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It took place from 12 to 15 July at the Madya Stadium in Jakarta. It was the third occasion that the Indonesian capital had hosted the event, following the inaugural edition in 1986 and the fifth hosting in 1994. [1] A total of 44 events were contested, which were divided equally between male and female athletes. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Jakarta, Indonesia: Events: 43: Participation: 441 athletes from 37 nations: ← Fukuoka 1998. Colombo 2002 → . The 13th Asian Athletics Championships were held in ...
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.
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation and International Association of Athletics Federations and formerly abbreviated as the IAAF, is the international governing body for the sport of athletics, covering track and field, cross country running, road running, race walking, mountain running, and ultra running.
Created in 1985, the IAAF Grand Prix was the first global series of outdoor invitational track and field meetings organised by the IAAF. [1] It followed on from the IAAF Golden Events (1978–82), where the IAAF helped finance meetings between the world's top athletes to encourage seasonal engagement with the sport outside of the Olympic cycle. [2]
Formerly held annually and organised by World Athletics (formerly the IAAF), it was inaugurated in 1973, when it replaced the International Cross Country Championships. It was an annual competition until 2011, when World Athletics changed it to a biennial event.
Odioing competed for Nigeria at the 2014 IAAF World Junior Championships in Oregon, where she placed 6th in the 400m final and placed 5th along with her teammates in the 4x400m. [5] She competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta. [6] [7] From 2020-2022 she competed for the Florida State Seminoles. [4]
1987 All-Africa Games, 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships: Association football 8 National Sports Stadium: 80,000: Harare Zimbabwe: Association football 9 Azadi Stadium: 78,166 [4] Tehran Iran: 1974 Asian Games: Association football 10 Gelora Bung Karno Stadium: 77,193: Jakarta Indonesia