The 2016

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event between Asian nations. It took place at the

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, between 19 and 21 February. Three new women's Asian indoor records were set at the competition: in the

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, 51.67 seconds for the

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by Kemi Adekoya, and 3:35.07 minutes for the 4 × 400 metres relay set by Bahrain. In total, twelve championship records were improved at the competition. The host nation Qatar topped the medal table with six gold medals (all on the men's side). China was second with five gold medals and Kazakhstan had four titles to its name.Ramsak, Bob (2016-02-21)
Al-Garni clinches second successive double on final day of Asian Indoor Championships
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Al-Garni and Adekoya in the spotlight on the second day of the Asian Indoor Championships
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IAAF. Retrieved on 2016-02-22. Five titles from the 2014 edition were defended successfully, including all the men's distance titles.

Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla ( ar, عبدالرحمن بله; born 19 March 1989 in Khartoum) is a Sudanese-born Qatari middle-distance runner competing primarily in the 800 metres. He represented Qatar at the 2012 Summer Olympics as well as two outdo ...

of Qatar won the

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for a second title while his compatriot

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retained both his

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and

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gold medals in championship record times. Another championship record defence came from Kuwait's Abdulaziz Al-Mandeel in the

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. The two other athletes to defend their titles were both high jumpers:

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took his fourth straight men's title for the host nation and Svetlana Radzivil of Uzbekistan took the honour of being the only returning women's champion to leave undefeated.

Betlhem Desalegn Betlhem Desalegn Belayneh (Amharic: ቤተልሄም ደሳለኝ በላይነህ; born 13 November 1991 in Addis Ababa) is an Ethiopian-born Emirati middle-distance runner. At the 2012 Summer Olympics, she competed in the Women's 1500 metres. ...

took a women's distance double in the 1500 m and 3000 m, becoming the first Emirati gold medallist in championships history.

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was initially the

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runner-up, but was disqualified upon appeal for a lane infringement in the final 800 m event. Other prominent disqualifications were home favourites Samuel Francis and

Tosin Ogunode Tosin Joseph Ogunode (born 2 March 1994) is a Nigerian-born track and field sprinter who competes internationally for Qatar. He is the younger brother of Femi Ogunode, another Nigerian-turned-Qatari sprinter who won two golds at the 2010 Asia ...

, who fell foul of the

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rule in the men's

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. Three infrequent participants reached the medal table for first time: the Philippines through men's 60 m bronze medallist

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, Sri Lanka courtesy of women's 800 m runner-up Nimali Waliwarsha Arachchige and men's high jump third-placer Manjula Kumara, and finally Jordan via their women's 4 × 400 m relay team.

Results

Men

Women

Medal table

;Key:

Participating nations

References

;Results
Official results
AthleticsAsia. Retrieved on 2016-02-22.

External links

Official Asian Athletics Association website
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