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The 1978 Asian Games

1978 Asian Games

The 8th Asian Games were held from December 9, 1978 to December 20, 1978 in Bangkok, Thailand. Originally, the host city was Singapore but Singapore dropped its plan to host the Games due to financial problems. And then Islamabad, the capital of Pakistan was decided to host the 8th Games...

were held in Bangkok

Bangkok

Bangkok is the capital and largest urban area city in Thailand. It is known in Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon or simply Krung Thep , meaning "city of angels." The full name of Bangkok is Krung Thep Mahanakhon Amon Rattanakosin Mahintharayutthaya Mahadilok Phop Noppharat Ratchathani Burirom...

, Thailand

Thailand

Thailand , officially the Kingdom of Thailand , formerly known as Siam , is a country located at the centre of the Indochina peninsula and Southeast Asia. It is bordered to the north by Burma and Laos, to the east by Laos and Cambodia, to the south by the Gulf of Thailand and Malaysia, and to the...

. The event was not sanctioned by the International Association of Athletics Federations

International Association of Athletics Federations

The International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...

due to the organizers' refusal to invite Israel

Israel

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Men's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Suchart Chairsuvaparb Thailand	10.44	R. Gnanasekharan India	10.60	Suh Mei-Guh South Korea	10.66
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	R. Gnanasekharan India	21.42	Yasuhiro Harada Japan	21.54	Anat Ratanapol Thailand	21.59
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Abbas Al-Aibi Iraq	46.71	Uday Krishna Prabhu India	46.79	Gopinathan Murli Kuttan India	47.18
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Sriram Singh Sriram Singh Sriram Singh was an Indian middle distance runner.Sriram Singh joined Rajputana Rifles in 1968 where he came under the influence of the coach Ilyas Babar. Babar persuaded him to shift his focus from 400m to 800m.... India	1:48.8a	Falah Naji Jarallah Iraq	1:49.7a	Takashi Ishii Japan	1:49.9a
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Takashi Ishii Japan	3:47.5a	Muhammad Younis Pakistan	3:48.0a	Rattan Singh India	3:48.1a
5000 metres 5000 metres The 5000 metres is a popular running distance also known as 5 km or 5K in American English. It is one of the track events in the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics. "5000 metres" refers to racing on a track and "5K" usually refers to a roadrace or cross country event...	Hari Chand Hari Chand Hari Chand is one of the few great distance runners that India has produced. In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he came 8th in the 10,000 metre run with a time of 28:48.72, this however was a national record for an Indian athlete and was only beaten 32 years later by Surendra Singh. In the... India	14:22.0a	Takao Nakamura Japan	14:27.2a	Cui Yulin Mainland China	14:28.1a
10000 metres 10000 metres The 10,000 metres or 10K is a common long distance running event. As "10,000 metres" it is a track event, and appears in athletics events such as the Olympic Games and the World Championships in Athletics; as "10K" it is a roadrace or cross country running event...	Hari Chand Hari Chand Hari Chand is one of the few great distance runners that India has produced. In the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, he came 8th in the 10,000 metre run with a time of 28:48.72, this however was a national record for an Indian athlete and was only beaten 32 years later by Surendra Singh. In the... India	30:07.7a	Robert Myanmar	30:16.9a	Ko Ko Ko Ko Ko Ko...Koli Kothi is an upcoming Kannada romance film genre starring Srinagar Kitty and Priyamani in the lead roles. The film is directed by Chandru. Ramana Gogula is the music director of the film. Bhasker and Adhi have jointly produced the venture under Bharani films.- Cast :* Srinagar Kitty*... Myanmar	30:18.4a
Marathon Marathon The marathon is a long-distance running event with an official distance of 42.195 kilometres , that is usually run as a road race...	Mineteru Sakamoto Japan	2:15:30	Chang Sop-Choe North Korea	2:15:58	Go Chun-Son North Korea	2:16:11
3000 metre steeplechase	Masanari Shintaku Hisatoshi Shintaku , also known as , is a retired long-distance runner from Japan. He won the 1985 edition of the Fukuoka Marathon, clocking 2:09:51 on December 1, 1985. He represented his native country at the 1988 Summer Olympics, finishing in 17th place .-Achievements:... Japan	8:40.7a	Gopal Saini Gopal Saini Gopal Saini is a former athlete of India. He still holds national record in men 3000 meter Steeplechase event established at Tokyo in 1981 with timing of 8.30.88 minutes. He participated in Men's 5000 race at 1980 Olympics.... India	8:44.8a	Hitoshi Iwabuchi Japan	8:46.2a
110 metres hurdles 110 metres hurdles The 110 metres hurdles is a hurdling track and field event for men. It is incuded in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympic Games. The female counterpart is the 100 metre hurdles. As part of a racing event, ten hurdles of 1.067 metres in height are evenly spaced along a straight...	Wang Xunhua Mainland China	14.28	Yoshifumi Fujimori Japan	14.33	Satbir Singh India	14.43
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Hussein Kadhum Iraq	50.81	Takashi Nagao Japan	50.98	Talib Faisal Al-Saffar Iraq	51.24
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Takao Sakamoto Japan	2.20	Kazunori Koshikawa Japan	2.18	Zui Hongchun Mainland China	2.18
Pole vault Pole vault Pole vaulting is a track and field event in which a person uses a long, flexible pole as an aid to leap over a bar. Pole jumping competitions were known to the ancient Greeks, as well as the Cretans and Celts...	Tomomi Takahashi Japan	5.10	Chen Kuanghui Mainland China	5.05	Yosuhiro Kigawa Japan	5.00
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Suresh Babu Suresh Babu Suresh Babu was an Indian long jumper from Kerala who had held the national titles in the long, triple, and high jump events, in addition to the decathlon... India	7.85	Junichi Usui Junichi Usui is a retired Japanese long jumper, best known for finishing seventh at the 1984 Olympic Games.-Achievements:-External links:... Japan	7.76	Toshihisa Yoshimoto Japan	7.75
Triple jump Triple jump The triple jump is a track and field sport, similar to the long jump, but involving a “hop, bound and jump” routine, whereby the competitor runs down the track and performs a hop, a bound and then a jump into the sand pit.The triple jump has its origins in the Ancient Olympics and has been a...	Masami Nakanishi Japan	16.56	Zhou Zhenxian Mainland China	16.47	Zhou Xianguo Mainland China	16.29
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Bahadur Singh Chouhan Bahadur Singh Chouhan Bahadur Singh is a former Indian athlete who won gold medal in shot put in 1978 and 1982 Asian Games. He was honoured with Arjuna award and Padma Shri. He is a recipient of Dronacharya Award , by the government of India.Presently He is working as a chief coach of Indian athletics team.... India	17.61	Zhao Baoqin Mainland China	17.44	Mohammed Al-Zinkawi Kuwait	17.40
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Li Weinan Mainland China	56.26	Li Zheng Mainland China	55.26	Kiyotaka Kawasaki Japan	53.32
Hammer throw Hammer throw The modern or Olympic hammer throw is an athletic throwing event where the object is to throw a heavy metal ball attached to a wire and handle. The name "hammer throw" is derived from older competitions where an actual sledge hammer was thrown...	Shigenobu Murofushi Shigenobu Murofushi is a former hammer thrower from Japan. He is the father of Koji Murofushi and Yuka Murofushi.-Achievements:-References:**... Japan	68.26	Youji Kitano Japan	63.96	Ji Shaoming Mainland China	63.34
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Shen Maomao Mainland China	79.24	Toshihiko Takeda Japan	71.60	Ting Penlin Mainland China	70.70
Decathlon Decathlon The decathlon is a combined event in athletics consisting of ten track and field events. The word decathlon is of Greek origin . Events are held over two consecutive days and the winners are determined by the combined performance in all. Performance is judged on a points system in each event, not...	Hisashi Iwai Japan	7003	Prapant Srisathorn Thailand	6833	Chin Zuewei Mainland China	6743
20 kilometre road walk	Hakam Singh Hakam Singh Hakam Singh is a former Indian athlete who won the gold medal at the 1978 Asian Games in 20 kilometre race walk. He also won a gold in the Asian Track and Field Meeting held at Tokyo in 1979. He is a recipient of the Dhyan Chand Award.... India	1:31:55	Vellasamy Subramaniam Malaysia	1:31:59	Khoo Chong Beng Malaysia	1:33:57
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Thailand	40.32	Japan	40.33	Mainland China	40.54
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Japan	3:08.3a	India	3:08.4a	Iraq	3:09.4a

Women's events

100 metres 100 metres The 100 metres, or 100-metre dash, is a sprint race in track and field competitions. The shortest common outdoor running distance, it is one of the most popular and prestigious events in the sport of athletics. It has been contested at the Summer Olympics since 1896...	Ying Yaping Mainland China	12.20	Yukiko Osako Japan	12.21	Usanee Laopinkarn Thailand	12.22
200 metres 200 metres A 200 metres race is a sprint running event. On an outdoor 400 m track, the race begins on the curve and ends on the home straight, so a combination of techniques are needed to successfully run the race. A slightly shorter race, called the stadion and run on a straight track, was the first...	Usanee Laopinkarn Thailand	24.81	Lee Eun-Ja South Korea	24.99	Junko Kushibuchi Japan	25.05
400 metres 400 metres The 400 metres, or 400 metre dash, is a common sprinting event in track and field competitions. It has been featured in the athletics programme at the Summer Olympics since 1896 . On a standard outdoor running track, it is exactly one lap around the track. Runners start in staggered positions and...	Saik Oik Cum Malaysia	55.09	Keiko Nagasawa Japan	55.74	Kao Yenching Mainland China	56.23
800 metres 800 metres The 800 meter race is a common track running event. It is the shortest common middle distance track event. The 800 meter is run over two laps of the track and has always been an Olympic event. During indoor track season the event is usually run on a 200 meter track, therefore requiring four laps...	Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi is a former Indian athlete. She established several national and Asian running records in 800 m and 1500 m track events.... India	2:07.7a	Jung Dong-Sun North Korea	2:07.9a	Chang Yong-Ae North Korea	2:08.3a
1500 metres 1500 metres The 1,500-metre run is the premier middle distance track event.Aerobic endurance is the biggest factor contributing to success in the 1500 metres but the athlete also requires significant sprint speed.In modern times, the 1,500-metre run has been run at a pace faster than the average person could...	Kim Ok-Sun North Korea	4:18.9a	Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi Geeta Zutshi is a former Indian athlete. She established several national and Asian running records in 800 m and 1500 m track events.... India	4:28.2a	Choi Yung-Ran North Korea	4:32.7a
3000 metres 3000 metres The 3000 metres is a popular amateur middle distance track event where 7.5 laps are completed around a 400 metre track. This event is generally classified as middle distance, but it could be classed as a long distance event in many high schools, since they do not promote races such as the 5000 and...	Kim Ok-Sun North Korea	9:24.7a	Lu Hongxiang Lu Hongxiang Lü Hongxiang is a Chinese football Midfielder who played for China in the 1984 Asian Cup. He was one of the most skillful player during those years.- International Record :-External links:*... Mainland China	9:35.4a	Yang Yenying Mainland China	9:36.5a
100 metres hurdles 100 metres hurdles The 100 m hurdles are an Olympic track and field athletics discipline run by women . For the race ten hurdles of a height of 83.8 cm are placed evenly spaced along a straight course of 100 meters. They are positioned so that they will fall over if bumped into by the runner...	Dai Jianhua Mainland China	13.95	Tamie Motegi Japan	14.23	Xie Lixen Mainland China	14.55
400 metres hurdles 400 metres hurdles The 400 metres hurdles is an Olympic athletics event in track and field. On a standard outdoor track 400 metres is the length of the inside lane once around the stadium. Runners stay in their lane the entire way after starting out of the blocks and must clear ten hurdles that are evenly...	Zhan Xin Mainland China	61.32	Li Sulan Mainland China	61.89	Masae Kiguchi Japan	62.09
High jump High jump The high jump is a track and field athletics event in which competitors must jump over a horizontal bar placed at measured heights without the aid of certain devices in its modern most practiced format; auxiliary weights and mounds have been used for assistance; rules have changed over the years....	Zheng Dazhen Zheng Dazhen Zheng Dazhen is a retired Chinese high jumper.She finished eleventh at the 1984 Summer Olympics, and also won the 1980 Friendship Games. In 1983 she reached the final of the inaugural World Championships in Athletics, but finished 18th and last with only 1.80 metres... Mainland China	1.88	Tamami Yagi Japan	1.82	Yang Wenqin Yang Wenqin Yang Wenqin is a retired Chinese high jumper.In 1983 she reached the final of the 1983 World Championships in Athletics, but finished 16th and third to last with only 1.84 metres.... Mainland China	1.80
Long jump Long jump The long jump is a track and field event in which athletes combine speed, strength, and agility in an attempt to leap as far as possible from a take off point...	Zou Wa Mainland China	6.28	Angel Mary Joseph India	6.05	Sumie Awara Japan	6.05
Shot put Shot put The shot put is a track and field event involving "putting" a heavy metal ball—the shot—as far as possible. It is common to use the term "shot put" to refer to both the shot itself and to the putting action....	Shen Lijuan Mainland China	17.70	Lu Cheng Mainland China	16.72	Kayoko Hayashi Japan	15.59
Discus throw Discus throw The discus throw is an event in track and field athletics competition, in which an athlete throws a heavy disc—called a discus—in an attempt to mark a farther distance than his or her competitors. It is an ancient sport, as evidenced by the 5th century BC Myron statue, Discobolus...	Li Xiaohui Li Xiaohui Li Xiaohui is a retired Chinese discus thrower.-Achievements:-References:... Mainland China	55.92	Wang Tan Mainland China	51.22	Matsuko Takahashi Japan	47.22
Javelin throw Javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field athletics throwing event where the object to be thrown is the javelin, a spear approximately 2.5 metres in length. Javelin is an event of both the men's decathlon and the women's heptathlon...	Yao Juiying Mainland China	57.22	Naomi Shibusawa Japan	54.98	Li Xia Mainland China	54.08
Pentathlon Pentathlon A pentathlon is a contest featuring five different events. The name is derived from Greek: combining the words pente and -athlon . The first pentathlon was documented in Ancient Greece and was part of the Ancient Olympic Games...	Ye Peisu Mainland China	4133	Angel Mary Joseph India	3837	Guo Yu Mainland China	3829
4 x 100 metres relay 4 x 100 metres relay The 4 × 100 metres relay or sprint relay is an athletics track event run in lanes over one lap of the track with four runners completing 100 metres each. The first runners begin in the same stagger as for the individual 400 m race...	Thailand	46.2	Japan	46.78	Philippines	47.72
4 x 400 metres relay 4 x 400 metres relay The 4 x 400 meters relay or long relay is an athletics track event in which teams comprise four runners who each complete 400 meters or one lap. It is traditionally the final event of a track meet. At top class events, the first 500 meters is run in lanes...	Japan	3:46.29	Mainland China	3:46.87	North Korea	3:48.78 (NR)

Medal table

1	Mainland China	12	9	13	34
2	Japan	10	15	10	35
3	India	8	7	3	18
4	Thailand	4	1	2	7
5	North Korea	2	2	4	8
6	Iraq	2	1	2	5
7	Malaysia	1	1	1	3
8	Myanmar	0	1	1	2
8	South Korea	0	1	1	2
10	Pakistan	0	1	0	1
11	Philippines	0	0	1	1
11	Kuwait	0	0	1	1

External links

Results - GBR Athletics

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