The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships was the 22nd edition of the

Asian Athletics Championships The Asian Athletics Championships is an event organized by the Asian Athletics Association. History The competition courted controversy with the IAAF when political in-fighting arose after Israel was excluded from participation in 1977. That e ...

. It was held from 6 to 9 July 2017 at the

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Bhubaneswar Bhubaneswar (; ) is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of Odisha. The region, especially the old town, was historically often depicted as ''Ekamra Kshetra'' (area (''kshetra'') adorned with mango trees (''ekamra'')). Bhubaneswar is ...

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. 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

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, 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 th
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 b
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

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to be held in August. As host, India was eligible to field three athletes in each discipline, instead of the usual two.

Venues and infrastructure

The event took place at

in Bhubaneswar,

Odisha Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( the official name until 2011), is an Indian state located in Eastern India. It is the 8th largest state by area, and the 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of ...

. 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

as the host of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. The

Government of Odisha The government of the Indian state of Odisha and its 30 districts consists of an executive, led by the Governor of Odisha, a judiciary, and a legislative branch. Like other states in India, the head of state of Odisha is the Governor, appoi ...

decided to renovate the Kalinga Stadium within 90 days of time to host the event.

Logo and Mascot

On 8 May 2017, the logo and mascot of Championship were released. Olly, the

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, an endangered species that travels to Odisha's Rushikulya and Gahirmatha beaches for its nesting, was chosen as the mascot. It was flagged off by the Chief Minister of Odisha, Naveen Patnaik, at the Championships' mascot rally covering 30 districts of the state of

Culture

Over 500 artists performed during the opening ceremony of the championships on 5 July 2017. Around 400

Odissi Odissi (), also referred to as Orissi in old literature, is a major ancient Indian classical dance that originated in the Hindu temple, temples of Odisha – an eastern coastal state of India.Kalinga War and Emperor

Kharavela Kharavela (also transliterated Khārabēḷa) was a monarch of Kalinga in present-day Odisha, India, who ruled during the second or first century BCE. The primary source for Kharavela is his rock-cut Hathigumpha inscription. The inscription is ...

Shankar Mahadevan Shankar Mahadevan (born 3 March 1967) is an Indian singer and composer who is part of the Shankar–Ehsaan–Loy trio that writes music for Indian films. Personal life and early career Shankar Mahadevan was born in Chembur, Mumbai into a Tami ...

with his troupe performed the

Rangabati "Rangabati" is perhaps the most popular recorded song in Sambalpuri Odia. Krishna Patel, a 2023 Padma Shri awardee, is the female singer while the male singer Jitendra Haripal is a 2017 Padma Shri awardee. The song was first recorded for All Ind ...

song during the event, with the Sambalpuri dance group.

Media Coverage

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, through the

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(DD), is the exclusive Host Broadcaster for the 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. Doordarshan will undertake all the obligations of the Host Broadcaster for the Championships and will provide the basic feed of the event.

Doping

The

National Anti-Doping Agency The National Anti-Doping Agency of India is India's national organisation responsible for promoting, coordinating, and monitoring the doping control program in sports in all its forms. As listed on its official web portal, the agency deals wit ...

(NADA) found that the athlete

Manpreet Kaur Manpreet Kaur (born 6 July 1990) is an Indian professional Olympic shot putter. Born in Ambala, her gold-medal winning performance of 18.86m at the 2017 Asian Grand Prix in Jinhua, China turned out to be a world-leading throw, taking her to th ...

, Asian champion woman shot putter tested positive for a banned substance.

Event summary

Men

Track

*Athletes with stars competed in the heats but not the finals, and received medals.

Field

Combined

Women

Track

Field

Combined

Medal count

;Key:

Participating Nations

A total 560 athletes from 41 nations attended the event.

Gallery

File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 02.jpg, Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017. File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 03.jpg, Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017. File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 04.jpg, Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017. File:Naveen Patnaik (FB) 05.jpg, Opening Ceremony of AAC 2017. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 01.jpg, Athletes from Afghanistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 07.jpg, Athletes from China bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 13.jpg, Athletes from Japan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 15.jpg, Athletes from Kazakhstan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 29.jpg, Athletes from Pakistan bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 23.jpg, Athletes from Malaysia bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 36.jpg, Athletes from Sri Lanka bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 49.jpg, Athletes from India bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony. File:AAC 2017 Opening Ceremony 37.jpg, Hiba Omar from Syria bearing the national flag during the opening ceremony.

References

External links

Asian Athletics Association22nd Asian Athletics ChampionshipsResults book
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