| Venue |  Nara, Japan |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 10–17 April 2008 |
| Velodrome | Nara Keirin Velodrome |
The 2008 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Nara Keirin Velodrome, Nara, Japan from 10 to 17 April 2008. [1]
| Venue | Nara, Japan |
|---|---|
| Date(s) | 10–17 April 2008 |
| Velodrome | Nara Keirin Velodrome |
The 2008 Asian Cycling Championships took place at the Nara Keirin Velodrome, Nara, Japan from 10 to 17 April 2008. [1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual road race | Fumiyuki Beppu Japan | Temur Mukhamedov  Uzbekistan | Takashi Miyazawa Japan |
| Individual time trial | Eugen Wacker  Kyrgyzstan | Alexey Kolessov  Kazakhstan | Yukiya Arashiro Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Individual road race | Gao Min  China | Miho Oki Japan | Choi Hye-kyeong  South Korea |
| Individual time trial | Li Meifang China | Liu Yongli China | Mayuko Hagiwara Japan |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sprint | Zheng Lulu China | Gong Jinjie China | Huang Ting-ying  Chinese Taipei |
| 500 m time trial | Gong Jinjie China | Fatehah Mustapa  Malaysia | Huang Ting-ying Chinese Taipei |
| Keirin | Zheng Lulu China | Fatehah Mustapa Malaysia | Jutatip Maneephan  Thailand |
| Individual pursuit | Li Wei China | Ha Seon-ha South Korea | Leow Hoay Sim Malaysia |
| Points race | Kim Eun-hee South Korea | Chanpeng Nontasin Thailand | Li Wei China |
| Scratch | Park Eun-mi South Korea | Santia Tri Kusuma  Indonesia | Diao Xiaojuan  Hong Kong |
| Team sprint | China Zheng Lulu Gong Jinjie | Chinese Taipei Hsiao Mei-yu Huang Ting-ying | South Korea You Jin-a Lee Eun-ji |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 9 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 2 |  Malaysia | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 3 | Japan | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 4 | South Korea | 2 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 7 |  Iran | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Hong Kong | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 21 | 21 | 21 | 63 | |
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