Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games – Women's 800 metres explained
See main article: Athletics at the 2006 Asian Games.
The women's 800 metres competition at the 2006 Asian Games in Doha, Qatar was held on 8 and 9 December 2006 at the Khalifa International Stadium.
Schedule
All times are Arabia Standard Time
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Friday, 8 December 2006 | 16:05 | 1st round |
Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 16:30 | Final | |
Results
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1st round
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
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1 | | 2:08.62 | Q |
2 | | 2:08.64 | Q |
3 | | 2:08.69 | q |
4 | | 2:09.31 | |
5 | | 2:31.50 | |
6 | | 2:40.60 | | |
Heat 2
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1 | | 2:08.87 | Q |
2 | | 2:10.16 | Q |
3 | | 2:10.95 | |
4 | | 2:17.16 | |
— | | DNF | | |
Heat 3
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1 | | 2:04.70 | Q |
2 | | 2:06.57 | Q |
3 | | 2:07.34 | q |
4 | | 2:15.17 | |
5 | | 2:18.35 | |
6 | | 2:26.51 | | |
Final
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| | 2:01.79 | |
| | 2:03.19 | |
| | 2:03.56 | |
4 | | 2:03.76 | |
5 | | 2:05.28 | |
6 | | 2:07.75 | |
7 | | 2:09.39 | |
DQ | | 2:03.16 | | |
- Santhi Soundarajan of India originally won the silver medal, but she was disqualified after a sex test indicated that she "does not possess the sexual characteristics of a woman".[1] [2]
External links
Notes and References
- News: Indian athlete fails gender test. 18 December 2006. BBC News. 20 August 2009.
- News: Indian silver medalist female runner at Asian Games fails gender test. 18 December 2006. International Herald Tribune.