Athletics has featured as a sport at the Youth Olympic Summer Games since its first edition in 2010. The Youth Olympic Games are multi-sport event and the games are held every four years just like the Olympic Games. Athletes under the age of 18 can participate in the Games. This age group corresponds with the youth category of athletics competition.
Summary GamesYear EventsBest Nation1 2010 36 2 2014 37 3 2018 36 4 2026 38
Medal table As of the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics.
Events
Track events Event 2010 2014 2018 100 metres B/G B/G B/G 200 metres B/G B/G B/G 400 metres B/G B/G B/G 800 metres – B/G B/G 1000 metres B/G – – 1500 metres – B/G B/G 3000 metres B/G B/G B/G 100 m hurdles G G G 110 m hurdles B B B 400 m hurdles B/G B/G B/G 2000 m steeplechase B/G B/G B/G Relay race B/G M – 5000 m walk – – B/G Road events 5 km walk G G – 10 km walk B B – Cross country run – – (B/G) Field events Long jump B/G B/G B/G Triple jump B/G B/G B/G High jump B/G B/G B/G Pole vault B/G B/G B/G Shot put B/G B/G B/G Discus throw B/G B/G B/G Javelin throw B/G B/G B/G Hammer throw B/G B/G B/GTotal events363736
Youth Olympic Games Records
Boys EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceRef100 m10.42 (+0.1 m/s)Odean Skeen21 August 20102010 Games Singapore200 m20.68 (+0.1 m/s)Abdelaziz Mohamed16 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina400 m46.31Martin Manley23 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China800 m1:49.14Myles Marshall25 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China1500 m3:41.99Gilbert Soet24 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China3000 m7:56.20Yomif Kejelcha24 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China110 m hurdles (91.4 cm)12.96 (+1.3 m/s)Jaheel Hyde23 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China400 m hurdles (84.0 cm)50.61Xu Zhihang25 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, ChinaMohamed Fares Jlassi2000 m steeplechase5:34.24Wogene Sidamo21 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, ChinaHigh jump2.22 mChen Long14 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaOscar MiersPole vault5.32 mBaptiste Thiery16 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaLong jump7.82 m (+1.5 m/s)Joshua Cowley15 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaTriple jump17.14 m (+1.9 m/s)Jordan Díaz13 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaShot put (5 kg)23.23 mKrzysztof Brzozowski22 August 20102010 Games SingaporeDiscus throw (1.5 kg)66.84 mConnor Bell11 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaHammer throw (5 kg)85.97 mMykhaylo Kokhan12 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJavelin throw (700 g)81.78 mBraian Toledo22 August 20102010 Games Singapore5000 m race walk (track)20:13.69Oscar Patín11 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina10000 m race walk (track)42:03.64Minoru Onogawa24 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China
Girls EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateGamesPlaceRef100 m11.30 (0.0 m/s)Ewa Swoboda21 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China200 m23.45 (+1.9 m/s)Dalia Kaddari16 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina400 m52.50Jessica Thornton23 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China800 m2:04.76Keely Small14 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina1500 m4:15.38Kokeb Tesfaye Alemu25 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China3000 m9:01.58Nozomi Musembi Takamatsu24 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China100 m hurdles (76.2 cm)13.31 (+0.3 m/s)Grace Stark11 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina400 m hurdles57.91Gezelle Magerman25 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China2000 m steeplechase6:20.10Rosefline Chepngetich21 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, ChinaHigh jump1.95 mYaroslava Mahuchikh15 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaPole vault4.36 mAngelica Moser23 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, ChinaLong jump6.40 m (0.0 m/s)Alina Rotaru17 August 20102010 Games Singapore6.40 m (+0.2 m/s)Lena Malkus21 August 2010Triple jump13.86 m (+1.4 m/s)Aleksandra Nacheva16 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaShot put (3 kg)18.95 mAlena Bugakova24 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, ChinaDiscus throw55.49 mShanice Craft21 August 20102010 Games SingaporeHammer throw (3 kg)74.90 mValeriya Ivanenko12 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, ArgentinaJavelin throw (500 g)63.34 mElina Tzengko13 October 20182018 Games Buenos Aires, Argentina5000 m race walk (track)22:22.08Ma Zhenxia23 August 20142014 Games Nanjing, China
References
External links
Youth Olympic Games at iaaf.com Youth Olympic Games