| Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
| Dates | 25–30 August |
| Competitors | 688 from 43 nations |
Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 25 to 30 August 2018. [1]
| Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games | |
|---|---|
| | |
| Venue | Gelora Bung Karno Stadium |
| Dates | 25–30 August |
| Competitors | 688 from 43 nations |
Athletics at the 2018 Asian Games was held at Gelora Bung Karno Stadium, Jakarta, Indonesia from 25 to 30 August 2018. [1]
| ● | 1st day | ● | Final day | H | Heats | Q | Qualification | S | Semifinals | F | Final |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 × 400 m relay |  India Muhammed Anas M. R. Poovamma Hima Das Arokia Rajiv | 3:15.71 |  Kazakhstan Svetlana Golendova Dmitriy Koblov Elina Mikhina Mikhail Litvin | 3:19.52 |  China Cheng Chong Yang Lei Huang Guifen Wu Yuang | 3:19.91 |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China (CHN) | 12 | 13 | 9 | 34 |
| 2 |  Bahrain (BRN) | 10 | 6 | 6 | 22 |
| 3 | India (IND) | 8 | 9 | 3 | 20 |
| 4 |  Japan (JPN) | 6 | 2 | 10 | 18 |
| 5 |  Qatar (QAT) | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 |  Iran (IRI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 |  Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 8 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 |
| 9 |  Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 11 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Thailand (THA) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 13 |  Indonesia (INA) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 15 |  Iraq (IRQ) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Tajikistan (TJK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 17 |  Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Kuwait (KUW) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Pakistan (PAK) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (21 entries) | 48 | 48 | 49 | 145 | |
A total of 688 athletes from 43 nations competed in athletics at the 2018 Asian Games:
Afghanistan (2) Bahrain (35)
Bangladesh (2)
Brunei (2)
Cambodia (5) China (78) Chinese Taipei (28)
East Timor (6) Hong Kong (21) India (45) Indonesia (55) Iran (12) Iraq (12) Japan (58)
Jordan (1) Kazakhstan (33) Kuwait (2) Kyrgyzstan (9)
Laos (4)
Lebanon (2)
Macau (4)
Malaysia (15)
Maldives (4)
Mongolia (9)
Nepal (6)
North Korea (8)
Oman (4) Pakistan (12)
Palestine (3)
Philippines (13) Qatar (25) Saudi Arabia (14)
Singapore (7) South Korea (39)
Sri Lanka (11) Syria (1) Tajikistan (6) Thailand (51)
Turkmenistan (1)
United Arab Emirates (5) Uzbekistan (11) Vietnam (22)
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