The athletics events at the May 1925 Far Eastern Championship Games were held in Manila, Philippines.Bell, Daniel (2003). Encyclopedia of International Games. McFarland and Company, Inc. Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina. . A total of 19 men's athletics events were contested at the competition. It was the first time that track events at this competition were conducted over the international standard metric distances, changing from the imperial distances that previously featured at the competition.Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.
The Philippines returned to the top of the medal table in the athletics programme. The hosts won all but six of the nineteen events, placed in the top two in 16 of them, and completed medal sweeps in seven events. Japan was the next most successful nation, with five gold medals and medal sweeps in the triple jump and 1500 metres. China again performed poorly, matching their previous haul of two athletics medals of one gold and one bronze medal.
Fortunato Catalon aimed for a fifth straight sprint double, but teammate David Nepomuceno—who became the first Filipino Olympian a year earlier—defeated Catalon in the 200 metres title. Two other Filipinos defended their titles from 1923: Regino Birtulfo in the discus and Juan Taduran in the decathlon. Mikio Oda of Japan was the only other athlete to repeat as champion, retaining his triple jump crown. Chūhei Nambu followed in his compatriot's footsteps by taking medals in high, long and triple jump at one games. Both Oda and Nambu would go on to win Olympic triple jump titles (in 1928 and 1932, respectively).Nakamura, Ken (2010-04-26). Interview with Mikio Oda, first Japanese Olympic gold medallist. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-12-24.Chuhei Nanbu. Sports Reference. Retrieved on 2014-12-24. Wu Topan was China's only winner in the pentathlon.
Generoso Rabaya of the Philippines was the only athlete to claim two titles in the athletics and did so with an unusual combination of 110 metres hurdles and shot put (taking advantage of the lighter Asian implements in use).
Medal summary
100 metres 11.1 ??? ???200 metres straight 22.5 ??? ???400 metres 51.2 ??? ???800 metres 2:01.7 ??? ???1500 metres 4:07.8 ??? ???10,000 metres 36:07.5 ??? ???110 m hurdles 15.9 ??? ???200 m hurdles straight 25.7 ??? ???4 × 200 m relay 1:30.3 ???Only two finishers4 × 400 m relay 3:25.8 ???Only two finishersHigh jump 1.835 m 1.81 m 1.785 mPole vault 3.415 mNot awarded 3.35 mLong jump 6.89 m 6.83 m 6.69 mTriple jump 14.08 m 14.00 m 13.97 mShot put 14.23 m 14.02 m 13.68 mDiscus throw 37.40 m 36.93 m 34.97 mJavelin throw 51.71 m 51.60 m 51.12 mPentathlon 2430 pts 2428 pts 2325 ptsDecathlon 5042 pts 4959 pts 4741 pts
References
Results Far Eastern Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2014-12-18.