The 2015

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was the first edition of the biennial, continental

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competition for Asian athletes aged fifteen to seventeen. It was held in

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, Qatar from 8–11 May. A total of forty events were contested, with the events divided evenly between the sexes. The event programme mirrored that of the previous

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, with the exception of a boy's

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, rather than the

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. The event was established following the 78th council meeting of the

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in March 2014. The body's president Dahlan Jumaan al-Hamad cited the creation of the championships as a way of boosting the

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-level development of the sport in Asia and raise the importance of continental level competition among the region's countries. China easily topped the medal table with half of their 32 medals being gold.

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won the next most gold medals, with four, while India had the second largest overall medal haul at fourteen medals.

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(three golds, eight medals) and

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(nine medals) were the other leading nations of the tournament. A total of 27 of the participating nations reached the medal table.Georgiotis, Vassilis (2015-05-12)
China tops medal table at the 1st Asian Youth Championships in Doha
IAAF. Retrieved on 2015-05-13. The highest level performance at the competition came from Chinese girls'

javelin throw The javelin throw is a track and field event where the javelin, a spear about in length, is thrown. The javelin thrower gains momentum by running within a predetermined area. Javelin throwing is an event of both the men's decathlon and the ...

er Yu Yuzhen, whose winning throw of was the world youth best for the 500-gramme youth implement. Yu Shu Shen of Chinese Taipei was the only athlete to win two individual titles, doing so in the boys'

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and

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. An anti-doping outreach and sports ethics programme was held in conjunction with the competition, with the achievements of Liu Xiang and

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being held up as examples of Olympic champions from Asia who promoted an anti-doping culture.Anti-doping outreach programme features at Asian Youth Championships
IAAF (2015-05-13). Retrieved on 2015-05-17.

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

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References

External links

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International athletics competitions hosted by Qatar Sports competitions in Doha

2015 in youth sport

Medal summary

Men

Women

Medal table

See also

References

External links