The 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships was the first edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for Asian athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in Doha, Qatar from 8–11 May. A total of forty events were contested, with the events divided evenly between the sexes. The event programme mirrored that of the previous IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics, with the exception of a boy's decathlon, rather than the octathlon.

The event was established following the 78th council meeting of the Asian Athletics Association in March 2014. The body's president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting the grassroots-level development of the sport in Asia and raise the importance of continental level competition among the region's countries.Avison, Ben (2014-03-04). Doha to host 2015 Asian Youth Athletics Championships . Host City. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.

China easily topped the medal table with half of their 32 medals being gold. Chinese Taipei won the next most gold medals, with four, while India had the second largest overall medal haul at fourteen medals. Kazakhstan (three golds, eight medals) and Japan (nine medals) were the other leading nations of the tournament. A total of 27 of the participating nations reached the medal table.Georgiotis, Vassilis (2015-05-12). China tops medal table at the 1st Asian Youth Championships in Doha. IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.Total Medals Table- Boy & girl. Asian Athletics Association. Retrieved on 2015-05-13.

The highest level performance at the competition came from Chinese girls' javelin thrower Yu Yuzhen, whose winning throw of was the world youth best for the 500-gramme youth implement. Yu Shu Shen of Chinese Taipei was the only athlete to win two individual titles, doing so in the boys' 100 metres and 200 metres.

An anti-doping outreach and sports ethics programme was held in conjunction with the competition, with the achievements of Liu Xiang and Koji Murofushi being held up as examples of Olympic champions from Asia who promoted an anti-doping culture.Anti-doping outreach programme features at Asian Youth Championships. IAAF (2015-05-13). Retrieved on 2015-05-17.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.48 10.60 10.81200 metres 21.69 22.01 22.16400 metres 47.55 48.02 49.07800 metres 1:52.26 1:54.92 1:55.841500 metres 4:05.85 4:07.08 4:07.273000 metres 8:26.24 8:37.29 8:37.65110 metres hurdles 13.92 14.02 14.36400 metres hurdles 52.45 52.88 52.932000 metres steeplechase 5:54.34 5:56.99 6:00.59Medley relay Tang YaoWu ZhitaoZeng SenWu Yu Ang1:53.34 NuzratBeant SinghChiragChandan Bauri1:53.74 Abdulelah Ahmed Al NashriSaad Ahmed SabbaiAhmed Saleh MahdaSaeed Hassan Olwani1:55.8110,000 m walk 44:00.87 45:25.93 48:34.39 High jump 2.15 m 2.12 m 2.12 m Pole vault 4.90 m 4.65 m 4.50 m Long jump 7.49 m 7.31 m 7.26 m Triple jump 15.44 m 15.39 m 15.08 m Shot put 19.43 m 17.76 m 17.51 m Discus throw 53.06 m 52.55 m 48.99 m Hammer throw 75.15 m 71.79 m 64.91 m Javelin throw 79.11 m 75.52 m 74.72 m Decathlon 6671 pts 5867 pts 5703 pts

Women 100 metres 12.27 12.32 12.32200 metres 24.67 25.16 25.35400 metres 53.02 53.84 55.14800 metres 2:14.73 2:15.04 2:19.641500 metres 4:19.95 4:25.00 4:37.643000 metres 9:30.17 9:53.03 10:24.98100 metres hurdles 13.62 14.22 14.24400 metres hurdles 61.27 62.61 63.272000 metres steeplechase 7:01.06 7:14.88 7:16.08Medley relay Hu Siyuheng GangeHuang JiaxinLiang Nuo2:13.32 Kamila NiyazovaAdelina AkhmetovaMariya OvchinnikovaAnastassiya Ksyanova2:17.72 Shaika Mohamed RabeaaSalwa Eid Naser NaserDalila Abdulkadir GosaFatuma Jewaro Chebsi2:19.045000 m walk 23:45.19 24:05.84 24:59.04 High jump 1.74 m 1.71 m 1.68 m Pole vault 3.70 m 3.40 m 2.00 m Long jump 5.90 m 5.82 m 5.81 m Triple jump 12.81 m 12.77 m 12.34 m Shot put 16.08 m 16.00 m 15.36 m Discus throw 45.58 m 41.80 m 41.14 m Hammer throw 66.59 m 60.16 m 48.25 m Javelin throw 61.97 m 51.89 m 50.53 m Heptathlon 4242 pts 3909 pts 3857 pts

Medal table Key

See also 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics 2015 African Youth Athletics Championships

References

External links Official website Results book