2017 Asian Athletics Championships
| 2017 Asian Championships | |
|---|---|
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| Dates | July 6–9 |
| Host city |  Bhubaneswar, India |
| Venue | Kalinga Stadium |
| Events | 42 |
| Participation | 560 athletes from 41 nations |
2019 → | |
The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It was held from 6 to 9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India.[1] Bhubaneswar was the third Indian city to host Asian Championships. Around 560 athletes from 41 countries attended the event.[2]
The Championships were originally scheduled to be held at Ranchi, Jharkhand. After Ranchi's inability to host this event, Bhubaneswar was selected as the venue for this event.[3] On 30 March 2017 post a detailed presentation by Adille Sumariwalla, President AFI, Bhubaneswar was selected for hosting the Asian Athletics Championship by the Asian Athletics Association Council. The previous edition of the championship was held in Wuhan, China from 3–7 June 2015.
The Asian Athletics Championships are organized by Asian Athletics Association every two years.[4] Bhubaneswar is the third Indian-city to host the Asian Athletics Championship with Delhi in 1989 being the first and Pune in the year 2013 to be the second Indian cities.
The winners of the Championships got a direct berth for the 2017 World Championships in London to be held in August. As host, India was eligible to field three athletes in each discipline, instead of the usual two.[5]
Venues and infrastructure
The event took place at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Kalinga Stadium has the sitting capacity of 50,000 spectators.[6] The stadium was renovated with a new synthetic track, with floodlights and a warm-up facility has been set up to host the event.[7] After Ranchi pull-out from hosting the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, the 86th Asian Athletics Association Council meeting confirmed Bhubaneswar as the host of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships.[8] The Government of Odisha decided to renovate the Kalinga Stadium within 90 days of time to host the event.
Logo and Mascot
On 8 May 2017, the logo and mascot of Championship were released. Olly, the Olive Ridley sea turtle, an endangered species that travels to Odisha's Rushikulya and Gahirmatha beaches for its nesting, was chosen as the mascot.[9] It was flagged off by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, at the Championships' mascot rally covering 30 districts of the state of Odisha.
Culture
Over 500 artists performed during the opening ceremony of the championships on 5 July 2017. Around 400 Odissi dancers performed in an act depicting the Kalinga War and Emperor Kharavela.[10] Shankar Mahadevan with his troupe performed the Rangabati song during the event, with the Sambalpuri dance group.
Media Coverage
Prasar Bharati, through the Doordarshan (DD), is the exclusive Host Broadcaster for the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. Doordarshan will undertake all the obligations of the Host Broadcaster for the Championships and will provide the basic feed of the event.
Doping
The National Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) found that the athlete Manpreet Kaur, Asian champion woman shot putter tested positive for a banned substance.[11]
Event summary
Men
Track
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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- Athletes with stars competed in the heats but not the finals, and received medals.
Field
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Woo Sang-hyeok South Korea |
2.30 m =PB | Zhang Guowei China |
2.28 m | Majededdin Ghazal Syria |
2.24 m |
| Pole vault |
Ding Bangchao China |
5.65 m | Masaki Ejima Japan |
5.65 m AJR | Ernest Obiena Philippines |
5.50 m |
| Long jump |
Huang Changzhou China |
8.09 m | Chan Ming Tai Hong Kong |
8.03 m | Shotaro Shiroyama Japan |
7.97 m |
| Triple jump |
Zhu Yaming China |
16.82 m | Mark Harry Diones Philippines |
16.45 m | Xu Xiaolong China |
16.45 m |
| Shot put |
Ali Samari Iran |
19.80 m | Tejinder Pal Singh India |
19.77 m | Ivan Ivanov Kazakhstan |
19.41 m |
| Discus throw |
Ehsan Haddadi Iran |
64.54 m | Muhammad Irfan Malaysia |
60.96 m | Vikas Gowda India |
60.81 m |
| Hammer throw |
Dilshod Nazarov Tajikistan |
76.69 m | Wang Shizhu China |
73.81 m | Lee Yun-chul South Korea |
73.77 m |
| Javelin throw |
Neeraj Chopra India |
85.23 m CR | Ahmed Bader Magour Qatar |
83.70 m | Davinder Singh Kang India |
83.29 m |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Combined
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Decathlon |
Sutthisak Singkhon Thailand |
7732 pts PB | Kazuya Kawasaki Japan |
7584 pts | Guo Qi China |
7495 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Women
Track
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
|---|
Field
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump |
Nadiya Dusanova Uzbekistan |
1.84 m | Yeung Man Wai Hong Kong Wang Xueyi ChinaLiu Jingyi China |
1.80 m | Not awarded | |
| Pole vault |
Chen Qiaoling China |
4.40 m | Li Ling China |
4.20 m | Chayanusa Chomchuendee Thailand |
4.10 m |
| Long jump |
Bùi Thị Thu Thảo Vietnam |
6.54 m | Nellickal V. Neena India |
6.54 m | Nayana James India |
6.42 m |
| Triple jump |
Mariya Ovchinnikova Kazakhstan |
13.72 m | Irina Ektova Kazakhstan |
13.62 m | N.V. Sheena India |
13.42 m |
| Shot put |
Manpreet Kaur India |
DQ (from 2016) | Guo Tianqian China |
17.91 m | Aya Ota Japan |
15.45 m |
| Discus throw |
Chen Yang China |
60.41 m | Subenrat Insaeng Thailand |
56.82 m | Lu Xiaoxin China |
55.27 m |
| Hammer throw |
Luo Na China |
69.92 m | Liu Tingting China |
69.45 m | Hitomi Katsuyama Japan |
60.22 m |
| Javelin throw |
Li Lingwei China |
63.06 m CR | Dilhani Lekamage Sri Lanka |
58.11 m PB | Annu Rani India |
57.32 m |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Combined
| Chronology: 2013 | 2015 | 2017 | 2019 | 2021 |
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| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heptathlon |
Swapna Barman India |
5942 pts PB | Meg Hemphill Japan |
5883 pts | Purnima Hembram India |
5798 pts |
WR world record | AR area record | CR championship record | GR games record | NR national record | OR Olympic record | PB personal best | SB season best | WL world leading (in a given season)
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Medal count
- Key
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India (IND)* | 12 | 5 | 12 | 29 |
| 2 | China (CHN) | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 |
| 3 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 5 | Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 6 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 7 |  Kuwait (KWT) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 8 |  Kyrgyzstan (KGZ) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 1 | 4 | 0 | 5 |
| 10 | Thailand (THA) | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 |  Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Philippines (PHI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 13 | Tajikistan (TJK) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Uzbekistan (UZB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 15 | Qatar (QAT) | 0 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
| 16 | Japan (JPN) | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| 17 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 18 |  Malaysia (MYS) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 North Korea (PRK) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 United Arab Emirates (UAE) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 21 |  Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 22 |  Oman (OMN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Syria (SYR) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (23 entries) | 42 | 42 | 42 | 126 | |
Participating Nations
A total 560 athletes from 41 nations attended the event.
Afghanistan (7)
Bangladesh (18)
Bahrain (1)
Bhutan (1)
Cambodia (2)
China (50)
Chinese Taipei (23)
Hong Kong (15)
India (87)
Indonesia (4)
Iran (14)
Iraq (10)
Japan (54)
Jordan (4)
Kazakhstan (29)
Kuwait (18)
Kyrgyzstan (6)
Lebanon (8)
Macau (5)
Malaysia (19)
Maldives (10)
Mongolia (4)
Myanmar (3)
Nepal (5)
North Korea (4)
Oman (9)
Pakistan (5)
Philippines (7)
Qatar (10)
Saudi Arabia (14)
Singapore (9)
South Korea (21)
Sri Lanka (21)
Syria (2)
Tajikistan (7)
Thailand (27)
Timor-Leste (3)
United Arab Emirates (8)
Uzbekistan (7)
Vietnam (6)
Yemen (3)
Gallery
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Athletes from Afghanistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from China bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from Japan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from Kazakhstan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from Pakistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from Malaysia bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from Sri Lanka bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Athletes from India bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. -
Hiba Omar from Syria bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.
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References
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- ^ "22ND ASIAN ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIPS 2017".
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- ^ "Kalinga Stadium to get 10k more seats | Orissa Post". www.orissapost.com. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ "Asian Athletics Championship: Odisha CM Naveen Patnaik unveils event's official mascot Olly". Firstpost. 2017-06-12. Retrieved 2017-07-18.
- ^ "Bhubaneswar (IND) to host 22nd Asian Athletics Championship 2017 – 86th AAA Council meeting". Athleticsasia.org.
- ^ "Organisers unveil official mascot of Asian Athletics Championship". The Indian Express. 12 June 2017. Retrieved 5 July 2017.
- ^ Pradhani, Hemant. "Asian Athletics Championships: Over 500 artists to perform for opening ceremony". The Times Of India. Retrieved 26 June 2017.
- ^ Sarangi, Y. B. "Asian champion shot-putter Manpreet Kaur fails dope test". The Hindu. Retrieved 19 July 2017.
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