Kerala emerged as the champion state in the 29th Junior National Athletics Championships which concluded on 7 December 2013. The championship was held at Sree Kanteerava Stadium in Bengaluru.
Kerala ended the competition with a 585 score, way ahead of the second placed Tamil Nadu. Haryana was placed third. Significantly Kerala has been the champion for 19th time in the 29 year old history of the event.
At the championship many national records were broken. The list of athletes who broke national records in various events is given below:
| NAME | STATE | EVENT | RECORD |
| Swapan Burman | West Bengal | Girls High Jump (U-18) | 1.71 M |
| Gayathri Shivakumar | Kerala | Girls High Jump (U-14) | 1.55 M |
| Chandan Bauri | West Bengal | Boys 400 m (U-16) | 48.24 sec |
| Sahil Mahabali | Haryana | Boys Long Jump (U-16) | 7.27 M |
| Mahashri Baloda | Delhi | Boys 3-kg Iron Ball Throw | 11.63 M |
| Athira Suchendran | Kerala | Youth Girls Triple Jump | 12.86 M |
| Chandan Bauri | West Bengal | Boys 200-m (U-16) | 22.11 sec |
Best athletes of the 29th National Junior Youth Athletic Championship
BOYS:
U-20: Sumit Malik (Himachal Pradesh – 400m)
U-18: Nirbhay Singh (Haryana – Discus Throw)
U-16: Mankirat Singh (Punjab – Shot Put)
U-14: Sourav (Haryna – Shot Put)
GIRLS:
U-20: Archana Suseendran (Tamil Nadu – 100m)
U-18: G. Karthika (Tamil Nadu – Long Jump)
U-16: Tiasha Samadder (West Bengal – 400m)
U-14: Maharshi Baloda (Delhi – Shot Put).
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