Women's 800 metres at the 2006 Asian Games |
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Venue | Khalifa International Stadium |
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Dates | 8–9 December |
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Competitors | 17 from 13 nations |
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Medalists |
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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 (UTC+03:00)
Date | Time | Event |
Friday, 8 December 2006 | 16:05 | 1st round |
Saturday, 9 December 2006 | 16:30 | Final |
Records
Prior to this competition, the existing world, Asian and Games records were as follows.
Results
- Legend
1st round
- Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final.
Heat 1
Heat 2
Heat 3
Final
- 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]
References
- ^ "Indian athlete fails gender test". BBC News. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 20 August 2009.
- ^ "Indian silver medalist female runner at Asian Games fails gender test". International Herald Tribune. 18 December 2006.
External links
- Results – 1st Round Heat 1
- Results – 1st Round Heat 2
- Results – 1st Round Heat 3
- Results – Final