2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships Explained

The 2008 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 13th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. 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]}

Medal summary

Men

100 metres		10.43		10.55		10.56
200 metres		21.04		21.26		21.38
400 metres		46.33		46.93		47.40
800 metres		1:52.45		1:52.62		1:53.53
1500 metres		3:48.46		3:49.47		3:52.81
5000 metres		14:29.55		14:52.05		15:00.39
10,000 metres		33:08.17		34:25.74		34:33.28
110 metres hurdles		13.69		13.70		13.87
400 metres hurdles		50.76		50.95		52.16
3000 metres steeplechase		8:56.90		9:17.42		9:24.72
4 × 100 m relay		40.22		40.31		41.17
4 × 400 m relay		3:10.86		3:12.94		3:15.65
10,000 metres walk		43:21.27		43:43.91		45:07.14
High jump		2.14 m		2.14 m		2.11 m
Pole vault		5.20 m		4.80 m		4.80 m
Long jump		8.05 m CR		7.74 m (w)		7.47 m
Triple jump		16.64 m		16.10 m		16.06 m
Shot put		19.96 m		18.43 m		18.04 m
Discus throw		58.69 m		56.36 m		55.31 m
Hammer throw		65.03 m		64.57 m		57.45 m
Javelin throw		66.03 m		64.70 m		63.71 m
Decathlon		6434 pts		6226 pts		5773 pts

Women

100 metres		11.75		11.88		11.93
200 metres		24.10		24.43		24.64
400 metres		53.68		54.74		55.29
800 metres		2:06.64		2:08.63		2:11.13
1500 metres		4:28.50		4:29.18		4:31.45
3000 metres		9:33.86		9:39.83		9:41.21
5000 metres		17:08.84		17:11.14		17:20.11
100 metres hurdles		13.59		13.84		13.95
400 metres hurdles		57.85		58.76		59.30
3000 metres steeplechase		10:57.59		11:32.90		11:37.25
4 × 100 m relay		45.95		45.98		47.05
4 × 400 m relay		3:39.67		3:42.20		3:42.47
10,000 metres walk		46:17.44 CR		46:46.52		47:01.45
High jump		1.78 m		1.74 m		1.70 m
Pole vault		3.90 m		3.90 m		3.70 m
Long jump		6.32 m		6.28 m		6.10 m
Triple jump		13.60 m		13.24 m		13.01 m
Shot put		16.49 m		14.68 m		14.16 m
Discus throw		52.63 m		52.40 m		52.15 m
Hammer throw		57.83 m		54.15 m		52.24 m
Javelin throw		54.72 m		51.58 m		50.76 m
Heptathlon		4871 pts		4730 pts		4697 pts

References

Results

• Asian Junior Championships 2008. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.

External links

• Asian Athletics official website

Notes and References

1. http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asj.htm Asian Junior Championships
2. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2008-06-13). Party day for Kamulya at Jakarta – Asian junior championships day-1. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.
3. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2008-06-14). Majed collects second gold - Asian Junior champs day 2. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.
4. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2008-06-15). Al-Sabani's gold run continues - Asian Junior champs day 3. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.
5. Krishnan, Ram. Murali (2008-06-16). Koech completes double, China tops medal tally - Asian Junior champions final day. IAAF. Retrieved on 2013-10-16.