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 | NR |
| [6] | ||||
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 |
| [6] | ||||
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.