Athletics competitions at the Nagoya Asian Games

Athletics competitions at the Nagoya Asian Games have seen several athletes establish new records and secure historic victories.

In track and field, China’s Su Wen broke a 36-year-old record in the men’s triple jump with a 17.42m effort. Other record-breaking performances include Mohammadreza Tayebise of Iran in the men’s shot put and Bahrain’s Salwa Eid Naser, who broke her own previous Games record in the women’s 400m.

Chinese Taipei achieved significant success, notably with Fu Chao-hsuan winning a historic gold medal in the men’s high jump with a clearance of 2.25 meters, the first for a male track and field athlete from Chinese Taipei in 60 years. Additionally, the Chinese Taipei men’s 4x100m relay team earned a silver medal and set a new national record of 38.32 seconds, following the gold medal performance by the Chinese team. Other notable results include gold for China’s Chen Yuanjiang in the men’s 110m hurdles, ahead of Japan’s Rashid Muratake, and gold for China’s Feng Bin in the women’s discus throw with a distance of 63.83 meters.

Other victories include the marathon events by Japan’s Ichitaka Yamashita and Bahrain’s Shitaye Habte, while Lin Zhongwei secured a bronze medal for Chinese Taipei in the men’s 400m hurdles with a personal best of 48.74 seconds.