X World Youth Athletics Championships | |
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Dates | March 11–14 |
Host city | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
Venue | Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre |
Level | World |
Events | 42 (21 boys, 21 girls) |
Participation | 383 (203 boys, 180 girls) athletes from 18 (17 + 8 Australian States and Territories) nations |
The 2010 Oceanian Youth Athletics Championships were held at the Sydney Olympic Park Athletic Centre in Homebush, New South Wales, Australia, between March 11–14, 2010. They were held together with the 2010 Australian Junior Athletics Championships (U14 to U20). A total of 42 events were contested, 21 by boys and 21 by girls. Two highlights of the games were u20 boy athlete Damien Birkenhead winning the shot put with a throw of 21.72m and u18 girl athlete Sarah Jackson winning the 400m sprint in a time of 53:61 seconds.