Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships

{{Short description|Annual athletics competition}}

{{not to be confused with|South Asian Junior Athletics Championships}}

The Southeast Asian Youth Athletics Championships is an annual athletics competition between youth athletes (under-18) from Southeast Asian nations which is organised by the Southeast Asian Athletics Association. The event, first held in 2006, was formerly known as the Southeast Asian Junior Championships,[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/seaj.htm Southeast Asian Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-23. though entries have always been for under-18 athletes, rather than the international standard of "junior" signifying under-20 athletics.

The competition serves as a regional complement to the biennial, continental Asian Junior Athletics Championships.[http://www.gbrathletics.com/ic/asj.htm Asian Junior Championships]. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-23. Since 2009, athletics has also been held for youths in the region at the annual ASEAN School Games.[https://southeastasiansportsnews.blogspot.co.uk/2017/04/1st-asean-school-games.html 1st ASEAN School Games 2009]. South Asian Sports Network (2017-04-23). Retrieved 2018-04-23. A separate ASEAN Schools Athletics Championships was first held in 1977.[https://nsg.moe.edu.sg/sssc/about-us SINGAPORE SCHOOLS SPORTS COUNCIL (SSSC) HISTORY & MILESTONES]. National School Games. Retrieved 2018-04-23.