The 2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships was the 16th edition of the international athletics competition for Asian under-20 athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association and the Chinese Taipei Track & Field Association. Events were held at Taipei Municipal Stadium in Taipei, Republic of China from 12–15 June. A total of 44 events were contested, with the events being evenly split between the sexes.2014 Asian Junior Athletics Championships Team Manual . Athletics Asia. Retrieved on 2014-07-13.

China narrowly beat Japan to extend its long-running undefeated streak at the competition. China had the most gold medals with twelve and also the highest tally with 24. Japan won eleven events and gathered 21 medals. Qatar had the next most gold medals, with six, while the hosts Chinese Taipei had the third highest medal total at 15. Twenty-two of the participating nations reached the medal table; Pakistan and Oman were the only participants not to medal.Medal Tally. Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-13. China had particular success in the jumps, winning all such events on both the men's and women's programmes. Qatar won no women's medals, but its male athletes won at all distances from 400 metres to 5000 metres.Chua, CJ (2014-06-15). China's Lin and Qatar's El Seify the stars of Asian Junior Championships". IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-07-21.

Three championship records were broken at the event. Iran's men's 200 metres winner Mohammadhossein Abareghi set a championship record of 20.63 seconds in the first round of the event.. Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-21. Oanh Nguyen Thi of Vietnam broke the women's 3000 metres steeplechase with 10:27.29 seconds (nearly twenty seconds ahead of the runner-up).RESULT 16th Asian Junior Athletics Championships #324 Final Women 3000M Steeple Chase . Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-21. All three medallists in the men's 110 metres hurdles were under the previous record mark, but Japan's Taio Kanai was still clear above the field in 13.33 seconds.. Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-21.

Some of the top performing athletes will go on to compete at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Athletics. Ashraf Amgad Elseify added the global title to his Asian men's hammer crown. Men's long jumper Shotaro Shiroyama and women's shot putter Navjeet Kaur Dhillon repeated their bronze medallist placings there. Li Xiaohong, women's triple jump runner-up, also took the bronze in Eugene, Oregon.VIEWING: IAAF World Junior Championships > IAAF World Junior Championships 2014. IAAF. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.

After the competition, Shahin Mehrdelan, Iran's original winner in the men's shot put, was disqualified after failing his post-event doping test. Shahin Jafari, another Iranian, was elevated to the gold medal.Men's Shot Put Final . Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-08-04.

Medal summary

Men 100 metres 10.47 10.49 10.50200 metres 20.69 20.96 21.05400 metres 47.31 47.40 47.50800 metres 1:52.73 1:53.25 1:53.311500 metres 3:53.36 3:54.74 3:56.115000 metres 14:34.07 14:38.99 14:39.4110,000 metres 31:10.60 31:52.37 32:22.42110 metres hurdles 13.33 13.51 13.56 400 metres hurdles 50.49 50.61 50.763000 metres steeplechase 9:02.80 9:03.35 9:03.544×100 metres relay Takuya KawakamiMasaharu MoriKatsumi HiyoshiRei Tokuyama39.49 Teerasak SunthanonKacha SawangyenNatthawut ChuchuaiPooriphat Kaijun39.74 Cheng Po-YuLi HsiangHuang Shu-WeiYang Chun-Han39.914×400 metres relay Jaturong ChimruangWitthawat ThumchaTreenate KrittanukulwongVitsanu Phosri3:08.89 Javad ShooryabiMohammad CheshmehzarkordestaniMohammad SababkarSina Rohanimoayed3:09.61 Mohamed Nasir AbbasAbubaker Haydar AbdallaKhalid Mohammed Al-ShahraniMohamed Elnour Mohamed3:09.89 10,000 m walk 44:08.2 45:51.62 46:14.69 High jump 2.10 m 2.08 m 2.08 m Pole vault 5.25 m 4.90 m 4.90 m Long jump 7.99 m 7.70 m 7.70 m Triple jump 16.32 m 15.59 m 15.55 m Shot put 18.64 m 17.09 m 16.63 m Discus throw 59.35 m 57.49 m 56.07 m Hammer throw 79.71 m 68.90 m 68.35 m Javelin throw 67.24 m 66.15 m 66.08 m Decathlon 6566 pts 5920 pts 5687 pts

Iran's men's 200 metres winner Mohammadhossein Abareghi set a championship record of 20.63 seconds in the first round of the event, but was a little slower in the final. Iran's men's shot-put winner Shahin Mehrdelan got disqualified after failing in doping control test in the championships. Minor medallists Shahin Jafari (Iran) and Shakti Solanki (India) were promoted to the gold and silver medals while fourth placer Artyom Davletov (Uzbekistan) was given the bronze medal.

Women 100 metres 11.58 11.64 11.79 200 metres 23.74 23.99 24.24400 metres 53.93 54.11 55.36800 metres 2:06.75 2:06.77 2:09.111500 metres 4:28.38 4:28.75 4:28.78 3000 metres 9:16.23 9:17.55 9:35.025000 metres 16:18.35Not awarded 16:28.13100 metres hurdles 13.98 14.09 14.14400 metres hurdles 58.80 62.31 62.393000 metres steeplechase 10:27.29 10:45.41 10:55.514×100 metres relay Wang RongCui YananLiang XiaojingYuan Qiqi45.34 Sirilak PalaphaParichat CharoensukWanwisa KongthongOn-Uma Chattha45.89 Chuang Hsin-JuLin Yi-TingWang Yu-HsuanHu Chia-Chen45.944×400 metres relay Jisha V.V.Jessy JosephVijaya Kumari G.KDutee Chand3:40.53 Supanich PoolkerdNawaporn SaekhowChamaiphon ThongsukThanphimon Kaeodi3:42.27 Pan Pei-YuLin Yen-TongLu Yi-HsuanLin Yu-Chieh3:43.0010,000 m walk 50:38.05 51:39.77 52:13.42 High jump 1.88 m 1.75 m 1.72 m Pole vault 4.05 m 4.00 m 3.80 m Long jump 6.27 m 6.15 m 5.89 m Triple jump 13.64 m 13.62 m 12.87 m Shot put 16.50 m 15.05 m 14.99 m Discus throw 55.65 m 53.66 m 46.16 m Hammer throw 56.81 m 54.66 m 53.81 m Javelin throw 55.75 m 51.97 m 50.45 m Heptathlon 5290 pts 4962 pts 4806 pts

2014 Medal table

Participation

See also List of sporting events in Taiwan

References

Results . Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-13. . Taipei2014. Retrieved on 2014-07-13. Results by day

External links Official website SESSION Official results website Athletics Asia website