Track and Field events are the mainstays of any big-ticket multi-sport event. They provide the fans with some thrilling action and memorable moments. The various disciplines have not disappointed at the Asian Games as well.

And so, we take a look at all the current withstanding records in Athletics at the Asian Games, some of which were created by Indian athletes.

Timing is denoted as follows, MM:SS.MS (Minutes:Seconds.Milliseconds)

Men’s

Track (In minutes and seconds)

100m: 9.93; Femi Seun Ogunode, Qatar; 2014 Asian Games

200m: 20.14; Femi Seun Ogunode, Qatar; 2014 Asian Games

400m: 44.46; Yousef Masrahi, Saudi Arabia; 2014 Asian Games

800m: 1:45.45; Sajad Moradi, Iran; 2010 Asian Games

1500m: 3:36.49; Mohammed Shaween, Saudi Arabia; 2010 Asian Games

5000m: 13:26.13; Mohamed Al Garni, Qatar; 2014 Asian Games

10000m: 27:32.72; Bilisuma Shugi Gelassa, Bahrain; 2010 Asian Games

Marathon: 2H 8:21; Takeyuki Nakayama, Japan; 1986 Asian Games

110m Hurdles: 13.09; Liu Xiang, China; 2010 Asian Games

400m Hurdles: 48.42; Hadi Soua’an Somaily; 2002 Asian Games

3000m Steeplechase: 8:25.89; Tareq Mubarak Taher, Bahrain; 2010 Asian Games

Field (In metres)

High Jump: 2.33m; Mutaz Essa Barshim, Qatar; 2014 Asian Games

Pole Vault: 5.65m; Igor Potapovich, Kazakhstan; 1994 Asian Games

Long Jump: 8.14m; Hussein Al-Sabee, Saudi Arabia; 2002 Asian Games

Triple Jump: 17.31m; Zou Sixin, China; 1990 Asian Games

Shot Put: 20.57m; Sultan Aboulmajeed E Alhabashi, Saudi Arabia; 2010 Asian Games

Discus Throw: 67.99m; Ehsan Hadadi, Iran; 2010 Asian Games

Hammer Throw: 78.72m; Koji Murofushi, Japan; 2002 Asian Games

Javelin Throw: 89.15m; Zhao Qinggang, China; 2014 Asian Games

Relay (In minutes and seconds)

4x100m: 37.99; China (Shiwei, Zhenye, Bingtian, Peimeng); 2014 Asian Games

4x400m: 3:01.70; Japan (Osakada, Tabata, Kan, Karube); 1998 Asian Games

Walk (In hours, minutes, and seconds)

20km: 1H 19:45; Wang Zhen, China; 2014 Asian Games

50km: 3H 40:19; Takayuki Tanii, Japan; 2014 Asian Games

Decathlon (points): 8384 pts; Dimitriy Karpov, Kazakhstan; 2006 Asian Games

Women’s

Track (In minutes and seconds)

100m: 11.15; Susanthika Jayasinghe, Sri Lanka; 2002 Asian Games

200m: 22.48; Damayanthi Dharsha, Sri Lanka; 1998 Asian Games

400m: 51.11; Kemi Adekoya, Bahrain; 2014 Asian Games

800m: 1:59.02; Margarita Matsko, Kazakhstan; 2014 Asian Games

1500m: 4:06.03; Sunita Rani, India; 2002 Asian Games

5000m: 14:40.41; Sun Yingjie, China; 2002 Asian Games

10000m: 30:28.26; Sun Yingjie, China; 2002 Asian Games

Marathon: 2H 21:47; Naoko Takahashi, Japan; 1998 Asian Games

100m Hurdles: 12.63; Olga Shishigina, Kazakhstan; 1998 Asian Games

400m Hurdles: 55.09; Kemi Adekoya, Bahrain; 2014 Asian Games

3000m Steeplechase: 9:31.36; Ruth Jebet, Bahrain; 2014 Asian Games

Field (In metres)

High Jump: 1.95m; Svetlana Radzivil, Uzbekistan; 2010 Asian Games

Pole Vault: 4.35m; Gao Shuying & Li Ling, China; 2002 Asian Games & 2014 Asian Games

Long Jump: 6.91m; Yao Weili, China; 1994 Asian Games

Triple Jump: 14.37m; Xie Limei, China; 2006 Asian Games

Shot Put: 20.55m; Sui Xinmei, China; 1990 Asian Games

Discus Throw: 66.18m; Li Yanfeng, China; 2010 Asian Games

Hammer Throw: 77.33m; Zhang Wenxiu, China; 2014 Asian Games

Javelin Throw: 65.47m; Zhang Li, China; 2014 Asian Games

Relay (In minutes and seconds)

4x100m: 42.83; China (Yujia, Lingwei, Huijun, Yongli); 2014 Asian Games

4x400m: 3:38.68; India (Pawar, Luka, Kaur, Poovamma); 2014 Asian Games

Walk (In hours, minutes, and seconds)

20km: 1H 30:06; Liu Hong, China; 2010 Asian Games

Decathlon (points): 6360 pts; Ghada Shouaa, Syria; 1994 Asian Games

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