In the men's 400m final, Yousef Ahmed Masrahi of Saudi Arabia won gold in a photo-finish. The 35-year-old Masrahi, who won gold in the same event at the 2014 Incheon Games, finished in 45.55 to edge out Asian champion Kentaro Sato of Japan by two-hundredths of a second. Bahrain's Yusuf Abbas Ali took the bronze in 45.65, a personal best.

Bahrain had a one-two finish in the women's 400m with Oluwakemi Adekoya taking the gold in 50.66 and compatriot Salwa Naser the silver in 50.92. Malaysia's Shereen Samson won the bronze in 52.58.

Bahrain also won gold in the men's 10,000m with Birhanu Balew finishing first in 28 minutes 13.62 seconds.

India's Kumar Kartik claimed silver in 28:15.38, and Gulveer Singh took the bronze in 28:17.21.