Athletics at the 2002 Asian Games – Women's 5000 metres

Women's 5000 metres
at the 2002 Asian Games
Venue Busan Asiad Main Stadium
Dates October 12, 2002 (2002-10-12)
Competitors 8 from 5 nations
Medalists
   China
   Japan
   India
Athletics at the
2002 Asian Games

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
10000 m men women
100 m hurdles women
110 m hurdles men
400 m hurdles men women
3000 m s'chase men
4×100 m relay men women
4×400 m relay men women
Road events
Marathon men women
20 km walk men women
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 women's 5000 metres competition at the 2002 Asian Games in Busan, South Korea was held on 12 October at the Busan Asiad Main Stadium.

On October 13, 2002, Japanese news agency Kyodo News reported that Sunita Rani of India had tested positive for a banned substance, which was later confirmed by Lee Choon-Sup, Deputy Secretary General of the Busan Asian Games Organizing Committee; an unofficial report stated that the substance was the anabolic steroid nandrolone.[1][2] The Indian Chef de Mission at the Games backed Sunita—who denied using any banned drug—and asked for a "B" sample test from Bangkok, but tests were run only at the Asian Games’ Doping Control Center (AGDCC) in Seoul (the laboratory accredited by the IOC). On October 16, the AGDCC confirmed the steroid nandrolone in Sunita's urine sample; as a consequence, the OCA stripped her medal.[3][4] The Indian Olympic Association (IOA) requested the intervention of the International Association of Athletics Federations and the IOC; the samples were jointly reexamined by the World Anti-Doping Agency and the IOC Sub-Commission on Doping and Biochemistry of Sport. In January 2003, the OCA announced that the IOC Medical Director had cleared Sunita of the doping charge and that appropriate action would be taken against the AGDCC.[5] Her medal was reinstated on February 4, 2003, in a ceremony attended by the Secretary General of OCA Randhir Singh and the president of the IOA Suresh Kalmadi.[6]

Schedule

All times are Korea Standard Time (UTC+09:00)

Date Time Event
Saturday, 12 October 2002 14:30 Final

Records

Prior to this competition, the existing world and Asian records were as follows.

World Record  Jiang Bo (CHN) 14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
Asian Record  Jiang Bo (CHN) 14:28.09 Shanghai, China 23 October 1997
Games Record  Supriyati Sutono (INA) 15:54.45 Bangkok, Thailand 18 December 1998

Results

Rank Athlete Time Notes
1st  Sun Yingjie (CHN) 14:40.41 GR
2nd  Kayoko Fukushi (JPN) 14:55.19
3rd  Sunita Rani (IND) 15:18.77
4  Yoshiko Ichikawa (JPN) 15:32.61
5  Xing Huina (CHN) 15:47.52
6  Maggie Chan (HKG) 15:49.91
7  Chung Yun-hee (KOR) 16:12.65
8  Chang Jin-sook (KOR) 16:15.68

References

  1. Mohan, K. P. (October 14, 2002). "Sunita Rani tests positive". The Hindu. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  2. "Asian Games records". asianathletics.org. Asian Athletics Association. November 27, 2010. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  3. Halarnkar, Samar (October 17, 2002). "Sunita stripped of her medals while her officials run for cover". The Indian Express (New Delhi). Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  4. "Sunita Rani stripped of medals". The Hindu. October 17, 2002. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  5. "OCA to return Sunita Rani's medals". Rediff.com. January 7, 2003. Retrieved July 10, 2011.
  6. Unnikrishnan, M. S. (February 4, 2003). "Sunita Rani gets back her Asiad medals". The Tribune (New Delhi). Retrieved August 26, 2011.
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