A separate administrative body for track and field athletics in the Asian continent came into being in 1973 along with the first-ever Asian Athletics Championships after several attempts to establish it in the earlier years went in vain.
Before the creation of the Asian Amateur Athletic Association the athletes from the continent, which holds two-thirds of the global population, had to rely on only the quadrangular Asian Games to exhibit their talent apart from the Olympic Games. However, the officials from various nations in Asia realised the importance of having a separate organisation to look after their sport’s development and growth without depending on the multi-sport extravaganzas.
Dammam, Saudi Arabia – October 7 to 9, 2024, a high-level delegation from the Asian Athletics (AA) conducted a successful site visit to Dammam, the host city for the upcoming...
BY : ASIAN Athletics Statistician – Heinrich Hubbeling INDIA 4th National U-23 Competition at Patna / 28. – 30.09.2024 (-courtesy of Mr Ram. Muralikrishnan – ) following are detailed best results incl. several good...
BY : ASIAN Athletics Statistician – Heinrich Hubbeling INDIA (-courtesy of Mr Ram. Muralikrishnan – ) 63rd National Championships at Bangalore / 30.08. – 02.09.2024 these major National Champs showed up with excellent performances...
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