CREATE TABLE table_203_436 (id NUMBER, "year" NUMBER, "competition" CLOB, "venue" CLOB, "position" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

the 2009 asian championships were located in guangzhou , china . what city and country were the asian championships held in before guangzhou , china ?
SELECT "venue" FROM table_203_436 WHERE "competition" = 'asian championships' AND "year" < 2009
SELECT "venue" FROM "table_203_436" WHERE "competition" = 'asian championships' AND "year" < 2009