2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships Explained

17th Asian Junior Athletics Championships
Colour:
  1. CEF6CE
Host City:Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Dates:3–6 June
Stadium:Thống Nhất Stadium
Events:44
Level:Junior (under-20)
Records Set:2 championship records
Previous:2014 Taipei City
Next:2018 Gifu

The 2016 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 17th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association and the Vietnam Athletics Federation. Athletes born between 1997 and 2000 competed in 44 events, divided evenly between the sexes. The competition took place over four days from 3–6 June at Thống Nhất Stadium in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. A total of 45 countries entered athletes into the tournament, eighteen of which reached the medal table. The competition, including its opening and closing ceremonies, was broadcast live on Vietnamese carrier VTV6.[1]

Japan topped the medal table with thirteen gold medals among a total of 27, overturning a long period of Chinese dominance. China was a comfortable second, with 22 medals, half of which were gold. India was the next best performing nation and the only other to reach double digits in the medal count, taking seven golds. The hosts Vietnam took two golds and placed seventh in the medals overall. Two championship records were broken, both by Japanese: Junya Sado won the men's javelin throw in and Chika Mukai took the 3000 m steeplechase in 10:21.04 minutes.[2]

Malaysia's Khairul Hafiz Jantan was the most successful athlete of the competition, winning three medals: the 100 metres gold, and silvers in the 200 metres and 4 × 100 metres relay. Yang Chun-han was the only man to take two golds, topping the podium in the latter two events. On the women's side, there were two double gold medallists: Jisna Mathew led India to a 400 m individual and relay double, while Lili Das scored a middle-distance double. Japan's Haruko Ishizuka took 400 m bronze after winning the hurdles gold and her compatriots Shinichi Yukinaga and Nanaka Kori also took minor medals in the discus after becoming shot put winners.[2]

The event was held in the month before the global 2016 IAAF World U20 Championships. Several of Asia's medallists at that competition were not present at the regional meet, although Qatar's Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz became a double discus throw champion and India's Neeraj Chopra improved from a silver in Ho Chi Minh to a world under-20 gold with a world junior record throw. The 2016 world under-20 high jump bronze medallist Mohamat Allamine Hamdi managed only sixth on the Asian stage that year.

Medal summary

Men

100 metres10.3610.4110.45
200 metres20.7321.1521.16
400 metres47.5247.5547.83
800 metres1:51.821:52.281:52.78
1500 metres3:57.553:58.284:03.37
5000 metres14:16.4214:32.0814:49.41
10,000 metres31:23.9331:24.0632:07.12
110 m hurdles14.0014.0214.05
400 m hurdles50.8651.4952.55
3000 m steeplechase9:26.799:27.409:31.86
10,000 m walk44:33.0044:33.7945:38.45
4×100 m relay39.7539.9140.36
4×400 m relay3:11.593:12.123:12.37
High jump2.16 m2.14 m2.14 m
Pole vault5.25 m5.20 m =NJR5.10 m
Long jump7.84 m7.75 m 7.73 m
Triple jump16.19 m16.05 m15.99 m
Shot put18.41 m17.57 m17.53 m
Discus throw60.49 m58.80 m NJR54.79 m
Hammer throw69.00 m65.71 m63.77 m
Javelin throw77.97 m 77.60 m73.40 m NJR
Decathlon6748 pts6624 pts6551 pts

Women

100 metres11.8411.85 NJR11.88
200 metres23.9424.4124.50
400 metres53.8554.9255.40
800 metres2:06.642:07.212:07.56
1500 metres4:29.504:30.76
4:33.02
3000 metres9:31.469:50.7210:01.94
5000 metres16:57.3917:04.7617:08.79
100 m hurdles13.7913.9714.11
400 m hurdles57.9159.7860.02
3000 m steeplechase10:21.04 10:31.0210:41.91
10,000 m walk50:23.8950:37.0351:09.48
4×100 m relay45.2345.4145.84 NJR
4×400 m relay3:43.573:44.56 NJR3:50.79
High jump1.74 m1.74 m1.71 m
Pole vault4.15 m3.80 m3.60 m
Long jump6.34 m NJR6.28 m NJR6.04 m
Triple jump13.20 m NJR13.19 m12.97 m
Shot put15.89 m NJR14.23 m14.22 m
Discus throw51.47 m48.04 m46.57 m
Hammer throw61.77 m58.11 m56.44 m
Javelin throw57.32 m53.14 m52.76 m NR
Heptathlon5031 pts4859 pts4564 pts

2016 Medal table

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Notes and References

  1. http://www.sportskeeda.com/general-sports/asian-junior-athletics-to-be-held-vietnam Asian Junior Athletics 2016 to be held in Vietnam
  2. http://athleticsasia.org/index.php/results/asian-junior-athletics-championships/68-asian-junior-athletics-championship-2016/file "17th ASIAN JUNIOR ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2016 3rd - 6th June, 2016 Ho Chi Minh City - Vietnam OFFICIAL RESULT Day One Morning 3rd June"