2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships
The 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for Asian athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 8–11 May. A total of forty events were contested, with the events divided evenly between the sexes. The event programme mirrored that of the previous IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics, with the exception of a boy's decathlon, rather than the octathlon.
| 1st Asian Youth Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | 8–11 May 2015 |
| Host city | Doha, Qatar |
| Venue | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium |
| Level | Youth |
| Events | 40 |
The event was established following the 78th council meeting of the Asian Athletics Association in March 2014. The body's president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting the grassroots-level development of the sport in Asia and raise the importance of continental level competition among the region's countries.[1]
China easily topped the medal table with half of their 32 medals being gold. Chinese Taipei won the next most gold medals, with four, while India had the second largest overall medal haul at fourteen medals. Kazakhstan (three golds, eight medals) and Japan (nine medals) were the other leading nations of the tournament. A total of 27 of the participating nations reached the medal table.[2][3]
The highest level performance at the competition came from Chinese girls' javelin thrower Yu Yuzhen, whose winning throw of 61.97 m (203 ft 3+3⁄4 in) was the world youth best for the 500-gramme youth implement. Yu Shu Shen of Chinese Taipei was the only athlete to win two individual titles, doing so in the boys' 100 metres and 200 metres.[2]
An anti-doping outreach and sports ethics programme was held in conjunction with the competition, with the achievements of Liu Xiang and Koji Murofushi being held up as examples of Olympic champions from Asia who promoted an anti-doping culture.[4]
Medal summary
Men
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Shen Yu-sen (TPE) | 10.48 |  Tang Yao (CHN) | 10.60 |  Burhan Wardhani (INA) | 10.81 |
| 200 metres | Shen Yu-sen (TPE) | 21.69 | Wu Zhitao (CHN) | 22.01 | Ogsa Agfreansa (INA) | 22.16 |
| 400 metres | Wu Yu Ang (CHN) | 47.55 |  Nattapong Kongkraphan (THA) | 48.02 |  Russel Alexander Nasir Taib (MAS) | 49.07 |
| 800 metres |  Beant Singh (IND) | 1:52.26 |  Mohaamed Raheem Zghair Al-Bzaznah (IRQ) | 1:54.92 |  Saeed Hassan Olwani (KSA) | 1:55.84 |
| 1500 metres | Huang Peng (CHN) | 4:05.85 |  Lee Kyeong-ho (KOR) | 4:07.08 |  Hikaru Oya (JPN) | 4:07.27 |
| 3000 metres | Tadwi Kishan Narshi (IND) | 8:26.24 | Chihiro Ono (JPN) | 8:37.29 |  Yaser Salim Ba Gharb (YEM) | 8:37.65 |
| 110 metres hurdles |  Fares Khaled Alsaid (KUW) | 13.92 | Bo Xiaoshuai (CHN) | 14.02 | Irwan Suadi (INA) | 14.36 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Witthawat Thumcha (THA) | 52.45 |  Darshana Kuamrabatagallalage (SRI) | 52.88 | Kim Hyun-bin (KOR) | 52.93 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase |  Muhand Khamis Saifeldin (QAT) | 5:54.34 | Luo Chun (CHN) | 5:56.99 |  Duc Le Trung (VIE) | 6:00.59 |
| Medley relay | China (CHN) Tang Yao Wu Zhitao Zeng Sen Wu Yu Ang | 1:53.34 | India (IND) Nuzrat Beant Singh Chirag Chandan Bauri | 1:53.74 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) Abdulelah Ahmed Al Nashri Saad Ahmed Sabbai Ahmed Saleh Mahda Saeed Hassan Olwani | 1:55.81 |
| 10,000 m walk | Zhang Jun (CHN) | 44:00.87 | Shuqi Guo (CHN) | 45:25.93 | Song Yun-hwa (KOR) | 48:34.39 |
| High jump | Ding Shuo (CHN) | 2.15 m | Roshan Dammika Ranatungage (SRI) | 2.12 m | Hussein Falah Hasan Al-Ibraheemi (IRQ) | 2.12 m |
| Pole vault | Yeh Yao-Wen (TPE) | 4.90 m | Muntadher Falih Abdulwahid (IRQ) | 4.65 m | Teuku Tegar Abadi (INA) | 4.50 m |
| Long jump | Kim Young-bin (KOR) | 7.49 m | Yugo Sakai (JPN) | 7.31 m |  Jose Jerry Belibestre (PHI) | 7.26 m |
| Triple jump |  Muhammed Afzal (PAK) | 15.44 m | Chamal Kumarasiri Liyana Waduge (SRI) | 15.39 m | Sonu Kumar (IND) | 15.08 m |
| Shot put | Ma Hao-Wei (TPE) | 19.43 m | Ashish Bhalothia (IND) | 17.76 m | Hiroshi Ikegawa (JPN) | 17.51 m |
| Discus throw |  Sajjad Hassen Zare (IRI) | 53.06 m |  Eric Yee (SIN) | 52.55 m | Du Haonan (CHN) | 48.99 m |
| Hammer throw | Xu Wenji (CHN) | 75.15 m | Ashish Jakhar (IND) | 71.79 m | Miraj Ali (IND) | 64.91 m |
| Javelin throw |  Vladyslav Palyunin (UZB) | 79.11 m | Mohd Hadish (IND) | 75.52 m | Abhishek Drall (IND) | 74.72 m |
| Decathlon | Mohamed Alferas (KUW) | 6671 pts | Rajesh R (IND) | 5867 pts | Ahmed Yaseen Alyaseen (KSA) | 5703 pts |
Women
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 metres |  Poon Hang Wai (HKG) | 12.27 |  Lea Paul Obeid (LIB) | 12.32 | Hu Siyu (CHN) | 12.32 |
| 200 metres | Huang Jiaxin (CHN) | 24.67 | Sayaka Morita (JPN) | 25.16 | Kugapriya Chandran (SIN) | 25.35 |
| 400 metres |  Salwa Eid Naser (BHR) | 53.02 | Jisna Mathew (IND) | 53.84 | Shereen Samson Vallabouy (MAS) | 55.14 |
| 800 metres |  Arina Kleshchukov (KGZ) | 2:14.73 | Misato Kaneko (JPN) | 2:15.04 | Sara Joe Rafik Kortbawi (LIB) | 2:19.64 |
| 1500 metres | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa (BHR) | 4:19.95 | Nozomi Tanaka (JPN) | 4:25.00 | Dawajila (CHN) | 4:37.64 |
| 3000 metres | Fatuma Jewaro Chebsi (BHR) | 9:30.17 | Xia Yuyu (CHN) | 9:53.03 | Anumol Thampi (IND) | 10:24.98 |
| 100 metres hurdles | Deng Xuelin (CHN) | 13.62 | Lam Yan Tung (HKG) | 14.22 | Lin Hsiao-Hui (TPE) | 14.24 |
| 400 metres hurdles | Yamani Dulanjalee Mudiyanselage (SRI) | 61.27 | Qui Zhangyen (CHN) | 62.61 |  Adelina Akhmetova (KAZ) | 63.27 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase | Tian Wanhua (CHN) | 7:01.06 |  Choe Kang Bok (PRK) | 7:14.88 | Lada Fomina (KAZ) | 7:16.08 |
| Medley relay | China (CHN) Hu Siyu heng Gange Huang Jiaxin Liang Nuo | 2:13.32 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) Kamila Niyazova Adelina Akhmetova Mariya Ovchinnikova Anastassiya Ksyanova | 2:17.72 | Bahrain (BHR) Shaika Mohamed Rabeaa Salwa Eid Naser Naser Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa Fatuma Jewaro Chebsi | 2:19.04 |
| 5000 m walk | Ma Zhenxia (CHN) | 23:45.19 | Qiji Zhouma (CHN) | 24:05.84 | Kana Kimura (JPN) | 24:59.04 |
| High jump | Safina Sadullaeva (UZB) | 1.74 m | Wong Yuen Nam (HKG) | 1.71 m | Nadezhda Dubovitskaya (KAZ) | 1.68 m |
| Pole vault | Anna Danilovskaya (KAZ) | 3.70 m | Devi Ayu Febriana (INA) | 3.40 m | Fatima Othman Al Absi (QAT) | 2.00 m |
| Long jump | Kanae Sugimora (JPN) | 5.90 m | Lee Hui-jin (KOR) | 5.82 m | Zeng Rui (CHN) | 5.81 m |
| Triple jump | Mariya Ovchinnikova (KAZ) | 12.81 m | Chen Jie (CHN) | 12.77 m | Viktoriya Dirdina (UZB) | 12.34 m |
| Shot put | Liu Ziyue (CHN) | 16.08 m | Lee Yu-ri (KOR) | 16.00 m | Liu Xiuerui (CHN) | 15.36 m |
| Discus throw | Dong Xiaocen (CHN) | 45.58 m |  Fatima Al Hosani (UAE) | 41.80 m | Seema (IND) | 41.14 m |
| Hammer throw | Shang Ningyu (CHN) | 66.59 m | Yao Kailun (CHN) | 60.16 m | Amineh Kashiri (IRI) | 48.25 m |
| Javelin throw | Yu Yuzhen (CHN) | 61.97 m WYB | Song Linyi (CHN) | 51.89 m | Lee Ga-hui (KOR) | 50.53 m |
| Heptathlon | Zhou Jingjing (CHN) | 4242 pts | Viktoriya Ryazantseva (KAZ) | 3909 pts | Aleksandra Yukevskaya (UZB) | 3857 pts |
Medal table
- Key
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 16 | 11 | 5 | 32 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Bahrain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 5 | India | 2 | 6 | 6 | 14 |
| 6 | Uzbekistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 7 | Kuwait | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 8 | Japan | 1 | 5 | 3 | 9 |
| 9 | South Korea | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 11 | Hong Kong | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 12 | Thailand | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Iran | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Qatar* | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 15 | Pakistan | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Iraq | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Indonesia | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| 18 | Lebanon | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Singapore | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 20 | North Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| United Arab Emirates | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 22 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 23 | Malaysia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 24 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Yemen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (26 entries) | 40 | 40 | 41 | 121 | |
References
- Avison, Ben (2014-03-04). Doha to host 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships Archived 2015-05-12 at the Wayback Machine. Host City. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.
- Georgiotis, Vassilis (2015-05-12). China tops medal table at the 1st Asian Youth Championships in Doha. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.
- Total Medals Table- Boy & girl. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.
- Anti-doping outreach programme features at Asian Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-05-13). Retrieved on 2015-05-17.
External links
| Preceded by Inaugural Championships |
1st Asian Youth Athletics Championships 2015 Doha, Qatar |
Succeeded by 2017 Bangkok, Thailand |