009-11-13). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
With five wins, Japan halts Chinese momentum in Guangzhou - Asian champs, day 4

(2009-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
Another strong day for Japan as Asian championships conclude
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(2009-11-09). Retrieved on 2011-07-09.
Full results – Day 1

External links

Asian Athletics Association

Official website
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Asian Championships An Asian Championship is a top level international sports competition between Asian athletes or sports teams representing their respective countries or professional sports clubs. List of Championships (Summer Olympic Sports) ;Aquatics * Asia ...

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