2017 Asian Athletics Championships
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| Host city |
 Bhubaneswar, India
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| Date(s) | July 6–9 |
| Main stadium | Kalinga Stadium |
| Participation | 800 athletes from 45 nations |
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The 2017 Asian Athletics Championships will be the 22nd edition of the Asian Athletics Championships. It is scheduled to be held from 6 July to 9 July 2017 at the Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, India. Bhubaneswar is the third Indian city to host Asian Championships, around 800 athletes from 45 countries are set to attend the event.
The 22nd edition of Asian Athletics Championships was originally scheduled to be held at Ranchi, Jharkhand. After Ranchi's inability to host this event, Bhubaneswar was selected as the venue for this event. On March 30, 2017 post a detailed presentation by Adille Sumariwalla, President AFI, Bhubaneswar was selected for hosting the Asian Athletics Championship by the Asian Athletics Association Council. The previous edition of the championship was held in Wuhan, China from 3–7 June 2015.
The Asian Athletics Championships are organized by Asian Athletics Association every two years. Bhubaneswar is the third Indian-city to host the Asian Athletics Championship with Delhi in 1983 being the first and Pune in the year 2013 to be the second Indian cities.
The winners of the Asian meet will get a direct berth for the 2017 World Championships in London from August 4–13. As host, India is eligible to field three athletes in each discipline, instead of the usual two.
The event will take place at Kalinga Stadium in Bhubaneswar, Odisha. The Kalinga Stadium has the sitting capacity of 15,000 spectators. The stadium was renovated with a new synthetic track, with floodlights and a warm-up facility has been set up to host the event. After Ranchi pull-out from hosting the 2017 Asian Athletics Championships, the 86th Asian Athletics Association Council meeting confirmed Bhubaneswar as the host of 22nd Asian Athletics Championships. The Government of Odisha decided to renovate the Kalinga Stadium within 90 days of time to host the event.
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