At the 2013 Asian Youth Games, the athletics events were held in Nanjing, Jiangsu province in China from 19–22 August. A total of 34 events were contested, split evenly between the sexes.Athletics . Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. The Nanjing Olympic Sports Centre was the host stadium for the athletics – this was the venue's second hosting of a multi-sport event after the 2005 National Games of China.Venues . Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
The events attracted average crowds of 20,000 people per day to the stadium. The competition was open to any youth athletes aged fifteen or sixteen. It was part of the buildup to the 2014 Youth Olympics, to be held at the same location.Japanese hurdlers and Chinese throwers provide the highlights at the Asian Youth Games. IAAF (2013-08-22). Retrieved on 2013-08-24. A total of 376 athletes from 37 nations participated at the event. Indian athletes were entered as Independent Olympic Participants due to the suspension of the Indian Olympic Association. Poor organisation between the Athletics Federation of India and the national association meant the country sent eighteen athletes who was born before 1997 and could not compete due to their being over the age limit. One of Myanmar's two entrants was dismissed for the same reason.Butler, Nick (2013-08-20). Twenty four overage Indian athletes sent home from Asian Youth Games. Inside The Games. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
The host nation China easily topped the medal table, taking over half the available gold medals (18) and ending the competition with a total of 33 medals. Japan won the next most gold medals with four in their haul of nine medals. Third and fourth placers Thailand and Chinese Taipei shared the second largest medal hauls, each having three golds in their totals of eleven medals. Sri Lanka entered ten athletes, four of them won a medal for their country. Three of North Korea's four entrants also won a medal. Eighteen teams reached the medal table.Medallists by Event. Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
Chinese sprinter Huang Guifen was the only athlete to win two gold medals, having won the girl's 200 metres and 400 metres events. Japan's Yume Ando was a double silver medallist in the boy's throws (discus and shot put) and Nutthapong Veeravongratanasiri of Thailand was runner-up in both the boy's short sprints. A fourth multiple medallist was Iranian Ata Asadi who reached the podium in both middle-distance running events. The standard of performances was much higher than the inaugural edition in 2009 and only ten of the games records from that event went unbeaten. Twenty-six new games records were set, with eight new events being introduced (200 m, 3000 metres, 2000 m steeplechase and hammer throw for both sexes).
The team of athletics officials was led by Singapore's Maurice R. Nicholas, one of the country's top coaches.Maurice R. Nicholas . Singapore Sports Museum. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. An anti-doping programme was led by Japan's Fumihiro Yamasawa.Competition officials . Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
Several athletes who competed at the 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics a month previously were present at the games.
Medalists
Boys 100 m 10.71 10.73 10.73200 m 21.47 21.57 21.76400 m 48.39 49.21 49.54800 m 1:54.64 1:55.75 1:56.731500 m 4:03.75 4:05.09 4:05.763000 m 8:25.86 8:45.04 8:45.72110 m hurdles 13.36 13.99 14.06400 m hurdles 52.79 53.89 54.052000 m steeplechase 5:53.16 6:00.31 6:18.38 High jump 2.06 2.03 2.00 Pole vault 4.70 4.60 4.50 Long jump 7.23 6.98 6.98 Triple jump 15.11 14.86 14.78 Shot put 18.87 18.07 17.00 Discus throw 62.03 53.50 49.85 Hammer throw 73.73 62.44 62.11 Javelin throw 70.41 67.51 65.63
Girls 100 m 11.91 12.19 12.26200 m 23.82 24.35 24.41400 m 53.65 55.78 55.96800 m 2:11.47 2:14.14 2:15.721500 m 4:35.06 4:36.65 4:38.973000 m 9:23.50 9:51.78 9:55.08100 m hurdles 13.69 14.43 14.45400 m hurdles 1:03.28 1:03.87 1:05.002000 m steeplechase 7:07.82 7:29.34 7:35.50 High jump 1.65 1.60 1.60 Pole vault 4.00 3.55 3.55 Long jump 5.90 5.78 5.61 Triple jump 12.55 12.38 12.28 Shot put 16.84 15.26 14.95 Discus throw 49.28 44.87 36.37 Hammer throw 59.58 56.33 51.73 Javelin throw 54.31 47.75 46.40
Medal table
Results
Boys
100 m
Round 1 19 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1110.85211.16311.27411.35511.63611.77711.78812.35 Heat 2110.85211.10311.54411.61511.69611.82713.69—DNS Heat 3111.04211.13311.16411.21511.51612.15712.85 Heat 4110.84211.22311.61411.73511.73611.82—DNS
Semifinals 20 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1110.67210.68310.87411.08511.13611.18711.29811.47 Heat 2110.72210.96311.14411.15511.16611.33711.47811.59
Final 20 August RankAthleteTime10.7110.7310.73410.84511.06611.19711.19811.63
200 m
Round 1 21 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1122.50222.74323.29423.76525.40—DNS Heat 2122.13222.20322.32422.53523.78624.95725.47 Heat 3122.54222.81322.94423.47523.67623.77724.86 Heat 4122.14222.58322.63423.01523.27623.35723.94
Semifinals 22 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1121.85222.08322.08422.19522.67622.89723.74—DNF Heat 2122.05222.30322.44422.52522.54623.02723.07823.41
Final 22 August RankAthleteTime21.4721.5721.76422.17522.20622.33722.69823.05
400 m 20 August RankAthleteTime48.3949.2149.54449.96550.51651.46752.76855.39
800 m
Round 1 21 August RankAthleteTime Heat 111:57.5121:58.6531:59.1242:01.1852:02.3362:03.75 Heat 212:04.0422:04.0632:05.0342:06.8352:15.45
Final 22 August RankAthleteTime1:54.641:55.751:56.7341:56.9551:58.0861:59.5872:02.5082:03.22
1500 m 20 August RankAthleteTime4:03.754:05.094:05.7644:09.1054:10.1764:13.7774:14.7684:16.4594:19.53104:24.68114:25.74124:31.11134:31.27144:31.69154:39.27164:44.57—DNF
3000 m 22 August RankAthleteTime8:25.868:45.048:45.7248:53.7459:20.0169:24.8179:26.40810:01.68911:47.001011:47.05—DNF
110 m hurdles
Round 1 20 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1113.64214.31314.61414.93514.94615.29 Heat 2114.25214.52314.59414.83514.90615.20 Heat 3114.42214.68314.83415.12515.20615.48
Final 21 August RankAthleteTime13.3613.9914.06414.10514.43614.55714.58814.73
400 m hurdles
Round 1 21 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1153.08254.65355.99457.2951:01.02 Heat 2155.01255.37357.09457.3751:00.3761:08.25
Final 22 August RankAthleteTime52.7953.8954.05454.59555.57655.74757.18857.48
2000 m steeplechase 21 August RankAthleteTime5:53.166:00.316:18.3846:38.6656:45.8166:58.5477:11.29—DNF
High jump 22 August RankAthleteResult2.062.032.0041.9541.9561.9071.9081.8591.85101.80111.70111.70
Pole vault 19 August RankAthleteResult4.704.604.5044.5054.20—NM—NM
Long jump 19–20 August RankAthleteQual.Final7.097.236.616.986.856.9846.856.7856.686.7766.526.6276.606.5586.506.5396.476.48106.326.41116.526.38—6.85NM 136.24146.16156.15165.96175.76—NM—NM—DNS
Triple jump 21 August RankAthleteResult15.1114.8614.78414.63514.43614.11713.84813.45912.98
Shot put 19 August RankAthleteResult18.8718.0717.00416.00515.68615.32714.63814.20912.44109.81—DNS—DNS
Discus throw 22 August RankAthleteResult62.0353.5049.85445.83545.37643.03740.02833.29—NM
Hammer throw 20 August RankAthleteResult73.7362.4462.11454.22551.39646.24745.13
Javelin throw 19 August
RankAthleteResult70.4167.5165.63464.94557.25656.10753.66852.07952.071048.691143.72—NM—NM—DNS
Girls
100 m
Round 1 19 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1112.55212.65312.85413.01513.78614.04—DNS Heat 2112.07212.40312.42412.99513.00613.16715.51 Heat 3112.27212.63312.74412.76512.83614.85714.99 Heat 4112.22212.40312.40412.69512.72613.11714.31
Semifinals 20 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1111.89212.12312.28412.38512.40612.63712.64812.79 Heat 2112.21212.30312.35412.49512.61612.71712.72812.78
Final 20 August RankAthleteTime11.9112.1912.26412.27512.30612.38712.42812.43
200 m
Round 1 21 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1124.82225.40325.93426.99528.60628.71 Heat 2124.09225.54326.11426.63528.05629.52 Heat 3124.08225.14325.96426.17526.61627.80 Heat 4125.64225.74326.00426.56526.85626.93726.93
Semifinals 22 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1124.21224.63325.54426.13526.19626.36—DNS—DNS Heat 2124.75225.43325.86425.86525.88625.95725.95827.14
Final 22 August RankAthleteTime23.8224.3524.41425.18525.73625.76725.91826.08
400 m
Round 1 19 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1155.39257.20359.03459.6251:05.5661:10.25—DNS Heat 2156.62257.13357.32458.23559.4461:07.83
Final 20 August RankAthleteTime53.6555.7855.96456.00556.85657.55759.2381:00.06
800 m
Round 1 21 August RankAthleteTime Heat 112:19.3922:19.9332:21.3042:23.8252:27.00—DNS Heat 212:18.4022:18.7132:20.2642:24.5752:30.9262:39.30 Heat 312:13.2122:14.1632:18.3442:18.5252:22.4862:28.37
Final 22 August RankAthleteTime2:11.472:14.142:15.7242:17.4352:18.8762:19.1372:20.2182:20.25
1500 m 20 August RankAthleteTime4:35.064:36.654:38.9744:41.0454:45.6364:52.1774:52.1884:52.6795:00.69105:02.52115:04.17125:04.96135:11.20145:19.29155:54.12166:12.46—DNF
3000 m 22 August RankAthleteTime9:23.509:51.789:55.08410:26.17510:26.21610:36.30710:48.05810:59.30911:03.091011:14.131111:28.05
100 m hurdles
Round 1 20 August RankAthleteTime Heat 1114.41214.60314.95415.04515.36616.40 Heat 2113.82214.64314.69414.89515.17620.84
Final 21 August RankAthleteTime13.6914.4314.45414.51514.53614.64714.69—DSQ
400 m hurdles 22 August RankAthleteTime1:03.281:03.871:05.0041:05.8551:10.77
2000 m steeplechase 21 August RankAthleteTime7:07.827:29.347:35.5047:41.9257:59.7868:10.4379:06.75
High jump 19 August RankAthleteResult1.651.601.6041.5541.5561.55
Pole vault 20 August RankAthleteResult4.003.553.5543.5053.1063.1073.00—NM—NM
Long jump 20–21 August RankAthleteQual.Final5.685.905.495.785.645.6145.525.6055.545.5565.305.5175.565.4985.455.4895.445.38105.335.11115.325.08125.285.08 135.24145.19155.05164.96174.82184.69194.65204.60214.36224.09233.92
Triple jump 22 August RankAthleteResult12.5512.3812.28412.23511.96611.87711.70811.52911.501011.481111.261210.961310.831410.801510.38
Shot put 21 August RankAthleteResult16.8415.2614.95414.51513.27613.22713.14812.96911.691011.191111.041210.93139.34149.13
Discus throw 22 August RankAthleteResult49.2844.8736.37435.82535.34
Hammer throw 20 August RankAthleteResult59.5856.3351.73448.63544.31643.81743.19831.36
Javelin throw 21 August
RankAthleteResult54.3147.7546.40445.64544.47643.83739.45839.28933.45
References
Results Athletics Schedule and Results. Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24. Medallists by Event. Asian Youth Games 2013. Retrieved on 2013-08-24.
External links Official website Competition schedule