Gong and Hadadi dominate, Bahrain takes four titles on the track as Asian Championships kick off in Doha
Throwers took centre stage as the 23rd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships got underway in Doha on Sunday (21).
Report: women’s javelin final – IAAF World Championships, Beijing 2015
Only four of the medallists from the 2013 World Championships made it to the final here, so there was a good chance for new faces on the podium.
China's Lu Huihui improves Asian Javelin record to 65.62m
China’s 23-year-old Lu Huihui improved the Asian record for the women’s Javelin to 65.62m at the national track and field grand prix meeting in the south China city of Zhaoqing on Saturday (27).
Javelin World champions De Zordo and Abakumova added to Beijing field - IAAF World Challenge
Organisers of the IAAF World Challenge meeting in Beijing have announced another raft of top names that will grace their meeting on 21 May, including both of the 2011 World Championships gold medallists in the javelin, Germany’s Mattias De Zordo and Russia’s Mariya Abakumova.
Zhang Wenxiu's Moscow medal mission starts in Chengdu
Many of China’s leading long throwers started their season in on home soil in Chengdu with some impressive results on Sunday (31), especially hammer thrower Zhang Wenxiu, who finished fourth at the London 2012 Olympics Games.