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Asian youth records in the sport of athletics are ratified by the Asian Athletics Association (AAA). They are the all-time best marks set in competition by athletes aged 17 or younger throughout the entire calendar year of the performance and competing for a member nation of the Asian Athletics Association. The AAA maintains a list of youth ...
The Asian Athletics Association is the continental governing body for the sport of athletics in Asia. It is headquartered in Thailand . It organises the Asian Championships in Athletics and other continental competitions.
Asian Race Walking Championships: Nomi, Japan [23] 20,000 m walk (track) 1:18:03.3 Bo Lingtang China 7 April 1994 Beijing, China 20 km walk (road) 1:16:36 Yusuke Suzuki Japan 15 March 2015 Asian Race Walking Championships: Nomi, Japan [26] 30,000 m walk (track) 2:19:49.2 Takehiro Sonohara Japan 22 February 1987 Tokyo, Japan 30 km walk (road) 2: ...
The competition courted controversy with the IAAF when political in-fighting arose after Israel was excluded from participation in 1977. That edition of the competition was canceled, with championships between 1979 and 1989 being regarded by the IAAF as unofficial, called the "Asian Track and Field Meeting" as a result.
The Games records in athletics are the best marks set in competitions at the Games. The athletics events at the Games are divided into four groups: track events (including sprints, middle- and long-distance running, hurdling and relays), field events (including javelin, discus, hammer, pole vault, long and triple jumps), road events and ...
For track and combined events, the term "indoor world records" were changed to "short track world records". In some field events, including long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault, and shot put, indoor world records were eliminated. These changes came into effect on 1 November 2023.
The venue of the championships is decided on an annual basis and sometimes indoor combined track and field events championships were held separately. The Amateur Athletic Union held a women's championship for the first time in 1927, which has since been held annually with exceptions. The men's and women's championships have been held jointly ...
The 19th Asian Athletics Championships were held in Kobe, Japan between July 7–10, 2011 at the Kobe Universiade Memorial Stadium. [1] The tournament had 507 athletes from forty Asian nations competing in the 42 track and field events over the four-day competition.