The 2023 Asian Junior Athletics Championships is the 20th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes.
The 2023 Asian Junior Athletics Championships is the 20th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes. The event is organized by the Asian Athletics Association. Athletes born between 2004 and 2007 will be competing in these events. In total, there are 44 events which are divided evenly between the sexes. The competition will take place over four days at the Yecheon Stadium in Yecheon, South Korea. This biannual event will be next staged in UAE. It is held every time in the middle of the year.
For the Indian contingent Rezona Heena Mallick will be having the responsibility to earn the prized medal for India in track and field. Besides her, Bushra Khan Gauri will also be eying for gold at the 3000 m finals. After impressive performances held in Tashkent. The Indian contingent can hope for some more medals under their kitty. As of now, India stands in the third position in the overall rankings with 9 medals which includes 3 gold medals. Japan leads the way with 8 gold medals and 12 medals overall. While China is in the second position with 10 medals of which 5 are gold.
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Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
1 | Japan | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
2 | China | 5 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
3 | India | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
4 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
5 | Qatar | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
6 | Chinese Taipei | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Republic of Korea | 0 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
8 | Uzbekistan | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Kazakhstan | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Iran | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
The event schedule for the 6th of June is as follows:
Events | Sports | Timings |
10,000 m Race Walk (Final) | Athletics | 08:30 am |
110m Hurdle | Decathlon | 10:15 am |
110 m Hurdles (Heats) | Athletics | 10:30 am |
Discus Throw | Decathlon | 11:00 am |
Pole Vault | Decathlon | 12:15 pm |
Javelin Throw | Decathlon | 16:50 pm |
200 m (Heats) | Athletics | 17:00 pm |
400 m Hurdles (Final) | Athletics | 18:40 pm |
1500 m | Decathlon | 18:50 pm |
4×100 relay (Final) | Athletics | 19:20 pm |
Events | Sports | Timings |
Long jump | Heptathlon | 09:30 am |
Javelin Throw | Heptathlon | 12:00 pm |
Pole Vault (Final) | Athletics | 16:55 pm |
200 m (Heats) | Athletics | 17:20 pm |
800 m | Heptathlon | 17:55 pm |
3000 m steeplechase (Final) | Athletics | 18:15 pm |
High Jump (Final) | Athletics | 18:20 pm |
Triple Jump (Final) | Athletics | 18:30 pm |
4×100 relay (Final) | Athletics | 19:05 pm |
3000 m (Final) | Athletics | 19:40 pm |
200 m (Semifinal) | Athletics | 20:20 pm |
The 2023 Asian Junior Athletics Championships will be held in Yecheon, South Korea from June 4 to 7.
Live streaming of the Asian Indoor Athletics Championships 2023 will be available on the Qaz Athletics YouTube channel. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India.
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