Claim: Asha Aggarwal took the champion spot while Yuko Gordon took second place in the 1985 Asian Championships Marathon event.
Evidence: Asha Agarwal is a former Indian women marathon and a recipient of Arjuna Award. In September 1985 she won the gold at the Asian Track and Field meet in Jakarta, setting a record of 2 hours 48 and 51 seconds, which still stands. 
The Asian Marathon Championships is a biennial international competition in marathon road running for Asian athletes. — 1985 Asian Athletics Championships 1985 Asha Agarwal (IND) 2:48:53 Yuko Gordon (HKG) 2:54:16