Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games – Men's 800 metres
| Men's 800 metres at the 2010 Asian Games | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Aoti Main Stadium | |||||||||
| Dates | 24–25 November | |||||||||
| Competitors | 22 from 16 nations | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| Athletics at the 2010 Asian Games | ||
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| Track events | ||
| 100 m | men | women |
| 200 m | men | women |
| 400 m | men | women |
| 800 m | men | women |
| 1500 m | men | women |
| 5000 m | men | women |
| 10,000 m | men | women |
| 100 m hurdles | women | |
| 110 m hurdles | men | |
| 400 m hurdles | men | women |
| 3000 m steeplechase | men | women |
| 4×100 m relay | men | women |
| 4×400 m relay | men | women |
| Road events | ||
| Marathon | men | women |
| 20 km walk | men | women |
| 50 km walk | men | |
| Field events | ||
| High jump | men | women |
| Pole vault | men | women |
| Long jump | men | women |
| Triple jump | men | women |
| Shot put | men | women |
| Discus throw | men | women |
| Hammer throw | men | women |
| Javelin throw | men | women |
| Combined events | ||
| Heptathlon | women | |
| Decathlon | men | |
The men's 800 metres event at the 2010 Asian Games was held at the Aoti Main Stadium, Guangzhou, China on 24–25 November.
Schedule
All times are China Standard Time (UTC+08:00)
| Date | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| Wednesday, 24 November 2010 | 18:50 | Round 1 |
| Thursday, 25 November 2010 | 17:40 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
| World Record |  David Rudisha (KEN) |
1:41.11 | Rieti, Italy | 29 August 2010 |
| Asian Record |  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BRN) |
1:42.79 | Monaco | 29 July 2008 |
| Games Record |  Lee Jin-il (KOR) |
1:45.72 | Hiroshima, Japan | 12 October 1994 |
Results
- Legend
- DNF — Did not finish
- DNS — Did not start
- DSQ — Disqualified
Round 1
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sajjad Moradi (IRI) |
1:49.05 | Q |
| 2 |  Masato Yokota (JPN) |
1:49.26 | Q |
| 3 |  Sajeesh Joseph (IND) |
1:49.58 | |
| 4 |  Zhang Haikun (CHN) |
1:50.01 | |
| 5 |  Abdulaziz Ladan (KSA) |
1:50.39 | |
| 6 |  Sergey Pakura (KGZ) |
1:51.25 | |
| 7 |  Watcharin Waekachi (THA) |
1:52.35 | |
| — |  Nguyễn Đình Cương (VIE) |
DSQ |
Heat 2
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Adnan Taess (IRQ) |
1:49.94 | Q |
| 2 |  Mohammad Al-Azemi (IOC) |
1:50.07 | Q |
| 3 | Francis Sagayaraj (IND) |
1:50.18 | |
| 4 |  Geabel Al-Muradi (YEM) |
1:53.27 | |
| — |  Farkhod Kuralov (TJK) |
DSQ | |
| — |  Yusuf Saad Kamel (BRN) |
DNS | |
| DQ |  Abdelnasser Awajna (PLE) |
- Abdelnasser Awajna of Palestine originally finished 5th in the heat, but was later disqualified after he tested positive for Norandrosterone.[1]
Heat 3
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mohammed Al-Salhi (KSA) |
1:46.47 | Q |
| 2 |  Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (QAT) |
1:46.87 | Q |
| 3 | Belal Mansoor Ali (BRN) |
1:47.37 | q |
| 4 | Amir Moradi (IRI) |
1:47.98 | q |
| 5 | Yang Xiaofei (CHN) |
1:48.02 | |
| 6 |  Saud Abdelkarim (UAE) |
1:50.41 | |
| 7 | Ajmal Amirov (TJK) |
1:53.34 |
Final
| Rank | Athlete | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
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Sajjad Moradi (IRI) |
1:45.45 | GR |
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Adnan Taess (IRQ) |
1:45.88 | |
 |
Musaeb Abdulrahman Balla (QAT) |
1:46.19 | |
| 4 | Masato Yokota (JPN) |
1:46.48 | |
| 5 | Mohammed Al-Salhi (KSA) |
1:46.86 | |
| 6 | Mohammad Al-Azemi (IOC) |
1:47.51 | |
| 7 | Belal Mansoor Ali (BRN) |
1:49.03 | |
| — | Amir Moradi (IRI) |
DNF |
References
- ^ "2 Asian Games athletes fail drug test". ESPN. 25 January 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2013.
- Results