The Idol Star Athletics Championships (, abbr. 아육대) is a South Korean reality television program which aired for the first time in 2010. The program features celebrities, most notably Korean pop idols singers and groups, which compete in multi-sport events. The show is broadcast by MBC.
Idol Star Athletics Championships +Key▪︎Indicates Chuseok Special
Championship Year Venue Broadcast Dates Events Competitors Ref. Total Men WomenI▪︎2010Mokdong StadiumSeptember 25 and 26, 20101055130 (16 teams)II2011Jamsil ArenaFebruary 5 and 6, 2011743140 (17 teams)III▪︎Mokdong StadiumSeptember 13, 201111 65150 (12 teams) IV2012Jamsil ArenaJanuary 24 and 25, 20121266150 (16 teams)VMokdong StadiumJuly 25 and 26, 201214 (2 mixed)75150 (9 teams) VI2013Goyang GymnasiumFebruary 11 and 20, 201310 (1 mixed)54150 (10 teams) VII▪︎September 19 and 20, 201310 55160 (5 teams)VIII2014Jamsil ArenaJanuary 9 and 10, 20141055230+ (8 teams)IX2015Goyang GymnasiumFebruary 19 and 20, 2015954~220 (22 teams)X▪︎September 28 and 29, 2015844~300 (10 teams)XI2016February 9 and 10, 20169 (1 mixed)44~180 (7 teams)XII▪︎September 15, 2016844~200 (7 teams) XIII 2017 January 30, 2017 8 4 4 194 (8 teams) XIV 2018 February 15 and 16, 20181165200+ (14 teams) XV▪︎ September 25 and 26, 2018 XVI 2019 Samsan World Gymnasium February 5 and 6, 2019 XVII▪︎ Goyang Gymnasium September 12 and 13, 2019 7 231 XVIII2020 Namdong Gymnasium January 25–27, 2020 7 202 (51 groups) XIX▪︎ October 1 and 2, 2020 XX2021 February 11 and 12, 2021 XXI▪︎2022 Goyang GymnasiumSeptember 9–12, 2022 XXII▪︎2024September 16–18, 2024
Idol Championships sports
Athletics 50 m 50 m hurdles 60 m 70 m 70 m hurdles 100 m 100 m hurdles 110 m hurdles 4 × 50 m 4 x 50 m relay walk 4 × 100 m relay 200 m walk Long jump High jump Javelin
Gymnastics Aerobic gymnastics Rhythmic gymnastics
E-sports PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds KartRider
Bowling Bowling Ten-pin bowling
Football Football Penalty shoot-out Futsal
Other sports Archery Baseball pitching Basketball Breakdancing Curling Dancesport Dog agility Equestrian – dressage Fencing – individual sabre Footvolley Ssireum Table tennis
Swimming 50 m freestyle
Record holders YearSportsRecord holderRecordNotes 2010 100 m Jo Kwon (2AM) 12.10 s Semi-final record Bora (Sistar) 15.70 s 100 m hurdles 21.51 s Long jump Lee Hyun (8Eight) 5.42 m 2011 50 m freestyle Minho (Shinee) 32.81 s Naeun (Rainbow) 43.15 s 50 m Dongjun (ZE:A) 6.02 s Semi-final record. Final record is 6.19 seconds. Bora (Sistar) 7.47 s 110 m hurdles Dongjun (ZE:A) 16.14 s High jump Luna (f(x)) 1.43 m She has won two consecutive years. 4 X 100 m Lee Hyun (8Eight), Sangchu (Mighty Mouth), Roh Ji-hoon, , 50.24 s 2012 4 X 50 m (relay walking) Sistar 48.53 s 4 x 100 m relay Four golds Four consecutive gold medals: 2010 Idol Star Championships in Athletics, 2011 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special, 2012 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special End. 100 m Kaeun (Dal Shabet) 15.58 s Semi-final record 201370 m Lee Min-hyuk (BtoB) 7.73 s Jisoo (Tahiti) 9.39 s Semi-final record. Final record is 9.49 seconds. 2014 60 m Minhyuk (BtoB) 6.40 s He placed third in world indoor record for 60 metres sprint. He holds three golds and a silver medal. High jump 1.85 m He broke the previous record held by Niel of Teen Top with a distance of 1.74 m. 60 m Kaeun (Dal Shabet) 7.68 s 2016 Futsal Doojoon, Yoseob and Gikwang (Beast) Three golds, three silvers Gold: 2013 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special, 2014 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special and 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special.
Silver: 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special, 2016 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special and 2016 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special. 2017 4 x 100 m relay BTS Three golds, one silver Three consecutive gold medals: 2015 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special, 2016 S Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special and 2016 Idol Star Athletics Championships Chuseok Special.
Silver: 2017 Idol Star Athletics Championships New Year Special Team aerobic gymnastics Astro 19.10/20.00 points Seventeen were tied for 19.10 in the male aerobic dance. However, the judges took an extra look into the execution of both performances and it was Astro who ultimately took first place with 9.45 points against Seventeen's 9.30 points. 2018 Team bowling Ken and Ravi (VIXX) 191/300 points Semi-final record. The final record was 187/300. Footvolley JC Foot Volleyball King 15–9, 13–15, 15–9 Against Real Ballad Team 2019 4 × 100 m relay Astro 57.12 s Iz One 1:08.97 Team archery Seventeen 95/100 points Seventeen also scored 92/100 points in the semi-finals. Sejeong, Mina and Hana (Gugudan) 91/100 points (final) Penalty shoot-out JinJin, MJ and Moon Bin (Astro) 3–2 Bowling Sejeong and Mina (Gugudan) 155/300 points Jaehyun (NCT) 243/300 points Semi-final record. He scored six strikes in a row in the semi-final round. Rhythmic gymnastics Rachel (April) 13.20/20.00 points (juggling club) She broke the previous record held by Cheng Xiao of Cosmic Girls with 13.00/20.00 points. She has won for two consecutive years. 2020 eSportsUnited Team (Wanna One)Four golds, two silvers eSports Soccer Tournament (Team): Gold (Kim Jaehwan & Ha Sungwoon) PUBG Practice Solo: Gold (Park Jihoon) PUBG Solo: Gold (Ha Sungwoon) PUBG Solo: Silver (Park Jihoon) PUBG Squad: Gold (Ha Sungwoon, Kim Jaehwan, Lee Daehwi, Park Jihoon)
United Team swept the eSports event by winning all the gold medals.Penalty ShootoutPenalty Shootout: Silver (Kim Jaehwan & Ha Sungwoon with Special Participation of Jeong Sewoon as their 3rd Member/Goalkeeper)
The Penalty Shootout Finals against SF9 went up until the 7th Round.
Achievements by artists
Most valuable player YearNameGroupAchievement Gold Silver Bronze 2010 Bora Sistar 3 1 0 Jo Kwon 2AM 2 0 0 2011 Minho Shinee 3 0 0 Dongjun ZE:A 2 0 0 2013 Minhyuk BtoB 2 0 1 Hoya Infinite 1 2 0 2014 Minhyuk BtoB 3 1 0 2015 1 2 1 BTS 2 0 0 2016 Solji EXID 2 0 0 2017 Astro 1 1 0
Overall winner YearTeamPlayer Achievement Gold Silver Bronze 2010 O Super Junior, Shinee, TraxX and f(x) 3 3 0 2012 C F Infinite and After School Boyfriend and Sistar 2 1 1 2013 D 4Minute, APink, Roh Ji-hoon, BtoB, F.T. Island and CNBLUE 3 1 1 A Miss A, 2AM, Rainbow, Teen Top, 100%, B1A4, Tahiti and A-Jax 4 4 2 2014 B 4Minute, Beast, Apink, Roh Ji-hoon, BtoB, B.A.P, MBLAQ, Pure, MAP6, C-Clown, Secret, Girl's Day, AOA, Tint 6 3 0 2015 C 4minute, Beast, Apink, Roh Ji-hoon and BtoB 2 2 1 Who's the boss? Miss A, Noel, Wonder Girls, Jeong Jinwoon, Changmin, Lee Hyun, Baek A-yeon, BTS, Bestie and Got7 2 0 0 2016 Veterans 4Minute, Beast, Apink, Roh Ji-hoon, BtoB and CLC 2 0 0 B EXID, BTS, Hur Young-ji, Melody Day, Snuper 3 1 1
See also Korean National Sports Festival
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