| Events at the 2009 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 | women |
| 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 men's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held on November 12.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Penalties | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Li Jianbo | 1:22:55 | > | |||
| Zhu Yafei | 1:22:56 | ||||
| Park Chil-sung | 1:24:51 | ~~ | |||
| 4 | Akihiro Sugimoto | 1:25:00 | |||
| 5 | Babubhai Kesharabhai Panucha | 1:25:11 | > | SB | |
| 6 | Teoh Boon Lim | 1:32:39 | ~ | ||
| 7 | Lo Choon Sieng | 1:35:20 | ~ | ||
| 8 | Ayoob Sarwashi | 1:42:15 | PB | ||
| Harminder Singh | DQ | ~~~ |