| Events at the 2017 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 |
| 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 800 metres at the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 8 and 9 July.
| Gold | Ebrahim Al-Zofairi |
| Silver | Jamal Hairane |
| Bronze | Jinson Johnson |
Qualification rule: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) qualified for the final.
| Rank | Name | Nationality | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrahim Al-Zofairi | 1:49.47 | |||
| Jamal Hairane | 1:49.94 | |||
| Jinson Johnson | 1:50.07 | |||
| 4 | Mohamed Nasir Abbas | 1:50.16 | ||
| 5 | Indunil Madushan Herath | 1:50.57 | ||
| 6 | Amir Moradi | 1:50.66 | ||
| 7 | Ma Junyi | 1:50.98 | ||
| 8 | Vishwambhar Kolekar | 1:51.07 | ||
| 9 | Sho Kawamoto | 1:52.62 |