page_title: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships
section_title: Venues and infrastructure
hierarchical_section_title: 2017 Asian Athletics Championships / Venues and infrastructure
caption_attribution_description: English: Panoramic view of the Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar.
context_page_description: 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. Bhubaneswar was the third Indian city to host Asian Championships. Around 560 athletes from 41 countries attended the event.
  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. 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. 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.
context_section_description: The event took place at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Kalinga Stadium has the sitting capacity of 50,000 spectators. The stadium was renovated with a new synthetic track, with floodlights and a warm-up facility has been set up to host the event. 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. The Government of Odisha decided to renovate the Kalinga Stadium within 90 days of time to host the event.
caption: The Kalinga Stadium.
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