Bangkok, 24 May 2017: China topped medal tally of the 2nd Asian Youth Athletics Championship 2017 held at National Stadium Bangkok with a total of 30 medals ( 16 G, 9 S, 5 S). Chinese Taipei athletes won total 15 medals ( 6 G, 7 S, 2 B) to finish on the runner up position while India ended on the 3rd place with 14 medals ( 5 G, 5 S, 4 B) .
Sweltering heat and humidity of Bangkok city didn’t deter athletes from setting some remarkable distances and timings. As many as 18 new championship records were set during 4 days of competition ( May 20-23) out of which 11 were set by Chinese athletes.
Following athletes set new championship records.
Boys
HAO HUA LU – 110 Hurdles- 13.40 SEC.- Chinese Taipei
KASINPOB CHOMCHANAD- Pole Vault 5.00 M. Thailand
IFAN ANUGRAH SETIAWAN400 M. 47.47 SEC. Indonesia
ABHAY GUPTA Discus 56.47 M. India
WEI YAN 1,500 M. 3.50.65 China
HALOMOAN EDWIN BIN SAR400 M. 51.96 SEC. Indonesia
MINKYU SHIN 200 M. 21.48 Korea
Medley Relay 2.09.63 China
Girls
LOURIS DANOUN 800 M. 2.14.15 Min. Syria
LUYING GONG Long Jump 6.11 M. China
YOUQI PAN Long Jump 5.99 M. China
TIANXIAO YU Shot put 17.51 M. China
LI JI Hammer Throw 67.81 M. China
LULU FENG 100 M. 11.77 SEC. China
QUANTONG LIU Discus 47.78 M. China
CHUNGE NIU Pole Vault 4.15 M. China
YINA LIANG 400 Hurdles 59.71 SEC. China
LULU FENG 200 M. 24.06 SEC. China
Championship was organised by Athletic Association of Thailand and supported by Sports Authority of Thailand
Attachment- Final Results
Link to event photos – https://web.facebook.com/Asianyouthathletics/
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