The walks and marathon events were held in May, prior to the main track and field competitions.

Li Jinzhe ranked fourth in the world that year with his games record of 8.34 m in the men's long jump.

[2] Zhao Qinggang's record of 83.14 m in the men's javelin throw was over seven metres clear of the rest of the field.

The women's side of that event was closer, but Li Lingwei's winning mark of 63.06 m was a games record and made her eleventh best in the world for 2013.

Asian champion Cao Shuo defeated Dong Bin in the men's triple jump with a clearance of 17.26 m – a mark which ranked him eighth overall that season.