China topped the medal table of the first edition of the Asian junior athletics championships in Doha, and the track and field of the Suhaim bin Hamad Stadium at Qatar SC saw exciting competition yesterday between champions from 41 countries across the continent, with China dominating both categories, raising its medal tally to 14 medals to lead the championship so far, with six gold, six silver and two bronze, ahead of all participating countries, followed by Chinese Taipei in second place with two gold, one silver and one bronze, then Qatar, Bahrain and India so far. Major General Dahlan Al Hamad, president of the Qatari and Asian federations and vice-president of the international federation, expressed his satisfaction at the great competition, the effective participation and the determination for full excellence shown by every champion, saying the recorded numbers are proof that Asia’s future is bright and that the priority now is to invest in the talent on show to help it reach full excellence
Here are the top results recorded
Korea’s Yeongbin Yeong won gold and first place in the long jump with 7.49m, while Japan’s Yugo Sakai took second place and silver with 7.31m, and the Philippines’ Jose Belibester finished third with bronze at 7.26m
Hammer gold goes to China’s junior girls
In the girls’ hammer throw, China won two medals — gold went to Zhang Ningyu with 66.59m, while her compatriot Yao Kailong took silver with 60.16m, and Iran’s Amina Kashiri finished third with bronze at 48.25m
Chinese dominance in the walk — in the girls’ 5,000m race walk, China won gold through Ma Zhengxia, who covered the distance in 23:45.19, while her compatriot Qi Jiazhouma took second place and silver after recording a time of 24:05.84, and Japan’s Kana Kiyomura won bronze in 24:59.04
Shot put
In the shot put, China’s Li Weizhi took first place and gold after a dominant performance with 16.08m, while Korea’s Yuri Lee took second place and silver with 16.00m, and Li Yushiorai took third place and bronze with 15.36m
Al Firas wins the decathlon
In the decathlon, Kuwait’s Mohammed Al Firas took first place and gold with a total of 6,671 points, while India’s Rajesh Ra took second place and silver with 5,867 points, and Saudi Arabia’s Ahmed Yaseen Al Yaseen took third place and bronze with 5,703 points
The 3,000m
In the 3,000m, India’s Naresh Kishan took first place after covering the race distance in 8:26.24, while Japan’s Ono Shihiro took second place and silver in 8:37.29, and Yemen’s Yasser Salem Baqarib took third place and bronze in 8:37.65 — Yemen’s first medal at the championship
The 800m
In the 800m, India’s Bayant Singh took first place and gold after recording 1:52.26, while Iraq’s Mohammed Rahim took second place and silver in 1:54.92, and Saudi Arabia’s Saeed Alwani took third place and bronze in 1:55.84
China takes the hurdles
In the girls’ 100m hurdles, China won gold and first place through champion Ying Shengling, who recorded a time of 13.62 seconds, while Hong Kong’s Lama Tan Nong took second place and silver in 14.22 seconds, and Chinese Taipei’s Hasui Ho Lin took third place and bronze in 14.24 seconds
