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The 10th Asian Cross Country Championships took place on March 1, 2009 in Manama, Bahrain. Team rankings were decided by a combination of each nation's top three athletes finishing positions.
Medalists
[edit]| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior Men Individual |  Ahmad Hassan Abdullah (QAT) |
Essa Ismail Rahed (QAT) |
Felix Kikway Kibore (QAT) |
| Senior Men Team | Qatar (QAT) |
 Bahrain (BHR) |
 India (IND) |
| Junior Men Individual | Gebre Alemu Bekele (BHR) |
Edwin Chebii Kimurer (BHR) |
 Syota Hattory (JPN) |
| Junior Men Team | Bahrain (BHR) |
Japan (JPN) |
 Yemen (YEM) |
| Senior Women Individual | Maryam Yusuf Jamal (BHR) |
Mimi Belete (BHR) |
Aya Nagata (JPN) |
| Senior Women Team | Japan (JPN) |
Bahrain (BHR) |
India (IND) |
| Junior Women Individual | Shitaye Eshete Habtegebrel (BHR) |
Tejito Daba Chalchissa (BHR) |
Aki Odagiri (JPN) |
| Junior Women Team | Bahrain (BHR) |
Japan (JPN) |
India (IND) |
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain (BHR) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 10 |
| 2 | Qatar (QAT) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Japan (JPN) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 4 | India (IND) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 5 | Yemen (YEM) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 24 | |