2025 Asian Athletics Championships – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Gumi Civic Stadium | |||||||||
| Location | Gumi, South Korea | |||||||||
| Dates | 30 May (heats) 31 May (final) | |||||||||
| Competitors | 29 from 20 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 1:44.59 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The men's 800 metres event at the 2025 Asian Athletics Championships was held on 30 and 31 May.[1]
Records
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[2] | David Rudisha (KEN) | 1:40.91 | London, United Kingdom | 9 August 2012 |
| Asian record[3] | Yusuf Saad Kamel (BHR) | 1:42.79 | Fontvieille, Monaco | 29 July 2008 |
| Championship record | Majed Saeed Sultan (QAT) | 1:44.27 | Incheon, South Korea | 4 September 2005 |
| World leading[4] | Tshepiso Masalela (BOT) | 1:42.70 | Rabat, Morocco | 25 May 2025 |
| Asian leading[5] | Ibrahim Chuot (QAT) | 1:44.08 | Doha, Qatar | 16 May 2025 |
Schedule
The event schedule, in local time (UTC+8), was as follows:[1]
| Date | Time | Round |
|---|---|---|
| 30 May | 18:00 | Heats |
| 31 May | 19:15 | Final |
Results
Heats
Held on 30 May. First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) qualified for the semi-finals.
Heat 1
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kō Ochiai | Japan | 1:46.24 | Q, SB |
| 2 | Ali Amirian | Iran | 1:46.34 | Q, PB |
| 3 | Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 1:46.73 | q |
| 4 | Xi Xiaoheng | China | 1:47.22 | q, PB |
| 5 | Hussein Loraña | Philippines | 1:47.88 | PB |
| 6 | Sam Van Doi | Vietnam | 1:49.55 | PB |
| 7 | Hein Htet Aung | Myanmar | 1:49.58 | PB |
| 8 | Kim Hong-yu | South Korea | 1:49.75 | PB |
| 9 | Mohammad Kamran | Hong Kong | 1:50.12 | PB |
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Heat 2
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ebrahim Al-Zofairi | Kuwait | 1:48.15 | Q |
| 2 | Krishan Kumar | India | 1:48.66 | Q |
| 3 | Liu Dezhu | China | 1:49.12 | SB |
| 4 | Noureddine Adel Merzah | Iraq | 1:49.39 | SB |
| 5 | Kang Dong-hyung | South Korea | 1:50.44 | SB |
| 6 | Mohammed Al-Suleimani | Oman | 1:50.90 | SB |
| 7 | Joshua Atkinson | Thailand | 1:50.91 | SB |
| 8 | Sami Hattab | Jordan | 1:51.80 | PB |
| 9 | Ibrahim Al-Hakami | Saudi Arabia | 1:53.16 | PB |
| 10 | Mohammed Dwedar | Palestine | 1:53.21 | SB |
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Heat 3
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anu Kumar | India | 1:47.00 | Q |
| 2 | Yukichi Ishii | Japan | 1:47.03 | Q |
| 3 | Lee Jae-ung | South Korea | 1:47.40 | PB |
| 4 | Wan Muhammad Fazri | Malaysia | 1:47.64 | PB |
| 5 | Thiruben Thana Rajan | Singapore | 1:49.94 | NR |
| 6 | Bader Al-Sweed | Kuwait | 1:49.97 | SB |
| 7 | Lương Đức Phước | Vietnam | 1:50.90 | PB |
| 8 | Wahyudi Putra | Indonesia | 1:50.93 | PB |
| 9 | Faisal Maghrabi | Saudi Arabia | 1:53.08 | |
| — | Ibrahim Abass Chuot | Qatar | DQ | TR 17.2.3 |
| [6] | ||||
Final
| Place | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ebrahim Al-Zofairi | Kuwait | 1:44.59 | PB | |
| Ali Amirian | Iran | 1:44.97 | PB | |
| Abubaker Haydar Abdalla | Qatar | 1:45.20 | ||
| 4 | Yukichi Ishii | Japan | 1:46.74 | |
| 5 | Ko Ochiai | Japan | 1:48.01 | |
| 6 | Xi Xiaoheng | China | 1:48.45 | |
| 7 | Krishan Kumar | India | 1:48.72 | |
| 8 | Anu Kumar | India | 1:58.04 | |
| [7] | ||||
References
- ^ a b "2025 Asian Athletics Championships schedule". 2025gumi.kr. Retrieved 25 April 2025.
- ^ "800 Metres men - World record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "800 Metres men - Asian record times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "800 Metres men - 2025 World leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "800 Metres men - 2025 Asian leading times". World Athletics. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Men's 800 metres heats results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 30 May 2025. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
- ^ "26th Asian Athletics Championships - Men's 800 metres final results" (PDF). Asian Athletics. 31 May 2025. Retrieved 31 May 2025.