| 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 women's 20 kilometres walk event at the 2009 Asian Athletics Championships was held on November 13.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Penalties | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mayumi Kawasaki | 1:30:12 | CR | |||
| Yang Yawei | 1:34:11 | ~ | |||
| Svetlana Tolstaya | 1:36:42 | ||||
| 4 | Galina Kichigina | 1:47:14 | |||
| Liu Hong | DQ | ~~~ |