| Events at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships | ||
|---|---|---|
| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | |
| 4 × 100 m relay | men | women |
| 4 × 400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The women's 5000 metres event at the 2002 Asian Athletics Championships was held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 12 August. [1]
The 14th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Colombo, Sri Lanka on 9–12 August 2002.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ham Bong-Sil | 15:42.88 | PB | ||
| Akiko Kawashima | 15:44.08 | |||
| Mizuho Nasukawa | 16:24.63 | |||
| 4 | Jo Bun-Hui | 16:41.43 | PB | |
| 5 | Beant Kaur | 17:17.47 | ||
| 6 | Dalugoda Inoka | 17:30.77 | ||
| 7 | Pushpa Devi | 17:44.43 | SB | |
| 8 | H.M.W.K. Herath | 18:51.01 | PB |