Many historical records were set on the 3rd day in the Asian Athletics Championship.

5 championship bests in four events brought excitement to Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. Ming-Huang Chang (TPE) took men's shot put gold medal with 20m14, and 19-year-old T.D. Chalchissa （BRN） won women's 5000m with 15.22.48.. The men's 5000m saw two new championship bests when D.R. Mootumaa （BRN） won the race in 13.39.71 and Yuki Sato (JPN) finished 2nd in 13.40.78.

Mutaz Essa Barshim (QAT) received the loudest cheers from the stand when he provided the big jump of 2m35 in the men's high jump, which broke the championship best, Qatari national best and his personal best as well as tied for the second world's best of the season. Young Essa Barshim, who is the former gold medalist of the Asian Games in 2010 and the World Junior Championship in the same year, said "I really want to win the gold medal. I will rewrite the history. " when asked of his goal in the World Championships in the next month in Daegu, Korea.

In the 400mH, Takatoshi Abe (JPN) won the men's gold with 49.64 and Satomi Kubokura (JPN) won women's with 56.52, which gave her third consecutive Asian Championships title. The meeting will have its final day on 10th.