Zhang Jiale breaks the Games record in the hammer as Winfred Yavi completes a distance treble in Nagoya
1 October 2026
World Athletics reported on 29 September 2026 that the athletics programme at the 20th Asian Games came to a close at the Paloma Mizuho Stadium in Nagoya. In the women's hammer, Zhang Jiale of China threw 78.27m in the fourth round, breaking the Games record. Winfred Yavi of Bahrain won the 5000m in 15:10.18, having already won the 10,000m and the 3000m steeplechase at the same Games. In the men's javelin, Rumesh Pathirage of Sri Lanka improved to 88.55m with his final attempt. The report says the women's 4x400m relay brought the athletics programme at the 20th Asian Games to a close.
In plain words
Games record Asian Games record — The best mark ever achieved in that event at the Asian Games.
Steeplechase 3000m steeplechase — A distance track race in which runners clear fixed barriers and a water jump.