# Athletics at the Asian Games

Athletics is an Asian Games event since 1951 in New Delhi, India. Among major athletics tournaments of the region, it succeeded the athletics at the Far Eastern Championship Games, which had ceased to be held after 1938.

## Editions

| Games | Year | Host city | Best nation |
| I | 1951 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
| II | 1954 | Manila, Philippines | Japan |
| III | 1958 | Tokyo, Japan | Japan |
| IV | 1962 | Jakarta, Indonesia | Japan |
| V | 1966 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VI | 1970 | Bangkok, Thailand | Japan |
| VII | 1974 | Tehran, Iran | Japan |
| VIII | 1978 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
| IX | 1982 | New Delhi, India | Japan |
| X | 1986 | Seoul, South Korea | China |
| XI | 1990 | Beijing, China | China |
| XII | 1994 | Hiroshima, Japan | China |
| XIII | 1998 | Bangkok, Thailand | China |
| XIV | 2002 | Busan, South Korea | China |
| XV | 2006 | Doha, Qatar | China |
| XVI | 2010 | Guangzhou, China | China |
| XVII | 2014 | Incheon, South Korea | China |
| XVIII | 2018 | Jakarta–Palembang, Indonesia | China |
| XIX | 2022 | Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China | China |

## Events
### Men's events

| Event | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Games |
| 100 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 400 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 800 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 1500 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 5000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 10000 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Marathon | • | | • | • | • | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 16 |
| 110 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 400 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Pole vault | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Triple jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Hammer throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Decathlon | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 10 km walk | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 20 km walk | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| 50 km walk | • | | | | | | | | • | | • | • | • | | | • | • | • | 8 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Events | 24 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |

### Women's events

| Event | 51 | 54 | 58 | 62 | 66 | 70 | 74 | 78 | 82 | 86 | 90 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Games |
| 100 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 200 m | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 400 m | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 14 |
| 800 m | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 |
| 1500 m | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 |
| 3000 m | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | 5 |
| 5000 m | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| 10000 m | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| Marathon | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 |
| 80 m hurdles | • | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 100 m hurdles | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 13 |
| 400 m hurdles | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 11 |
| 3000 m steeplechase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | 3 |
| High jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Long jump | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 |
| Shot put | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Discus throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Hammer throw | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| Javelin throw | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| Pentathlon | | | | | • | • | • | • | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| Heptathlon | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 10 |
| 10 km walk | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | | | | | | 4 |
| 20 km walk | | | | | | | | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | 5 |
| 4 × 100 m relay | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 18 |
| 4 × 400 m relay | | | | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 12 |
| Events | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | |

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | China (CHN) | 199 | 179 | 123 | 501 |
| 2 | Japan (JPN) | 196 | 228 | 179 | 603 |
| 3 | India (IND) | 85 | 102 | 96 | 283 |
| 4 | Bahrain (BRN) | 43 | 19 | 23 | 85 |
| 5 | South Korea (KOR) | 34 | 37 | 60 | 131 |
| 6 | Qatar (QAT) | 30 | 22 | 22 | 74 |
| 7 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 23 | 23 | 27 | 73 |
| 8 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 19 | 7 | 9 | 35 |
| 9 | Pakistan (PAK) | 14 | 13 | 13 | 40 |
| 10 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 13 | 19 | 15 | 47 |
| 11 | Thailand (THA) | 13 | 16 | 22 | 51 |
| 12 | Iran (IRI) | 13 | 16 | 10 | 39 |
| 13 | Philippines (PHI) | 12 | 10 | 29 | 51 |
| 14 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 11 | 7 | 13 | 31 |
| 15 | Israel (ISR) | 11 | 3 | 5 | 19 |
| 16 | Malaysia (MAS) | 8 | 8 | 22 | 38 |
| 17 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 7 | 20 | 27 | 54 |
| 18 | North Korea (PRK) | 6 | 6 | 11 | 23 |
| 19 | Iraq (IRQ) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
| 20 | Indonesia (INA) | 4 | 3 | 15 | 22 |
| 21 | Singapore (SGP) | 3 | 8 | 9 | 20 |
| 22 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 23 | Kuwait (KUW) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 23 | Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 25 | Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 26 | Myanmar (MYA) | 1 | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| 27 | Oman (OMA) | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
| 28 | Syria (SYR) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 30 | Lebanon (LBN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Mongolia (MGL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 33 | Turkmenistan (TKM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (33 entries) | Totals (33 entries) | 763 | 769 | 765 | 2,297 |