# Athletics at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics

At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics, 36 athletics events were contested – 18 for boys and 18 for girls – on 17–19 and 21–23 August 2010. The events took place in Bishan Stadium, Singapore. Athletes born between January 1, 1993, and December 31, 1994, were eligible to compete. Continents selected their athletes through Youth Continental Championships (Continental Youth Olympic Trials).
While most events mirrored those at the Summer Olympic Games, some events were distinct from the Games' senior counterpart. A 1000 metres race was scheduled in place of the more traditional 800/1,500 metres races. The steeplechase was held over 2000 m, instead of the seniors' 3000 m distance, and the competition featured a medley relay with legs of 100 m, 200 m, 300 m and 400 m (in the Swedish style). Combined (or multi-discipline) events were not contested.
In 2023 Luguelín Santos was suspended by World Athletics on charges of age falsification early in his career. He has admitted that he was too old by seven weeks to be eligible for these Games so may be disqualified.

## Competition format
### Qualification

The six continents, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America, held their Youth Olympic Trials in 2010.
Continental youth trials :
| Continent | Location | Dates |
| Africa | N/A | Late April – early May 2010 |
| Asia | Singapore, Singapore | 22–23 May 2010 |
| Europe | Moscow, Russia | 21–23 May 2010 |
| North America | Toronto, Canada | May 2010 |
| Oceania | Sydney, Australia or Brisbane, Australia | March 2010 |
| South America | N/A | May 2010 |

### Games events

Seventeen individual events and one relay were contested, making a total of 18 events for girls and boys. Some events differed between the girls and the boys.

#### Sprints, hurdles, and relays

For the sprints, hurdles, and relays, there were two stages consisting of two rounds: Round 1 and the finals. Depending on the final number of entries, two to three or more heats were necessary. From results achieved in round 1, athletes were placed in A, B or C (or additional) finals, in accordance with procedures determined by the event delegate. Final placings in each discipline were determined by adding each athlete's time in the stage 1 final to his or her time in the stage 2 final. Ties were resolved in favour of the athlete with the faster time in either final.

#### Mid and long distance

Some confusion was caused by a mid-2009 Singapore Athletics document appearing to suggest that placings in the heats and the finals would be added to give a final placing. Depending on their performance in the heats, athletes were allocated to a A, B or C final. The final placings were decided by the placings in the final only, and the placings in the A final determined the medals with no reference to the heats. The B final determined positions 9–16 and so on.

#### Horizontal jumps and throws

Similar to the mid and long distance events. In the finals for each event, athletes had four attempts.

#### High jump and pole vault

Similar to mid and long distance events. Final placings in each discipline were determined by adding each athlete's best result in the stage 1 final to his or her best result in the stage 2 final. Ties were resolved in favour of the athlete with the best individual result in either final.
* 100 metres
* 200 metres
* 400 metres
* 100 metre hurdles (girls only)
* 110 metre hurdles (boys only)
* 400 metre hurdles
* 800 metres
* 1000 metres
* 3000 metres
* 2000-metre steeplechase (SC)
* 5000-metre race walk (girls only)
* 10,000-metre race Walk (boys only)
* Medley relay (100-200-300-400 m)
* Discus (boys: 1.5 kg, girls: 1 kg)
* Shot put (boys: 5 kg, girls: 4 kg)
* Hammer (boys: 5 kg, girls: 4 kg)
* Javelin (boys: 700g, girls: 600g)
* Pole vault
* High jump
* Long jump
* Triple jump

## Competition schedule
### Day 1

| Event date | Event day | Starting time | Event details |
| 21 August | Saturday | 09:35 | Girls' 100 m hurdles |
| 21 August | Saturday | 10:05 | Boys' 400 m |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:00 | Girls' 5 km race walk |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:05 | Girls' discus throw |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:10 | Girls' long jump |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:15 | Girls' pole vault |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:35 | Boys' high jump |
| 21 August | Saturday | 19:55 | Boys' 110 m hurdles |
| 21 August | Saturday | 20:15 | Boys' discus throw |
| 21 August | Saturday | 20:30 | Girls' 400 m |
| 21 August | Saturday | 20:50 | Girls' 100 m |
| 21 August | Saturday | 21:10 | Boys' 100 m |

### Day 2

| Event date | Event day | Starting time | Event details |
| 22 August | Sunday | 10:00 | Boys' long jump |
| 22 August | Sunday | 10:20 | Boys' 1000 m |
| 22 August | Sunday | 10:50 | Girls' 200 m |
| 22 August | Sunday | 19:00 | Boys' Javelin throw |
| 22 August | Sunday | 19:05 | Boys' 10 km race walk |
| 22 August | Sunday | 19:10 | Girls' shot put |
| 22 August | Sunday | 19:20 | Girls' high jump |
| 22 August | Sunday | 20:05 | Girls' Javelin throw |
| 22 August | Sunday | 20:15 | Girls' 3000 m |
| 22 August | Sunday | 20:30 | Boys' shot put |
| 22 August | Sunday | 20:35 | Boys' 3000 m |
| 22 August | Sunday | 21:15 | Boys' 200 m |

### Day 3

| Event date | Event day | Starting time | Event details |
| 23 August | Monday | 09:40 | Girls' Triple Jump |
| 23 August | Monday | 10:15 | Girls' 468201 |
| 23 August | Monday | 10:50 | Girls' 400 m hurdles |
| 23 August | Monday | 19:00 | Girls' Hammer throw |
| 23 August | Monday | 19:05 | Boys' pole vault |
| 23 August | Monday | 19:40 | Boys' 400 m hurdles |
| 23 August | Monday | 19:45 | Boys' Triple Jump |
| 23 August | Monday | 19:55 | Girls' 2000 m steeplechase |
| 23 August | Monday | 20:10 | Boys' Hammer throw |
| 23 August | Monday | 20:15 | Boys' 2000 m steeplechase |
| 23 August | Monday | 20:40 | Girls' medley relay |
| 23 August | Monday | 21:00 | Boys' medley relay |

## Medal summary
### Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Kenya | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| 2 | Russia | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 3 | China | 2 | 4 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| – | Mixed-NOCs | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Cuba | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Ukraine | 2 | 0 | 5 | 7 |
| 8 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 9 | Nigeria | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | Sweden | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 | Australia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | United States | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 13 | South Africa | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Brazil | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 14 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 16 | Poland | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Dominican Republic | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 17 | Eritrea | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 19 | Argentina | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Jamaica | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 19 | Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 23 | Japan | 0 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 24 | India | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 26 | Hungary | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 26 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 28 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Belarus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Cyprus | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Denmark | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | New Zealand | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 28 | Qatar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 36 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Czech Republic | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Finland | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Greece | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Morocco | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 36 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (42 entries) | Totals (42 entries) | 36 | 36 | 36 | 108 |

### Events
#### Boys' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Odean Skeen Jamaica | 10.42 PB | Masaki Nashimoto Japan | 10.51 PB | David Bolarinwa Great Britain | 10.51 |
| 200 m details | Xie Zhenye China | 21.22 | Keisuke Homma Japan | 21.27 | Patrick Domogala Germany | 21.36 |
| 400 m details | Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 47.11 | Ruan Greyling South Africa | 47.22 PB | Alphas Kishoyian Kenya | 47.24 PB |
| 1000 m details | Mohammed Aman Ethiopia | 2:19.54 PB | Hamza Driouch Qatar | 2:21.25 | Charlie Grice Great Britain | 2:21.85 PB |
| 3000 m details | Abrar Osman Eritrea | 8:07.24 | Fekru Jebesa Ethiopia | 8:08.53 | Hicham Sigueni Morocco | 8:08.55 SB |
| 110 m hurdles details | Nicholas Hough Australia | 13.37 PB | Dongqiang Wang China | 13.41 PB | Jussi Kanervo Finland | 13.53 PB |
| 400 m hurdles details | Norge Sotomayor Cuba | 50.69 | Kumar Durgesh India | 50.81 PB | William Mbevi Mutunga Kenya | 51.23 PB |
| 2000 m steeplechase details | Peter Matheka Mutuku Kenya | 5:37.63 PB | Habtamu Fayisa Ethiopia | 5:39.10 | Zakaria Kiprotich Uganda | 5:41.25 PB |
| 10 km race walk details | Ihor Lyashchenko Ukraine | 42:43.93 | Oscar Villavicencio Ecuador | 43:46.00 PB | Pavel Parshin Russia | 44:18.04 |
| Medley relay details | Americas Caio dos Santos Brazil Odean Skeen Jamaica Najee Glass United States Luguelín Santos Dominican Republic | 1:51.38 | Europe David Bolarinwa Great Britain Tomasz Kluczynski Poland Marco Lorenzi Italy Nikita Uglov Russia | 1:52.11 | Oceania Lepani Naivalu Fiji John Rivan Papua New Guinea Nicholas Hough Australia Raheen Williams Australia | 1:52.71 |
| High jump details | Dmitry Kroytor Israel | 2.19 | Brandon Starc Australia | 2.19 PB | Viktor Chernysh Ukraine | 2.17 PB |
| Pole vault details | Didac Salas Spain | 5.05 PB | Thiago Braz da Silva Brazil | 5.05 PB | Theodoros Chrysanthopoulos Greece | 4.95 PB |
| Long jump details | Caio dos Santos Brazil | 7.69 | Sho Matsubara Japan | 7.65 PB | Rudolph Pienaar South Africa | 7.53 PB |
| Triple jump details | Radame Fabar Sanchez Cuba | 16.37 PB | Fu Haitao China | 16.14 PB | Georgi Tsonov Bulgaria | 15.80 |
| Shot put details | Krzysztof Brzozowski Poland | 23.23 WYB | Jackson Gill New Zealand | 22.60 PB | Dennis Lewke Germany | 21.22 PB |
| Discus throw details | Jacques du Plessis South Africa | 63.94 PB | Arjur Arjun India | 62.52 | Jaromir Mazgal Czech Republic | 60.31 |
| Hammer throw details | Liu Binbin China | 73.99 PB | Alexandros Poursanidis Cyprus | 70.30 | Balazs Toreky Hungary | 70.13 |
| Javelin throw details | Braian Toledo Argentina | 81.78 | Devin Bogert United States | 76.88 PB | Intars Isejevs Latvia | 74.23 PB |

#### Girls' events

| Games | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 m details | Josephine Omaka Nigeria | 11.58 | Myasia Jacobs United States | 11.64 | Fany Chalas Dominican Republic | 11.65 SB |
| 200 m details | Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe Nigeria | 23.46 PB | Tynia Gaither Bahamas | 23.68 PB | Olivia Ekpone United States | 23.75 PB |
| 400 m details | Robin Reynolds United States | 52.57 SB | Bianca Răzor Romania | 53.10 | Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria | 53.47 |
| 1000 m details | Tizita Ashame Ethiopia | 2:43.24 PB | Andrina Schlaepfer Switzerland | 2:43.84 | Damaris Muthee Kenya | 2:45.42 PB |
| 3000 m details | Gladys Chesir Kenya | 9:13.58 PB | Moe Kyuma Japan | 9:23.70 | Samrawit Mengisteab Eritrea | 9:33.53 |
| 100 m hurdles details | Ekaterina Bleskina Russia | 13.34 | Michelle Jenneke Australia | 13.46 PB | Noemi Zbären Switzerland | 13.50 |
| 400 m hurdles details | Aurélie Chaboudez France | 58.41 PB | Stina Troest Denmark | 58.88 PB | Olena Kolesnychenko Ukraine | 59.25 |
| 2000 m steeplechase details | Virginia Nyambura Kenya | 6:29.97 PB | Tsehynesh Tsenga Ethiopia | 6:37.81 | Oksana Raita Ukraine | 6:41.49 PB |
| 5 km race walk details | Anna Clemente Italy | 22:27.38 PB | Mao Yanxue China | 22:29.42 PB | Nadezda Leontyeva Russia | 22:35.05 |
| Medley relay details | Americas Myasia Jacobs United States Tynia Gaither Bahamas Rashan Brown Bahamas Robin Reynolds United States | 2:05.62 | Africa Josephine Omaka Nigeria Nkiruka Florence Nwakwe Nigeria Izelle Neuhoff South Africa Bukola Abogunloko Nigeria | 2:06.19 | Europe Annie Tagoe Great Britain Anna Bongiorni Italy Sonja Mosler Germany Bianca Răzor Romania | 2:07.59 |
| High jump details | Maria Kuchina Russia | 1.89 | Alessia Trost Italy | 1.86 | Aneta Rydz Poland | 1.79 PB |
| Pole vault details | Angelica Bengtsson Sweden | 4.30 | Elizabeth Parnov Australia | 4.25 | Ganna Shelekh Ukraine | 4.20 |
| Long jump details | Lena Malkus Germany | 6.40 | Alina Rotaru Romania | 6.38 | Le'Tristan Pledger United States | 6.17 PB |
| Triple jump details | Khadijatou Sagnia Sweden | 13.56 PB | Sokhna Galle France | 13.04 | Ganna Aleksandrova Ukraine | 12.64 |
| Shot put details | Natalia Troneva Russia | 15.66 PB | Gu Siyu China | 15.49 | Anna Wloka Poland | 15.48 |
| Discus throw details | Shanice Craft Germany | 55.49 PB | Krisztina Váradi Hungary | 49.92 | Heidi Schmidt Sweden | 47.57 PB |
| Hammer throw details | Alexia Sedykh France | 59.08 | Alena Navahrodskaya Belarus | 57.34 | Xia Youlian China | 56.62 |
| Javelin throw details | Kateryna Derun Ukraine | 54.59 PB | Lismania Munoz Barcelay Cuba | 52.40 | Hannah Carson United States | 50.64 |

## Participating nations

170 nations will participate in athletics.:
* Afghanistan (1)
* Albania (1)
* Algeria (6)
* Andorra (1)
* Angola (1)
* Antigua and Barbuda (3)
* Argentina (5)
* Armenia (1)
* Australia (17)
* Austria (2)
* Bahamas (8)
* Bahrain (2)
* Barbados (5)
* Belarus (10)
* Belgium (2)
* Belize (3)
* Benin (2)
* Bermuda (2)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (2)
* Brazil (15)
* British Virgin Islands (3)
* Brunei (1)
* Bulgaria (4)
* Burkina Faso (1)
* Burundi (4)
* Cambodia (1)
* Cameroon (1)
* Canada (9)
* Cape Verde (1)
* Central African Republic (1)
* Chad (2)
* Chile (3)
* China (14)
* Chinese Taipei (9)
* Colombia (2)
* Comoros (2)
* Democratic Republic of the Congo (1)
* Republic of the Congo (1)
* Costa Rica (1)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Croatia (3)
* Cuba (11)
* Cyprus (2)
* Czech Republic (7)
* Denmark (2)
* Djibouti (3)
* Dominica (3)
* Dominican Republic (3)
* Ecuador (2)
* Egypt (7)
* Equatorial Guinea (3)
* Eritrea (3)
* Estonia (2)
* Ethiopia (5)
* Fiji (2)
* Finland (7)
* France (7)
* Federated States of Micronesia (1)
* Gabon (2)
* The Gambia (4)
* Germany (16)
* Ghana (2)
* Great Britain (13)
* Greece (10)
* Grenada (3)
* Guam (1)
* Guinea (1)
* Guinea-Bissau (2)
* Guyana (2)
* Haiti (1)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (7)
* India (5)
* Iran (1)
* Ireland (2)
* Israel (1)
* Italy (12)
* Jamaica (12)
* Japan (15)
* Kazakhstan (5)
* Kenya (7)
* Kiribati (2)
* North Korea (1)
* South Korea (3)
* Kuwait (1)
* Laos (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Lesotho (2)
* Liberia (1)
* Libya (1)
* Lithuania (7)
* Luxembourg (2)
* Madagascar (1)
* Malawi (1)
* Malaysia (3)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (2)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritania (4)
* Mauritius (4)
* Mexico (7)
* Moldova (2)
* Mongolia (2)
* Morocco (5)
* Mozambique (2)
* Myanmar (1)
* Namibia (2)
* Nauru (2)
* Nepal (3)
* Netherlands Antilles (2)
* New Zealand (10)
* Nigeria (8)
* Oman (1)
* Palau (2)
* Palestine (1)
* Panama (2)
* Papua New Guinea (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (2)
* Poland (12)
* Portugal (1)
* Puerto Rico (3)
* Qatar (1)
* Romania (8)
* Russia (10)
* Rwanda (2)
* Saint Kitts and Nevis (2)
* Saint Lucia (1)
* Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (2)
* Samoa (1)
* São Tomé and Príncipe (1)
* Saudi Arabia (6)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (2)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (3)
* Singapore (6)
* Slovakia (2)
* Slovenia (4)
* Solomon Islands (2)
* Somalia (2)
* South Africa (15)
* Spain (10)
* Sri Lanka (1)
* Sudan (6)
* Suriname (1)
* Swaziland (2)
* Sweden (5)
* Switzerland (3)
* Syria (1)
* Tajikistan (2)
* Tanzania (2)
* Timor-Leste (1)
* Thailand (5)
* Togo (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* Tunisia (9)
* Turkey (6)
* Tuvalu (1)
* Uganda (2)
* Ukraine (15)
* United States (20)
* Uzbekistan (2)
* Vietnam (1)
* Virgin Islands (1)
* Yemen (3)
* Zambia (1)
* Zimbabwe (2)