During the weekend of the European Race Walking Cup in Podebrady, the second Asian Championships for U18 took place in Bangkok.
The two races were the usual: on the distance of 10,000m on track for U18 boys and on the distance of 5,000m on track for U18 girls.
10,000m track walk U18 (boys)
The race saw at the start 14 athletes coming from India, Japan, China, China Taipei, Thailand, Singapore, Korea, Iraq and Iran and each nation could enter up to two athletes.
He won the Asian Champion U18 Sanjay Kumar (IND-2001) in 45.30:39 (the athlete has a personal best of 44:41:31 obtained in Hyderabad, IND on April 22, 2017).
Second place to Masaru Suzuki (JPN - 2000) in 45:47:41 (the athlete has a personal best of 42:57 on road obtained in Kobe, JPN on February 19, 2017).
Third place and bronze to Zhang Yao (CHN - 2000) at 46:12:58 which seemed to be the favorite of the Championships by virtue of the excellent time of 41:14 being recorded at the Lugano Trophy for the U20 on March 19, 2017 when he won on Leo Kopp (GER). The Chinese athlete also has a 44:33.00 on track obtaine in Ho Chi Minh City (VIE) on June 4, 2016.
5.000m track walk U18 (girls)
Seven athletes at the start and podium monopolized by athletes of Chinese mother language.
She won Wu Wei-Chiao (TPE - 2001) athlete from China Taipei in 25:41:36
Second place to Zhou Xiaomin (CHN - 2001) in 26:04:42
Third place and bronze to Gao Wenjing (CHN - 2001) in 26:53.61