Qualification The six continents, Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania and South America, held their Youth Olympic Trials in 2010.
Games events event on 23 August 2010, the final day of athletics competition at the
2010 Summer Youth Olympics Seventeen individual events and one relay were contested, making a total of 18 events for girls and boys. Some events differed between the girls and the boys. ;Sprints, hurdles, and relays For the sprints, hurdles, and relays, there were two stages consisting of two rounds: Round 1 and the finals. Depending on the final number of entries, two to three or more heats were necessary. From results achieved in round 1, athletes were placed in A, B or C (or additional) finals, in accordance with procedures determined by the event delegate. Final placings in each discipline were determined by adding each athlete's time in the stage 1 final to their time in the stage 2 final. Ties were resolved in favour of the athlete with the faster time in either final. ;Horizontal jumps and throws Similar to the mid and long distance events. In the finals for each event, athletes had four attempts. ;High jump and pole vault Similar to mid and long distance events. Final placings in each discipline were determined by adding each athlete's best result in the stage 1 final to his or her best result in the stage 2 final. Ties were resolved in favour of the athlete with the best individual result in either final. •
100 metres •
200 metres •
400 metres •
100 metre hurdles (girls only) •
110 metre hurdles (boys only) •
400 metre hurdles •
800 metres •
1000 metres •
3000 metres • 2000-metre
steeplechase (SC) • 5000-metre
race walk (girls only) • 10,000-metre race Walk (boys only) • Medley relay (100-200-300-400 m) •
Discus (boys: 1.5 kg, girls: 1 kg) •
Shot put (boys: 5 kg, girls: 4 kg) •
Hammer (boys: 5 kg, girls: 4 kg) •
Javelin (boys: 700g, girls: 600g) •
Pole vault •
High jump •
Long jump •
Triple jump ==Competition schedule==