| Asian U18 Athletics Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | Active |
| Genre | Sports event |
| Date | Mid-year |
| Frequency | Biennial |
| Inaugurated | 2015 |
| Most recent | 2025 |
| Organised by | Asian Athletics Association |
TheAsian U18 Athletics Championships (formerlyAsian Youth Athletics Championships) is a biennial, continentalathletics competition for Asian athletes, organised by theAsian Athletics Association. First held in 2015, it ayouth category event open to athletes aged fifteen and seventeen.[1] The competition was the fourth continental athletics competition to be held for that age level, following in the steps of theSouth American,Oceanian andAfrican events. Its first edition came at a time of rising interest in such competitions, with the first African championships being held in 2013, and theEuropean Athletics Youth Championships scheduled for the following year.[2][3] In March 2014, the Asian Athletics Association's presidentDahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting thegrassroots-level development of the sport in Asia and raise the importance of continental level competition among the region's countries.[1]
| Edition | Year | Events | Host City | Host Country | Dates | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2015 | 40 | Doha | 8–11 May | Suheim Bin Hamad Stadium | |
| 2 | 2017 | 40 | Bangkok | 20–23 May | National Stadium | |
| 3 | 2019 | 40 | Hong Kong | 15–17 March | Tseung Kwan O Sports Ground | |
| 4 | 2022 | 40 | Kuwait City | 13–16 October | Al Kuwait Kaifan Stadium | |
| 5 | 2023 | 40 | Tashkent | 27–30 April | Uzbekistan Athletics Federation Stadium | |
| 6 | 2025 | 39 | Dammam | 15–18 April | Prince Nayef Sports City |
| Event | Record | Athlete | Nationality | Date | Meet | Place | Ref. | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.77(+0.4 m/s) | Feng Lulu | May 2017 | 2017 Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [8] | |||||||||||||
| 200 m | 23.83(−0.8 m/s) | Li Yuting | 17 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Hong Kong | [24] | |||||||||||||
| 400 m | 52.98 | Rezoana Mallick Heena | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [25] | |||||||||||||
| 800 m | 2:09.03 | Rao Xinyu | 17 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Hong Kong | [26] | |||||||||||||
| 1500 m | 4:19.95 | Dalila Abdulkadir Gosa | 11 May 2015 | 2015 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [27] | |||||||||||||
| 3000 m | 9:30.17 | Fatuma Jewaro Chebsi | 8 May 2015 | 2015 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [28] | |||||||||||||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.20(+0.9 m/s) | Wu Binbin | 28 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [29] | |||||||||||||
| 400 m hurdles | 59.55 | Mariam Kareem | 17 April 2025 | 2025 Championships | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | [30] | |||||||||||||
| 2000 m steeplechase | 6:44.99 | Sadafbonu Nusratilleva | 16 April 2025 | 2025 Championships | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | [31] | |||||||||||||
| High jump | 1.83 m | Lu Jiawen | 17 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Hong Kong | [32] | |||||||||||||
| Pole vault | 4.15 m | Niu Chunge | May 2017 | 2017 Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [8] | |||||||||||||
| Long jump | 6.41 m(+0.6 m/s) | Wu Binbin | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [33] | |||||||||||||
| Triple jump | 13.99 m(+0.3 m/s) | Sharifa Davronova | 29 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [34] | |||||||||||||
| Shot put (3 kg) | 18.56 m | Tian Xinyi | 30 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [35] | |||||||||||||
| Discus throw | 53.81 m | Chenyi Ma | 17 April 2025 | 2025 Championships | Dammam, Saudi Arabia | [36] | |||||||||||||
| Hammer throw (3 kg) | 67.81 m | Ji Li | May 2017 | 2017 Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [8] | |||||||||||||
| Javelin throw (500 g) | 61.97 m | Yu Yuzhen | 8 May 2015 | 2015 Championships | Doha, Qatar | [37] | |||||||||||||
| Heptathlon | 5345 pts | Adina Makhsutova | 16–17 March 2019 | 2019 Championships | Hong Kong | [38] | |||||||||||||
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| 5000 m walk (track) | 22:32.61 | Yang Xizhen | 27 April 2023 | 2023 Championships | Tashkent, Uzbekistan | [39] | |||||||||||||
| Sprint medley relay (1-2-3-4) | 2:09.63 | Feng Lulu Tao Yanan Liang Yina Mo Jiadie | May 2017 | 2017 Championships | Bangkok, Thailand | [8] | |||||||||||||
Upto 2025
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 78 | 50 | 25 | 153 | |
| 2 | 28 | 47 | 38 | 113 | |
| 3 | 22 | 14 | 11 | 47 | |
| 4 | 13 | 11 | 17 | 41 | |
| 5 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 43 | |
| 6 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 43 | |
| 7 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 35 | |
| 8 | 8 | 10 | 14 | 32 | |
| 9 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 20 | |
| 10 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 30 | |
| 11 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| 12 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 17 | |
| 13 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 7 | |
| 14 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |
| 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | |
| 16 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 15 | |
| 17 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| 18 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | |
| 19 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 26 | |
| 20 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | |
| 21 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
| 22 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 23 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 27 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
| 28 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 29 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
| 31 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (31 entries) | 239 | 239 | 238 | 716 | |