2017 Asian Athletics Championships

The Kalinga Stadium.

Newly prepared synthetic track of Kalinga Stadium

The event took place at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Kalinga Stadium has the sitting capacity of 50,000 spectators.[6] The stadium was renovated with a new synthetic track, with floodlights and a warm-up facility has been set up to host the event.[7] After Ranchi pull-out from hosting the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, the 86th Asian Athletics Association Council meeting confirmed Bhubaneswar as the host of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships.[8] The Government of Odisha decided to renovate the Kalinga Stadium within 90 days of time to host the event.

Mascot Olly during the opening ceremony of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships in Bhubaneswar.

On 8 May 2017, the logo and mascot of Championship were released. Olly, the olive ridley sea turtle, an endangered species that travels to Odisha's Rushikulya and Gahirmatha beaches for its nesting, was chosen as the mascot.[9] It was flagged off by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, at the Championships' mascot rally covering 30 districts of the state of Odisha.

Cultural program on AAC2017

Fireworks on the Opening Day

Over 500 artists performed during the opening ceremony of the championships on 5 July 2017. Around 400 Odissi dancers performed in an act depicting the Kalinga War and Emperor Kharavela.[10] Shankar Mahadevan with his troupe performed the Rangabati song during the event, with the Sambalpuri dance group.

Prasar Bharati, through the Doordarshan (DD), is the exclusive Host Broadcaster for the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. Doordarshan will undertake all the obligations of the Host Broadcaster for the Championships and will provide the basic feed of the event.

The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) found that the athlete Manpreet Kaur, Asian champion woman shot putter tested positive for a banned substance.[11]

Key

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	India (IND)*	10	6	13	29
2	China (CHN)	8	7	5	20
3	Kazakhstan (KAZ)	4	2	1	7
4	Iran (IRI)	4	0	1	5
5	Vietnam (VIE)	4	0	0	4
6	South Korea (KOR)	2	1	1	4
7	Kuwait (KWT)	2	1	0	3
8	Kyrgyzstan (KGZ)	2	0	1	3
9	Sri Lanka (SRI)	1	4	0	5
10	Thailand (THA)	1	2	2	5
11	Chinese Taipei (TPE)	1	1	1	3
	Philippines (PHI)	1	1	1	3
13	Tajikistan (TJK)	1	0	0	1
	Uzbekistan (UZB)	1	0	0	1
15	Japan (JPN)	0	6	8	14
16	Qatar (QAT)	0	6	1	7
17	Hong Kong (HKG)	0	2	1	3
18	Malaysia (MYS)	0	1	0	1
	North Korea (PRK)	0	1	0	1
	United Arab Emirates (UAE)	0	1	0	1
21	Saudi Arabia (KSA)	0	0	3	3
22	Oman (OMN)	0	0	1	1
	Syria (SYR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (23 entries)		42	42	41	125

A total 560 athletes from 41 nations attended the event.

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  Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017.
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  Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017.
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  Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017.
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  Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017.
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  Athletes from Afghanistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from China bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from Japan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from Kazakhstan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from Pakistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from Malaysia bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from Sri Lanka bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Athletes from India bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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  Hiba Omar from Syria bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.

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