2025 Asian Athletics Championships

2025 Asian Championships
Dates	27–31 May
Host city	Gumi, South Korea
Venue	Gumi Civic Stadium
Events	45
Participation	1193 athletes from 43 nations
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The 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was the 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 27 to 31 May 2025 in Gumi, South Korea. ^{[1] [2]} This was the third time South Korea have hosted the championships after the 1975 and 2005 editions.

Venue

The 26th edition of the Asian Athletics Championships was held at Gumi Civic Stadium, Gumi, South Korea. ^[1]

Medal table

  *   Host nation (South Korea)

Rank	teams	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	China	19	9	4	32
2	India	8	10	6	24
3	Japan	5	11	12	28
4	Kazakhstan	3	1	2	6
	Qatar	3	1	2	6
6	South Korea*	2	1	1	4
7	Iran	2	1	0	3
8	Kuwait	1	0	0	1
	Pakistan	1	0	0	1
	Philippines	1	0	0	1
11	Thailand	0	4	3	7
12	Uzbekistan	0	2	1	3
13	Singapore	0	2	0	2
14	Chinese Taipei	0	1	4	5
15	Saudi Arabia	0	1	2	3
16	Bahrain	0	1	1	2
	Vietnam	0	1	1	2
18	Sri Lanka	0	0	3	3
19	Hong Kong	0	0	1	1
	Malaysia	0	0	1	1
Totals (20 entries)		45	46	44	135

Medalists

Men

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Hiroki Yanagita   Japan	10.20 [.194] SB	Puripol Boonson   Thailand	10.20 [.196]	Abdullah Abkar Mohammed   Saudi Arabia	10.30 [.296]
200 metres details	Towa Uzawa   Japan	20.12 CR	Abdulaziz Abdu Atafi   Saudi Arabia	20:31 PB	Animesh Kujur   India	20:32 NR, PB
400 metres details	Ammar Ibrahim   Qatar	45.33	Kentaro Sato   Japan	45.50	Kalinga Kumarage  [ de; fr ]   Sri Lanka	45.55 SB
800 metres details	Ebrahim Alzofairi   Kuwait	1:44.59	Ali Amirian  [ de ]   Iran	1:44.97 PB	Abubaker Haydar Abdalla   Qatar	1:45.20
1500 metres details	Kazuto Iizawa  [ de; ja ]   Japan	3:42.56 PB	Jae-ung Lee   South Korea	3:42.79	Yoonus Shah   India	3:43.03
5000 metres details	Gulveer Singh   India	13:24.77 CR	Kieran Tuntivate   Thailand	13:24.97	Nagiya Mori   Japan	13:25.06
10,000 metres details	Gulveer Singh   India	28:38.63	Mebuki Suzuki  [ ja ]   Japan	28:43.84	Albert Rop   Bahrain	28:46.82 SB
110 metres hurles details	Rachid Muratake   Japan	13.22	Liu Junxi   China	13.31	Qin Weibo   China	13.45 SB
400 metres hurdles details	Abderrahman Samba   Qatar	48.00	Bassem Hemeida   Qatar	49.44	Chung-Wei Lin   Chinese Taipei	49.73 SB
3000 metres steeplechase details	Avinash Sable   India	8:20.92 SB	Yutaro Niinae   Japan	8:24.41 SB	Zakaria al Alhlami   Qatar	8:27.12 PB
4×100 metres relay details	South Korea Minjun Seo Joeljin Nwamadi Lee Jae-seong  [ de ] Junhyeok Lee	38.49 CR	Thailand Natawat Iamudom  [ de ] Thawatchai Himaiad  [ de ] Chayut Khongprasit  [ de ] Puripol Boonson	38.78	Hong Kong Yat Lok Chan Lee Hong Kit  [ de ] Chun Ting Kwok Magnus Johannsson	39.10 PB
4×400 metres relay details	Qatar Abderrahman Samba Bassem Hemeida Hatim Aitoulghazi Ammar Ibrahim	3:03.52	India Jay Kumar Dharmveer Choudhary Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi Manu Thekkinalil Saji	3:03.67 PB	China Liang Baotang Zhang Qing Ailixier Wumaier Fu Haoran	3:03.73 SB
20 km racewalk details	Wang Zhaozhao   China	1:20:36.90 CR	Kento Yoshikawa   Japan	1:20:44.90	Servin Sebasthiyan   India	1:21:13.60
High jump details	Sanghyeok Woo   South Korea	2.29 m	Tomohiro Shinno   Japan	2.26 m SB	Tawan Kaewkam  [ de ]   Thailand	2.23 m SB
Pole vault details	Ernest John Obiena   Philippines	5.77 m	Huang Bokai   China	5.72 m SB	Patsapong Amsamarng   Thailand	5.67 m PB
Long jump details	Shu Heng   China	8.22 m	Lin Yu-tang   Chinese Taipei	8.20 m	Keito Yamaura   Japan	8.08 m SB
Triple jump details	Zhu Yaming   China	17.06 m	Praveen Chithravel   India	16.90 m	Yu Kyu-min  [ de ]   South Korea	16.82 m SB
Shot put details	Mohammad Reza Tayyebi  [ de ]   Iran	20.32 m	Xing Jialiang   China	19.97 m	Mohammed Tolo   Saudi Arabia	19.92 m
Discus throw details	Abuduaini Tuergong   China	63.47 m SB	Masateru Yugami  [ de; fr; ja ]   Japan	60.38 m	Irfan Shamsuddin   Malaysia	58.82 m
Hammer throw details	Wang Qi   China	74.50 m	Tatsuto Nakagawa   Japan	71.97 m PB	Shota Fukuda  [ de ]   Japan	71.89 m
Javelin throw details	Arshad Nadeem   Pakistan	86.40 m	Sachin Yadav   India	85.16 m PB	Yuta Sakiyama   Japan	83.75 m PB
Decathlon details	Fei Xiang   China	7634 pts	Tejaswin Shankar   India	7618 pts	Keisuke Okuda  [ de ]   Japan	7602 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals

Women

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
100 metres details	Liang Xiaojing   China	11.37	Shanti Pereira   Singapore	11.41	Trần Thị Nhi Yến  [ de; vi ]   Vietnam	11.54
200 metres details	Chen Yujie   China	22.97 PB	Shanti Pereira   Singapore	22.98 SB	Li Yuting   China	23.23 SB
400 metres details	Nanako Matsumoto  [ de; ja; pl ]   Japan	52.17 PB	Rupal Chaudhary   India	52.68	Jonbibi Hukmova   Uzbekistan	52.79 PB
800 metres details	Wu Hongjiao  [ de ]   China	2:00.08 CR	Rin Kubo   Japan	2:00.42	Pooja Singh   India	2:01.89 PB
1500 metres details	Li Chunhui   China	4:10.58	Pooja Singh   India	4:10.83	Tomoka Kimura   Japan	4:11.56 SB
5000 metres details	Norah Jeruto   Kazakhstan	14:58.71 CR	Parul Chaudhary   India	15:15.33	Yuma Yamamoto   Japan	15:16.86
10,000 metres details	Daisy Jepkemei   Kazakhstan	30:48.44	Ririka Hironaka   Japan	30:56.32	Mikuni Yada  [ ja ]   Japan	31:12.21
100 metres hurdles details	Jyoti Yarraji   India	12.96	Yumi Tanaka   Japan	13.07 [.061]	Wu Yanni   China	13.07 [.068]
400 metres hurdles details	Mo Jiadie   China	55.31	Kemi Adekoya   Bahrain	55.32	Vithya Ramraj   India	56:46
3000 metres steeplechase details	Norah Jeruto   Kazakhstan	9:10.46 CR	Parul Chaudhary   India	9:12.46 NR	Daisy Jepkemei   Kazakhstan	9:27.51
4×100 metres relay details	China Chen Yujie Li Yuting Zhu Junying Liang Xiaojing	43.28 SB	India Abinaya Rajarajan Sneha Sathyanarayana Shanuvalli Nithya Gandhe Srabani Nanda	43.86 SB	Thailand Jirapat Khanonta Supanich Poolkerd Sukanda Petraksa  [ de ] Athicha Phetkun  [ de ]	44.26 PB
4×400 metres relay details	India Jisna Mathew Rupal Chaudhary Rajitha Kunja Subha Venkatesan	3:34.18 SB	Vietnam Thi Ngoc Nguyen  [ de ] Nguyen Thi Hang  [ de ] Quách Thị Lan Hoang Thi Minh Hanh  [ de ]	3:34.77	Sri Lanka Nadeesha Ramanayake Lakshima Mendis  [ de ] Jayeshi Uththara  [ de ] Harshani Fernando  [ de ]	3:36.67
20 km racewalk details	Yin Hang   China	1:30:44	Ma Li   China	1:32:08	Yasmina Toxanbayeva   Kazakhstan	1:32:22
High jump details	Pooja Singh   India	1.89 m PB	Safina Sadullaeva   Uzbekistan Yelizaveta Matveyeva   Kazakhstan	1.86 m	Not awarded
Pole vault details	Niu Chunge   China	4.48	Xu Huiqin   China	4.23	Misaki Morota  [ de; ja ]   Japan	4.13
Long jump details	Reihaneh Mobini  [ de; fa ]   Iran	6.40 m	Ancy Sojan   India	6.33 m	Shaili Singh   India	6.30 m
Triple jump details	Li Yi  [ de ]   China	13.80 m	Sharifa Davronova   Uzbekistan	13.74 m	Mariko Morimoto  [ de; fr; ja; no ]   Japan	13.65 m SB
Shot put details	Ma Yue   China	18.26 m	Song Jiayuan   China	17.78 m	Ching Yuan Chiang   Chinese Taipei	17.42 m PB
Discus throw details	Feng Bin   China	61.90 m	Subenrat Insaeng   Thailand	57.68 m	Nanaka Kori   Japan	56.48 m
Hammer throw details	Ji Li  [ de ]   China	72.98 m	Li Jiangyan  [ de; no ]   China	69.13 m	Yu Ya-chien  [ de ]   Chinese Taipei	64.25 m
Javelin throw details	Su Lingdan   China	63.29 m PB	Momone Ueda   Japan	59.39 m SB	Sae Takemoto  [ de ]   Japan	58.94 m
Heptathlon details	Nandini Agasara   India	5941 pts PB	Liu Jingyi  [ de ]   China	5869 pts PB	Chen Tsai-chuan  [ de ]   Chinese Taipei	5608 pts

* Indicates the athletes only competed in the preliminary heats and received medals

Mixed

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
4×400 metres relay details	India Santhosh Kumar Tamilarasan Rupal Chaudhary Vishal Thennarasu Kayalvizhi Subha Venkatesan	3:18.12	China Liang Baotang Wu Hongjiao  [ de ] Ailixier Wumaier Liu Yinglan  [ de ]	3:20.52 SB	Sri Lanka S.M.S.V Rajakaruna Lakshima Mendis  [ de ] Kalinga Kumarage  [ de; fr ] Harshani Fernando  [ de ]	3:21.95

Participating nations

A total of 39 countries participated. ^[3]

•   Bahrain (7)
•   Bangladesh (5)
•   Bhutan (4)
•   Cambodia (1)
•   China (66)
•   Chinese Taipei (31)
•   Hong Kong (41)
•   India (62)
•   Indonesia (21)
•   Iran (26)
•   Iraq (15)
•   Japan (71)
•   Jordan (5)
•   Kazakhstan (32)
•   Kuwait (22)
•   Kyrgyzstan (8)
•   Laos (2)
•   Lebanon (3)
•   Macau (11)
•   Malaysia (36)
•   Maldives (2)
•   Mongolia (5)
•   Myanmar (5)
•   Nepal (6)
•   Oman (5)
•   Pakistan (5)
•   Palestine (4)
•   Philippines (17)
•   Qatar (19)
•   Saudi Arabia (30)
•   Singapore (23)
•   South Korea (91)
•   Sri Lanka (21)
•   Tajikistan (5)
•   Thailand (34)
•   Turkmenistan (5)
•   United Arab Emirates (4)
•   Uzbekistan (36)
•   Vietnam (17)

Incidents

During the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships in Gumi, South Korea, from May 27 to 31, two Iranian athletes and one coach were arrested for allegedly sexually assaulting a 20-year-old South Korean woman on May 31 at a hotel where the Iranian delegation was staying. The woman reportedly met one of the athletes, identified as "K," at a bar in Gumi, near the athletes’ village, before being taken to the hotel where the assault occurred. South Korean police classified the incident as "Special Rape," a serious offense under local law, and detained the suspects following the woman’s complaint, with one individual present at the scene later released. The case triggered widespread public outrage in South Korea, with media outlets like Hankyoreh and Korea Times providing extensive coverage. Social media platforms saw an outpouring of anger from South Koreans, with many expressing shock, grief, and demands for harsh penalties, labeling the incident a violation of trust during an international event. Feminist groups and activists also voiced concerns, calling for stronger protections for women. The ongoing investigation continues to draw intense scrutiny and has sparked broader discussions on safety and accountability at global sporting events. ^{[4] [5] [6] [7]}

One of the three runners attempted suicide unsuccesfully while in custody. ^[8] Another Iranian athlete was arrested for "stealing" and was released after paying a "fine" from Iran. ^[9]

Iranian Minister of youth affairs and sports was called to appear before Iranian parliament for questioning. ^[10]

Broadcasting

Territory	Broadcaster(s)	Reference
No restricted territory	STN SPORTS (YouTube channel)	Live & Event finals playlist on YouTube

References

1. "All set for the event! Final checks completed for a successful championship!". 2025gumi.kr. 31 March 2025. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
2. "2025 Gumi Asian Athletics Championships: Arshad Nadeem, EJ Obiena, Woo Sanghyeok and Puripol Boonson to headline the action - full schedule". Olympics. 23 May 2025. Retrieved 23 May 2025.
3. https://www.2025gumi.kr/athlete
4. Week, The. "Iranian athletes, coach arrested for gang rape of Korean woman during Asian Athletics Championships". www.theweek.in. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
5. "ورزشکاران ایرانی متهم به تجاوز گروهی تا ۲ ماه در بازداشت؛ جرم دزدی هم اضافه شد!". Fararu | فرارو (in Persian). 3 June 2025. Retrieved 3 June 2025.
6. Online, Eghtesad. "جزئیات شوکه‌کننده از تجاوز ورزشکاران ایرانی در کره جنوبی/ دختر ۲۰ ساله از حمام هتل پلیس را خبر کرد!". fa (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
7. اتهام تجاوز گروهی سه عضو تیم ملی دوومیدانی به زنی ۲۰ ساله در کره جنوبی (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025– via www.iranintl.com.
8. https://www.etemadonline.com/%D8%A8%D8%AE%D8%B4-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-18/716992-%D8%AE%D9%88%D8%AF%DA%A9%D8%B4%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%88%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%D8%AA%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%88%D8%B2-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C
9. "تجاوز گروهی؛ چهار ورزشکار ایرانی در بازداشت می‌مانند – DW – ۱۴۰۴/۳/۱۳". dw.com (in Persian). Retrieved 3 June 2025.
10. https://www.asriran.com/fa/news/1066116/%D9%BE%D8%A7%DB%8C-%D9%88%D8%B2%DB%8C%D8%B1-%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%B2%D8%B4-%D8%A8%D9%87-%D8%B1%D8%B3%D9%88%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%8C-%D8%AF%D9%88-%D9%88-%D9%85%DB%8C%D8%AF%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C-%DA%A9%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%A7%D9%86-%DA%A9%D8%B1%D9%87-%D8%AC%D9%86%D9%88%D8%A8%DB%8C-%D8%A8%D8%A7%D8%B2-%D8%B4%D8%AF

External links

• Official website