| Athletics at the III Commonwealth Youth Games | |
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| Host City: | Pune, India |
| Dates: | 14 to 16 October |
| Stadium: | Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex |
| Previous: | 2004 Bendigo |
| Next: | 2011 Douglas |
| Games: | 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games |
At the 2008 Commonwealth Youth Games, the athletics events were held at the Shree Shiv Chhatrapati Sports Complex in Pune, India from 14 to 16 October.[1] A total of 34 events were contested, which were split evenly between the sexes.[2] After the swimming programme, the athletics competition had the next most number of events.
| 100 metres | Shehan Abeyptiya | 10.43 | Suwaibou Sanneh | 10.51 | Jason Rogers | 10.52 | |
| 200 metres | Shehan Abeyptiya | 21.27 | Ray Williams | 21.30 | Amiya Mallick | 21.33 | |
| 400 metres | Kirani James | 46.66 | Elvis Ukale | 47.16 | Jordan McGrath | 47.26 | |
| 800 metres | Windy Jonas | 1:50.72 | Daniel Lagamang | 1:51.28 | David Mutinda | 1:52.22 | |
| 1500 metres | Jonathon Ndiku | 3:45.96 | Alex Cherop | 3:48.41 | Windy Cylof Jonas | 3:48.41 | |
| 5000 metres | Moses Kibet | 14:10.86 | Dickson Huru | 14:11.06 | Japhet Korir | 14:11.3 | |
| 110 metres hurdles | Sam Baines | 13.77 | Cornel Fredericks | 13.99 | Jared Bezuidenhout | 14.08 | |
| 4×100 metres relay | Ranil Jayawardena Roshan Chamara Silva Keith de Mel Shehan Abeyptiya | 40.85 | Mitchell Zlim Kevin Moore Jared Bezuidenhout Sam Baines | 41.08 | Simon Leveille Phillip Hayle Makinde Oluwasegun Andre Robert Hamilton | 41.31 | |
| 4×400 metres relay | Jithin Paul Dharambir Singh Inderjeet Parveen Kumar | 3:13.32 | Dean Swart Folavia Sehohle Windy Jonas Willem Voigt | 3:14.01 | Frazer Wickes Shaun McFarlane Tama Toki Matthew Robinson | 41.31 | |
| High jump | Willem Voigt | 2.11 | Nikhil Chittarasu | 2.09 | Derek Drouin | 2.09 | |
| Pole vault | Blake Lucas | 5.25 | Cheyne Damon Rahme | 5.20 | Edward Mourbey | 4.70 | |
| Long jump | Stefan Brits | 7.38 | Rosito Andrews | 7.24 | Azarudeen Buhari | 7.14 | |
| Triple jump | Dheeraj Mishra | 15.42 | Benjamin Williams | 15.41 | Boipelo Rakola Motlhatlhego | 15.20 | |
| Shot put | Curtis Griffith | 18.56 | Stephen Brink | 18.41 | Jasdeep Singh Dhillon | 18.10 | |
| Discus throw | Julian Wruck | 60.88 | Curtis Griffith | 55.35 | Arjun Kumar | 52.02 | |
| Hammer throw | Peter Smith | 68.38 | Chandrodaya Singh Narayan | 67.38 | Ajaj Ahmed | 64.97 | |
| Javelin throw | Krishan Tripathi | 71.52 | Rohit Kumar | 67.60 | Luke Bissett | 65.64 |
| 100 metres | Shaunna Thompson | 11.46 | Elly Graf | 11.80 | Lauren O'Sullivan | 11.81 | |
| 200 metres | Shaunna Thompson | 23.42 | Racheal Nachula | 23.86 | Lauren O'Sullivan | 24.14 | |
| 400 metres | Racheal Nachula | 52.97 | M. R. Poovamma | 55.17 | Rabecca Nachula | 55.20 | |
| 800 metres | Caster Semenya | 2:04.23 | Rachel Stringer | 2:05.71 | Lynsey Sharp | 2:06.77 | |
| 1500 metres | Stacy Chepkemboi Ndiwa | 4:20.16 | Jessica Parry | 4:20.59 | Ciara Mageean | 4:22.53 | |
| 3000 metres | Mercy Cherono | 9:06.01 | Doreen Chesang | 9:35.71 | Mary Naali | 9:36.63 | |
| 100 metres hurdles | Kierre Beckles | 13.88 | Gayathri Govindaraj | 14.00 | Brianna Beahan | 14.08 | |
| 4×100 metres relay | 46.27 | 46.74 | 46.83 | ||||
| 4×400 metres relay | 3:42.02 | 3:45.46 | 3:46.10 | ||||
| High jump | Elizabeth Lamb | 1.79 | Molly Grant | 1.74 | Norliyana Kamarudin | 1.71 | |
| Pole vault | Jade Ive | 4.05 | Ariane Beaumont-Courteau | 3.90 | Abi Haywood | 3.80 | |
| Long jump | Abigail Irozuru | 5.92 | Hannah Lewis | 5.85 | Mariah Ririnui | 5.80 | |
| Triple jump | Shardha Ghule | 13.11 | Gayathri Govindaraj | 12.89 | Ainsley Ackerman | 12.72 | |
| Shot put | Julie Labonté | 15.02 | Vika Lolo | 14.73 | Margaret Satupai | 14.24 | |
| Discus throw | Vika Lolo | 50.49 | Margaret Satupai | 48.43 | Shaunagh Brown | 42.96 | |
| Hammer throw | Sophie Hitchon | 58.43 | Maria Badenhorst | 50.92 | Ashleigh Mumberson | 50.87 | |
| Javelin throw | Bianca Maurer | 49.87 | Pip Charlesworth | 46.14 | Poonam Rani Jakhar | 44.25 |