Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
at the
2014 Asian Games was held in
Incheon,
South Korea
South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and sharing a Korean Demilitarized Zone, land border with North Korea. Its western border is formed ...
from 27 September to 3 October 2014. A total of 47
events
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were contested, 24 by men and 23 by women - matching the
Olympic athletics programme. The 42
track and field
Track and field is a sport that includes athletic contests based on running, jumping, and throwing skills. The name is derived from where the sport takes place, a running track and a grass field for the throwing and some of the jumping events ...
events on the programme were hosted at the
Incheon Asiad Main Stadium
The Incheon Stadium, commonly known as the Incheon Asiad Main Stadium ( ko, 인천아시아드주경기장, Incheon Asiadeu Jugyeong-gijang), is a stadium located in Incheon, South Korea. Completed in July 2014, it is used mostly for athletics m ...
, while the road competitions took place around the city's
marathon
The marathon is a long-distance foot race with a distance of , usually run as a road race, but the distance can be covered on trail routes. The marathon can be completed by running or with a run/walk strategy. There are also wheelchair div ...
and
racewalking
Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Race judges carefully asse ...
course.
Schedule
Medalists
Men
Women
Medal table
Participating nations
A total of 654 athletes from 41 nations competed in athletics at the 2014 Asian Games:
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References
;Daily reports
*Minshull, Phil (2014-09-27)
Mohammed gets the 2014 Asian Games athletics off to a historic start IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Minshull, Phil (2014-09-28)
Ogunode sets area 100m record of 9.93 at the Asian Games IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Minshull, Phil (2014-09-29)
Barshim battles tiredness but still triumphs with Asian Games record in Inchon IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Minshull, Phil (2014-09-30)
Hadadi's discus hat-trick makes Iran happy at the Asian Games IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Mulkeen, Jon (2014-10-01)
Records and rules broken in 800m finals at Asian Games IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Mulkeen, Jon (2014-10-02)
Two Asian records broken on fantastic day for China at the Asian Games IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
*Mulkeen, Jon (2014-10-03)
Marathon debutant Mahbood wins Asian Games title IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-10-03.
External links
Official website
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Athletics
Athletics may refer to:
Sports
* Sport of athletics, a collection of sporting events that involve competitive running, jumping, throwing, and walking
** Track and field, a sub-category of the above sport
* Athletics (physical culture), competi ...
2014
Asian Games
2014 Asian Games