2008 Asian Indoor Championships | |
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Dates | February 14–16 |
Host city | Doha, Qatar |
Venue | ASPIRE Dome |
Events | 26 |
Participation | 202 athletes from 29 nations |
The 2008 Asian Indoor Athletics Championships was an international indoor athletics event took place in Doha, Qatar, between 14 and 16 February.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | India | 5 | 9 | 3 | 17 |
2 | China | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
3 | Kazakhstan | 4 | 6 | 4 | 14 |
4 | Qatar | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 |
5 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
6 | Japan | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
7 | Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
8 | Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Iran | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
11 | Thailand | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
12 | Pakistan | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Hong Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Malaysia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Syria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
16 | United Arab Emirates | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uzbekistan | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 entries) | 26 | 26 | 26 | 78 |
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