The athletics competition at the 1998 Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand between 13 and 20 December.
Athletics was contested at the 1994 Asian Games in Hiroshima Big Arch, Hiroshima, Japan from October 9 to October 16.
The athletics competition at the 1986 Asian Games was held in Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea.
The athletics at the 1982 Asian Games were held in Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium, New Delhi, India.
The 1978 Asian Games were held in National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand from 14 December to 19 December. The event was not sanctioned by the International Amateur Athletics Federation due to the organizers' refusal to invite Israel.
The athletics at the 1974 Asian Games were held in Aryamehr Stadium, Tehran, Iran. This was the first time that China competed in these games and also the last time that Israel competed.
The athletics at the 1970 Asian Games were held in Bangkok, Thailand.
Athletics was contested at the 1966 Asian Games in Bangkok, Thailand from December 10 to December 15.
Athletics was contested at the 1962 Asian Games at the Senayan Main Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 25 to 30 August.
Athletics was contested at the 1958 Asian Games in National Stadium, Tokyo, Japan from May 25 to May 29.
Athletics was contested at the 1954 Asian Games in Manila, Philippines from May 2 to May 5.
Athletics was contested at the 1951 Asian Games in National Stadium, New Delhi, India from 8 March to 11 March.
The ninth Asian Championships in Athletics were held in 1991 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Kim Bok-joo is a South Korean former middle-distance runner who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the 800 m heats at the 1983 World Championships in Athletics and 1983 Summer Universiade.
Leng Xueyan is a Chinese former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. She was the Asian Games champion in 1994 and runner-up at the Asian Athletics Championships in 1993. She set a personal best of 54.52 seconds in 1993. She was also an Asian Games gold medalist in the 4×400 metres relay.
Takashi Nagao is a Japanese former track and field athlete who competed in the 400 metres hurdles. He was the gold medallist at the 1982 Asian Games and the 1981 Asian Athletics Championships, as well as runner-up at those tournaments in 1978 and 1979.
Chang Yong-ae is a North Korean former track and field runner who competed in the 800 metres and 1500 metres. She won a middle-distance double at the 1982 Asian Games, taking gold medals in both 800 m and 1500 m in Asian record times.
Kim Bong-yu is a South Korean middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 1500 metres at the 1992 Summer Olympics. He holds the South Korean national record for the indoor 1500 metres with his best of 3:47.95 minutes. He was the bronze medalist at the 1993 East Asian Games behind teammate Kim Soon-hyung and China's Lin Jun.
