Photos by Lai Jun Wei and Low Sze Sen/Red Sports
Bishan Stadium, May 22-23, 2010 — The Asian Area Qualification for the Youth Olympic Games (YOG) athletics competition took place last weekend with athletes from all over Asia vying for coveted spots at the upcoming Youth Olympic Games.
Here’s a picture story of the competition.
Ng Chin Hui of Singapore competing in the 200m heats. He finished with a time of 22.88 seconds, placing him in 14th place among 16 runners. (Photo 1 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Wang Shang-Chi of Chinese Taipei leaping a distance of 6.72m in the Long Jump. (Photo 2 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Huang Haibing of China comes in for a hard landing. He had a jump distance of 7.40m to take first position in the event. Japan’s Matsubara Sho had the same distance but placed second. (Photo 3 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Hazra Shashi Kumar of Singapore had a jump distance of 6.59m, placing him in ninth place, out of 13 competitors. (Photo 4 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Despite clocking a personal best of 3:02.17, the competition proved too strong and Singapore’s Ranjitha Raja placed a distant seventh out of 10 runners. (Photo 5 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Iraq’s Abd Ali Sumeida prepares for the 200m heats. He qualified for the final, but finished in sixth place with a time of 22.06. (Photo 6 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Ng Chin Hui of Singapore does some preparation for the start for the race. (Photo 7 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Woo Yu-Jin of South Korea warms up for the run. She eventually finished third in the final. (Photo 8 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Liao Ching-Hsien of Chinese Taipei starting the 200m heats. She finished with a time of 24.84 seconds, and clocked 24.79 seconds in the final to finish second behind China’s Lin Qingxia. (Photo 9 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
Athletes prepare for the start of the girls’ 1000m race. (Photo 10 © Lai Jun Wei/Red Sports)
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