# 2022 Asian U18 Athletics Championships

The 2022 Asian U18 Athletics Championships was the fourth edition of the biennial, continental athletics competition for Asian athletes aged 15 to 17. It was held at the Ahmed Al Rashdan Track & Field Stadium in Kuwait City from 13 to 16 October 2022.

## History of Asian Youth Athletics Championship

The Asian Youth Athletics Championships (U18) (Asian Youth U18 Athletics Championships) is a biennial, continental athletics competition for Asian athletes, organised by the Asian Athletics Association. First held in 2015, it is a youth category event open to athletes aged fifteen and seventeen. The competition was the fourth continental athletics competition to be held for that age level, following in the steps of the South American, Oceanian and African events. Its first edition came at a time of rising interest in such competitions, with the first African championships being held in 2013, and the European Athletics Youth Championships scheduled for the following year. In March 2014, the Asian Athletics Association's president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting the grassroots-level development of the sport in Asia and raising the importance of continental-level competition among the region's countries.

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (20 participants) (wind: -0.4 m/s) | Puripol Boonson Thailand | 10.33 CR | Lee Po-jui Chinese Taipei | 10.73 | Nwamadi Joel-jin South Korea | 10.77 |
| 200 metres (20) (wind: -0.7 m/s) | Puripol Boonson Thailand | 21.53 | Yaqoub Al-Azemi Kuwait | 21.55 | Pengiran Aidil Auf Bin Hajam Malaysia | 21.65 |
| 400 metres (15) | Seyed Mohammad Sajjad Aghaei Iran | 48.37 | Jayathilake Praveen Salamuthu Sri Lanka | 48.56 | Rajapaksha Pathiranage Don Avishka Theminda Rajapa Sri Lanka | 48.70 |
| 800 metres (11) | Mohamadhesam Mozafari Iran | 1:53.30 | Chu Lok Yin Hong Kong | 1:53.46 | Abdulaziz Khafif Kuwait | 1:54.55 |
| 1500 metres (8) | Amit Chaudhry India | 4:04.59 | Sulaiman Assi Syria | 4:06.36 | Aibol Omar Kazakhstan | 4:07.99 |
| 3000 metres (7) | Abdikani Hamid Bahrain | 8:35.76 | Hamad Saleh Al-Yami Saudi Arabia | 8:59.01 | Zainulabdeen Mokhles Al-Shamkhee Iraq | 9:01.50 |
| 110 metres hurdles (9) | Hsieh Yuan-kai Chinese Taipei | 13.65 | Muhammad Fiross Bin Mohd Faizal Malaysia | 13.78 | Brian Bagas Swara Indonesia | 13.90 |
| 400 metres hurdles (12) | Lin Yan-kai Chinese Taipei | 52.23 | Mahamat Abakar Abdrahman Qatar | 52.47 | Murad Sirman India | 53.34 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase (7) | Mustafa Mohsin Al-Khazaali Iraq | 5:59.48 | Rinat Kulygin Kazakhstan | 6:04.63 | Reza Mostafa Nejad Iran | 6:08.77 |
| Medley relay (7) | India (IND) | 1:55.20 | Thailand (THA) | 1:55.82 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1:56.82 |
| 10000 m walk (0) | Not awarded | - | Not awarded | - | Not awarded | - |
| High jump (10) | Choi Jin-woo South Korea | 2.21 m | Edirisingha Siriwardanalage Deneth Anuhas Sri Lanka | 2.01 m | Gammanage Lesandu Arthavidu Sri Lanka | 1.97 m |
| Pole vault (9) | Seifeldin Mohamed Abdelsalam Qatar | 5.10 m | Amirarshia Mosadeghi Dogaheh Iran | 5.00 m | Kuldeep Kumar India | 4.80 m |
| Long jump (11) | Abdullah Al-Azemi Kuwait | 7.34 m | Siraphob Bunyuak Thailand | 7.11 m | Yiu Pak Yu Hong Kong | 7.00 m |
| Triple jump (6) | Ng Tak Sing Malaysia | 14.62 m | Farid Gharanjik Iran | 14.35 m | Sami Mousa Bakheet Saudi Arabia | 14.26 m |
| Shot put (8) | Akash Yadav India | 19.37 m | Djibrine Adoum Ahmat Qatar | 19.01 m | Siddharth Choudhary India | 19.00 m |
| Discus throw (8) | Atul India | 56.23 m | Servan K. C. India | 55.91 m | Djibrine Adoum Ahmat Qatar | 53.75 m |
| Hammer throw (6) | Mahdi Haft Cheshmeh Iran | 68.30 m | Mohd Aman India | 67.03 m | Ali Al-Hendal Kuwait | 64.90 m |
| Javelin throw (7) | Huang Chao-hong Chinese Taipei | 80.40 m | Arjun India | 70.98 m | Himanshu Mishra India | 67.67 m |
| Decathlon (8) | Nodir Norbaev Uzbekistan | 6934 pts | Sina Afshinfar Iran | 6417 pts | Sajjad Ahmed Al-Alkhazali Saudi Arabia | 5674 pts |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 100 metres (14) (wind: -0.2 m/s) | Valentin Vanesa Lonteng Indonesia | 11.69 | Athicha Phetkun Thailand | 12.01 | Li Tsz To Hong Kong | 12.15 |
| 200 metres (11) (wind: -1.7 m/s) | Valentin Vanesa Lonteng Indonesia | 24.06 | Athicha Phetkun Thailand | 24.48 | Li Tsz To Hong Kong | 24.79 |
| 400 metres (7) | Hoang Thi Anh Thuc Vietnam | 55.03 | Isha Rajesh Jadhav India | 56.16 | Anushka Dattatray Kumbah India | 57.36 |
| 800 metres (5) | Ashakiran Barla India | 2:06.79 | Wickramasinghe Mudiyanselage Kasuni Nirmali Wickra Sri Lanka | 2:15.42 | Mutiara Oktarani Nurul Al Pasha IndonesiaNarjis Hussein Suwaed Iraq | 2:15.732:33.34 |
| 1500 metres (2) | Nguyen Khanh Linh Vietnam | 4:51.61 | Piyapat Pongsapan Thailand | 4:58.82 | Not awarded | – |
| 3000 metres (2) | Arina Gladysheva Kazakhstan | 10:09.76 | Sunita Devi India | 10:34.07 | Not awarded | – |
| 100 metres hurdles (8) | Pak Hoi Man Chloe Hong Kong | 14.02 | Sabita Toppo India | 14.17 | Lai Irene-li Chinese Taipei | 14.24 |
| 400 metres hurdles (6) | Nazaninftemeh Eidiyankakhaki Iran | 1:01.03 | Anastassiya Koloda Kazakhstan | 1:01.52 | Yi Bo-an Chinese Taipei | 1:02.40 |
| 2000 metres steeplechase (5) | Dilshoda Usmanova Uzbekistan | 6:55.41 | Ekta Pradeep Dey India | 7:15.53 | Setayesh Aminiyazdi Iran | 7:16.69 |
| Medley relay (5) | India (IND) | 2:12.18 | Thailand (THA) | 2:14.38 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 2:17.97 |
| 5000 m walk (2) | Sabrina Arziyeva Kazakhstan | 27:35.44 | Maryam Al-Qaimary Jordan | 34:40.10 | Not awarded | – |
| High jump (9) | Sayfullaeva Barnokhon Uzbekistan | 1.84 m | Alina Chistyakova Kazakhstan | 1.73 m | Bui Thi Kim Anh Vietnam | 1.73 m |
| Pole vault (6) | Maria Andriani Melabessy Indonesia | 3.90 m | Vanshika Ghanghas India | 3.70 m | Jasmina Mansurova Uzbekistan | 3.60 m |
| Long jump (13) | Sharifa Davronova Uzbekistan | 6.06 m | Mubssina Mohamm India | 5.91 m | Jia Wai Yin Hong Kong | 5.81 m |
| Triple jump (9) | Sharifa Davronova Uzbekistan | 13.23 m | Khushnoza Shavkatova Uzbekistan | 12.23 m | Divyasri India | 12.15 m |
| Shot put (5) | Chiang Ching-yuan Chinese Taipei | 17.82 m | Park So-jin South Korea | 16.89 m | Elaheh Alizadeh Iran | 14.92 m |
| Discus throw (5) | Chiang Ching-yuan Chinese Taipei | 45.42 m | Im Chae-yeon South Korea | 44.21 m | Nikita Kumari India | 44.14 m |
| Hammer throw (5) | Kim Tae-hui South Korea | 59.24 m | Melika Norouzi Iran | 57.85 m | Mahdis Minaei Pour Iran | 54.02 m |
| Javelin throw (7) | Chu Pin-hsun Chinese Taipei | 52.70 m | Deepika India | 50.15 m | Yang Seok-ju South Korea | 48.61 m |
| Heptathlon (5) | Alina Chistyakova Kazakhstan | 4737 pts | Mubssina Mohamm India | 4730 pts | Elnaz Mousaei Iran | 4501 pts |

## Nations

Kuwait was hosting around 400 athletes from 33 Asian Countries. Athletes competed in 40 athletics sports, 20 for boys and 20 for girls.
* Saudi Arabia
* Qatar
* Bahrain
* Oman
* Syria
* Lebanon
* Jordan
* Palestine
* Yemen
* Iraq
* Iran (25)
* Bangladesh
* Pakistan
* Brunei
* Chinese Taipei
* Hong Kong
* India (35)
* Indonesia
* Kazakhstan
* South Korea
* Kyrgyzstan
* Laos
* Thailand
* Malaysia
* Nepal
* Maldives
* Philippines
* Singapore
* Tajikistan
* Vietnam
* Uzbekistan
* Kuwait
* Sri Lanka (11)

## Medal table

Following a decision by the judges, the bronze medal was awarded to two athletes in 800m Girls.
* Host nation (Kuwait)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | India (IND) | 6 | 11 | 7 | 24 |
| 2 | Chinese Taipei (TPE) | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
| 3 | Uzbekistan (UZB) | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 4 | Iran (IRI) | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
| 5 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 6 | Indonesia (INA) | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 7 | Thailand (THA) | 2 | 6 | 0 | 8 |
| 8 | South Korea (KOR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Vietnam (VIE) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 | Qatar (QAT) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | Hong Kong (HKG) | 1 | 1 | 6 | 8 |
| 12 | Kuwait (KUW) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 13 | Malaysia (MAS) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Iraq (IRQ) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 | Bahrain (BHR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 16 | Sri Lanka (SRI) | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia (KSA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 18 | Jordan (JOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Syria (SYR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (19 entries) | Totals (19 entries) | 39 | 39 | 37 | 115 |