2023 Asian Athletics Championships: Full Schedule and Preview

The 2023 Asian Athletics Championships will be held in Bangkok, Thailand, from 12-16 July, hosting the largest track and field competition in Asia.

Neeraj Chopra, an Olympic champion, and Avinash Sable, a Commonwealth Games medalist, will not compete for India in the 2023 Asian Athletics Championships in Bangkok. Chopra and Sable are currently in another country training for the World Championship schedule in August.

The 24th Asian Athletics Championships will take place from July 12 to July 16 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Tajinder Pal Singh Toor and Jyothi Yarraji, both inter-state champions, were among the best players in the Indian team at the competition.

Before bettering his own Asian and national records with a throw of 21.77 metres at the Nationals, Toor shattered the Championships and Asian Games record at the Federation Cup in Ranchi in May.

Yarraji, the national record holder, set a qualifying time of 12.89 seconds at the Federation Cup 2023.

Both national record holder Jeswin Aldrin and Murali Sreeshankar, who registered a personal best jump of 8.41m leap at the Nationals last week, will compete for India in the men’s long jump competition. The two are recovering from their injuries, according to Adille Sumariwalla, president of the Athletics Federation of India (AFI). According to Sumariwalla, “They are preparing for the World championships.”

Tejaswin Shankar, who won the men’s high jump bronze medal at the Commonwealth Games 2022 in Birmingham, will compete in the decathlon event. Recently, though, he has changed his concentration to the decathlon.

Both the javelin thrower Rohit Yadav and the triple jumper Praveen Chithravel have withdrawn from the upcoming Asian athletics championships for various reasons.

A major blow for the nation is the absence of Chithravel, who made three jumps of at least 17 metres this year, and Rohit, who touched 81 metres three times this year and recently recorded his best two throws (83.40 metres at the Federation Cup in Ranchi in May and 83.28 metres at the Inter-state meet in Bhubaneswar in June).

Puripol Boonson, the fastest 100m runner in the world under 18, represents one of the brightest emerging athletics talents to watch for this year. Hosts Thailand is one of nine teams that have participated in all 23 previous editions (the 24th Championships in 2021 were canceled). Puripol may not be running at full strength with an eye towards the Asian Games later this year, though, having pulled up hurt just two months ago during the SEA Games.

Other athletes to keep an eye on include the best long jumper in India, Murali Sreeshankar, the sprinter Lalu Muhammad Zohri from Indonesia, and the middle-distance runner Tanaka Nozomi from Japan.

The World Athletics Championships, which will be held in Hungary from 19–27 August, are one month after the meet. With that competition looming big, some of the continent’s top athletes may decide to skip Bangkok and concentrate on their preparation for Worlds.

There are no scheduled marathon events. However, athletes in Bangkok will compete in 45 different track and field events.

Eight additional teams have participated in every edition in addition to Thailand, including Hong Kong, China, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Malaysia, the Philippines, and Singapore.

Full schedule of Asian Athletics Championships 2023

Wednesday 12 July

• 09:00 Men’s decathlon 100m
• 09:15 Men’s 400m round 1
• 09:45 Men’s decathlon long jump
• 09:50 Women’s 400m round 1
• 10:00 Women’s pole vault qualifying A & B
• 10:30 Women’s 4x100m relay round 1
• 10:35 Men’s hammer throw qualifying A
• 10:55 Men’s 4x100m relay round 1
• 11:25 Men’s triple jump qualifying A
• 11:40 Men’s hammer throw qualifying B
• 11:45 Men’s decathlon shot put
• 12:50 Men’s triple jump qualifying B
• 16:00 Men’s decathlon high jump
• 17:00 Women’s javelin throw final
• 17:15 Men’s 1500m round 1
• 17:40 Women’s 1500m final
• 17:45 Women’s triple jump final
• 17:55 Men’s 400m semi-finals
• 18:00 Men’s high jump qualifying A & B
• 18:20 Women’s 400m semi-finals
• 18:35 Women’s 4x100m relay final
• 18:45 Men’s 4x100m relay final
• 18:55 Men’s decathlon 400m
• 19:25 Men’s 10000m final

Thursday 13 July

• 09:00 Men’s decathlon 110m hurdles
• 09:15 Men’s 110m hurdles round 1
• 09:30 Women’s long jump qualifying A
• 09:40 Men’s decathlon discus throw
• 09:50 Women’s 100m hurdles round 1
• 11:00 Men’s hammer throw final
• 11:05 Women’s long jump qualifying B
• 11:30 Men’s decathlon pole vault
• 16:00 Men’s decathlon javelin throw
• 16:10 Women’s 100m round 1
• 16:30 Men’s triple jump final
• 16:40 Women’s high jump final
• 16:50 Men’s 100m round 1
• 17:30 Women’s hammer throw final
• 17:45 Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals
• 17:50 Women’s 100m hurdles final
• 18:00 Men’s 400m final
• 18:05 Women’s 400m final
• 18:15 Men’s 1500m final
• 18:35 Women’s 10000m final
• 19:40 Men’s decathlon 1500m final

Friday 14 July

• 09:00 Women’s heptathlon 100m hurdles
• 09:25 Men’s 400m hurdles round 1
• 09:30 Men’s long jump qualifying A
• 09:50 Women’s heptathlon high jump
• 10:00 Women’s 400m hurdles round 1
• 10:05 Men’s pole vault qualifying A & B
• 10:10 Men’s discus throw qualifying A
• 11:10 Men’s long jump qualifying B
• 11:20 Men’s discus throw qualifying B
• 12:25 Women’s heptathlon shot put
• 16:00 Men’s shot put final
• 16:05 Women’s 100m semi-finals
• 16:10 Women’s pole vault final
• 16:30 Men’s 100m semi-finals
• 16:35 Men’s high jump final
• 16:45 Women’s discus throw final
• 17:00 Men’s 3000m steeplechase final
• 17:05 Women’s long jump final
• 17:15 Women’s 3000m steeplechase final
• 17:35 Women’s heptathlon 200m
• 18:05 Mixed 4x400m relay round 1
• 18:30 Men’s 110m hurdles final
• 18:50 Men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals
• 19:20 Women’s 100m final
• 19:30 Men’s 100m final

Saturday 15 July

• 08:45 Women’s heptathlon long jump
• 09:00 Women’s 200m round 1
• 09:20 Men’s javelin throw qualifying A
• 09:35 Men’s 200m round 1
• 10:20 Men’s 4x400m relay round 1
• 10:30 Men’s javelin throw qualifying B
• 10:40 Women’s 4x400m relay round 1
• 16:00 Women’s heptathlon javelin throw
• 16:10 Men’s long jump final
• 16:30 Women’s 400m hurdles final
• 16:40 Men’s 400m hurdles final
• 16:50 Men’s 800m round 1
• 17:15 Women’s 800m round 1
• 17:30 Men’s discus throw final
• 17:45 Women’s 200m semi-finals
• 18:10 Men’s 200m semi-finals
• 18:40 Mixed 4x400m relay final
• 18:55 Women’s heptathlon 800m final

Sunday 16 July

• 06:00 Women’s 20km race walk final
• 06:00 Men’s 20km race walk final
• 15:00 Men’s pole vault final
• 15:10 Women’s shot put final
• 15:15 Men’s 800m final
• 15:20 Men’s javelin throw final
• 15:25 Women’s 800m final
• 15:35 Women’s 5000m final
• 16:15 Men’s 5000m final
• 16:45 Women’s 200m final
• 17:10 Men’s 200m final
• 18:05 Women’s 4x400m relay final
• 18:35 Men’s 4x400m relay final