The 14 th Asian Youth Athletics Championship will be held in Hanoi ’s My Dinh Stadium from July 1-4, according to the Vietnam Athletics Federation (VAF).

The Asian Athletics Association (AAA) handed over authority for the VAF to organise this event after the VAF successfully held the third round of the Asian Grand Prix 2008, the Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championship 2009 and the third Asian Indoor Games.

VAF estimated that the expenses for the event will be around 5 billion VND (277,000 USD), part of which will be supported by the AAA.

VAF is expected to be the host of one of the continent’s most important events, the Asian Athletics Championship.

This year’s tournament will attract Asia ’s young talents from the ages of 18-20 to take part in 44 different events.