2026 World Athletics U20 Championships

2026 World Athletics U20 Championships
Host cityEugene, Oregon, United States
Events43
Dates5 - 9 August 2026.
Main venueHayward Field
Websiteworldathletics.org

The 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, will be an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2007. The event is due to be staged in Eugene, Oregon, United States from 5 to 9 August 2026. On 14 August 2023 it was announced that the city as a host of the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships.[1][2]

Men's results

Men track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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0.00
200 meters
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
400 meters

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
800 meters

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
1500 meters

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
5000 meters

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00:00.00
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00:00.00
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00:00.00
10,000 meters

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00:00.00
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00:00.00
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00:00.00
Marathon

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00:00.00
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00:00.00
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00:00.00
110 meters hurdles
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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00.00
400 meters hurdles

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00.00
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00.00
3000 meters steeplechase

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
5 km walk

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00

Men field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Shot put
Discus throw
Hammer throw
Javelin throw
Decathlon
0000 pts 0000 pts 0000 pts

Women's results

Key:

Women track events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 meters
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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0.00
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0.00
200 meters
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
400 meters

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
800 meters

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
1500 meters

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
5000 meters

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00:00.00
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00:00.00
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00:00.00
10,000 meters
00:00.00 00:00.00 00:00.00
Marathon
0:00.00 0:00.00 0:00.00
100 meters hurdles
(Wind: +0.0 m/s)

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
400 meters hurdles

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00.00
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00.00
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00.00
3000 meters steeplechase

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.00
5 km walk

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0:00.00
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0:00.00
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0:00.006

Women field events

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
0.00 m (0 in) 0.00 m (0 in) 0.00 m (0 in)
Pole vault
0.00 m (0 in) 0.00 m (0 in) 0.00 m (0 in)
Long jump
0.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
0.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
0.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
Triple jump
00.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
00.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
00.00 m (0 in)
(Wind: -0.0 m/s)
Shot put
00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in)
Discus throw
00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in)
Hammer throw
00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in)
Javelin throw
00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in) 00.00 m (0 in)
Heptathlon
0000 pts 0000 pts 0000 pts

Medal table

  *   Host nation (United States)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Algeria0000
 Australia0000
 Bahamas0000
 Bahrain0000
 Botswana0000
 Brazil0000
 Bulgaria0000
 Canada0000
 Colombia0000
 Cuba0000
 Cyprus0000
 Eritrea0000
 Estonia0000
 Ethiopia0000
 Finland0000
 France0000
 Germany0000
 Great Britain0000
 Greece0000
 Hungary0000
 India0000
 Israel0000
 Italy0000
 Jamaica0000
 Japan0000
 Kenya0000
 Mexico0000
 Morocco0000
 Netherlands0000
 Poland0000
 Puerto Rico0000
 Serbia0000
 Slovenia0000
 South Africa0000
 Sweden0000
 Switzerland0000
 Trinidad and Tobago0000
 Turkey0000
 Uganda0000
 Ukraine0000
 United States*0000
 Uruguay0000
 Uzbekistan0000
Totals (43 entries)0000

Qualifying Standards

Event Men Women
100 m 10.50 11.78
200 m 21.35 24.35
400 m 47.40 55.20
800 m 1:50.00 2:09.00
1500 m 3:47.50 4:27.00
3000 m 8:04.00 9:27.00
5000 m 14:08.00 16:25.00
3000 m sc 9:00.00 10:36.00
100 mH 14.10
110 mH 14.05
00.991 m
400 mH 53.00 60.75
5,000 m RW 20:50.00
(10 km 43:30.00)
24:00.00
( 10 km 49:20.00)
4x100 m Relay No standard No standard
4x400 m Relay No standard No standard
4x400 m Mixed Relay No standard No standard
Heptathlon 5280 points
Decathlon 7100 points
High Jump 2.12 1.81
Pole Vault 5.12 4.05
Long Jump 7.58 6.22
Triple Jump 15.45 13.00
Shot Put 18.30 (6 kg) 14.50 (4 kg)
Discus 56.00 (1.75  kg) 49.00 (1  kg)
Hammer 68.00 (6 kg) 57.50
Javelin 68.50 49.50

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Schedule

Q Qualification H Heats S Semifinals F Final
M = morning session, A = afternoon session
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Event schedule
DAY ONE—TUESDAY, AUGUST 5TH
PET Time (UTC+5) DIVISION EVENT Round
09:35 X 4x400 Metres Relay Heats
10:10 W 100 Metres Heats
11:10 M 100 Metres Heats
12:10 M 800 Metres Heats
13:05 W 800 Metres Heats
16:00 W 3000 Metres Steeplechase Heats
16:45 W 100 Metres Semi-Final
17:07 M 100 Metres Semi-Final
17:30 W 5000 Metres Final
17:55 M 5000 Metres Final
18:50 X 4x400 Metres Relay Final
Heptathlon
10:00 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heptathlon
10:50 W High Jump Heptathlon
18:20 W Shot Put Heptathlon
19:35 W 200 Metres Heptathlon
Field Events
10:00 M Javelin Throw (700g) Qualification - Group A
10:45 M Hammer Throw (6 kg) Qualification - Group A
12:40 W Long Jump Qualification
10:15 M Hammer Throw (6 kg) Qualification - Group B
11:00 M Shot Put (6 kg) Qualification
11:35 W Discus Throw Qualification - Group A
12:05 M Triple Jump Qualification
13:00 W Discus Throw Qualification - Group B
16:00 W Pole Vault Qualification
17:35 M Shot Put (6 kg) Final
17:40 M Javelin Throw (700g) Qualification - Group B
END OF DAY ONE
DAY TWO—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 6TH
09:10 W 400 Metres Hurdles Heats
10:05 M 400 Metres Hurdles Heats
11:05 W 400 Metres Heats
12:00 M 400 Metres Heats
12:50 M 3000 Metres Steeplechase Heats
16:05 M 1500 Metres Heats
16:40 W 1500 Metres Heats
17:20 M 400 Metres Semi-Final
17:45 W 400 Metres Semi-Final
18:30 W 100 Metres Final
18:47 M 100 Metres Final
Heptathlon
09:40 W Long Jump Heptathlon
12:05 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon
18:10 W 800 Metres Heptathlon
Field Events
09:00 W Javelin Throw Qualification - Group A
10:30 M High Jump Qualification
10:35 W Javelin Throw Qualification - Group B
11:50 W Triple Jump Qualification
16:29 W Discus Throw Final
17:20 W Long Jump Final
END OF DAY TWO
DAY THREE—THURSDAY, AUGUST 7TH
09:00 M 100 Metres Decathlon U20
09:25 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heats
10:20 M 110m Hurdles
(99.0 cm)
Heats
11:15 W 200 Metres Heats
12:10 M 200 Metres Heats
15:00 W 100 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final
15:30 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Semi-Final
15:55 W 800 Metres Semi-Final
16:20 M 800 Metres Semi-Final
16:47 W 200 Metres Semi-Final
17:10 M 200 Metres Semi-Final
17:35 W 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final
17:55 M 400 Metres Decathlon U20
18:15 M 3000 Metres Final
18:43 W 400 Metres Final
18:50 M 400 Metres Final
Field Events
09:10 W Hammer Throw Qualification - Group A
10:25 W Hammer Throw Qualification - Group B
11:05 W High Jump Qualification
11:45 M Long Jump Qualification
15:25 M Hammer Throw (6 kg) Final
16:00 W Pole Vault Final
17:20 M Triple Jump Final
17:30 M Javelin Throw (700g) Final
Decathlon
09:00 M 100 Metre Decathlon U20
09:35 M Long Jump Decathlon U20
11:10 M Shot Put (6 kg) Decathlon U20
15:50 M High Jump Decathlon U20
17:55 M 400 Metres Decathlon U20
END OF DAY THREE
DAY FOUR—FRIDAY, AUGUST 8TH
09:00 M 110m Hurdles
(99.0 cm)
Decathlon U20
09:25 M 5,000 Metres Race Walk Final
10:25 W 5,000 Metres Race Walk Final
11:30 W 4x400 Metres Relay Heats
12:00 M 4x400 Metres Relay Heats
12:35 W 4x100 Metres Relay Heats
13:05 M 4x100 Metres Relay Heats
15:35 W 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final
16:05 M 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final
16:35 M 800 Metres Final
16:50 W 800 Metres Final
17:10 W 100 Metres Hurdles Final
17:25 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Final
17:50 W 3000 Metres Final
18:15 M 1500 Metres Decathlon U20
18:35 W 200 Metres Final
18:50 M 200 Metres Final
Decathlon
09:00 M 110m Hurdles
(99.0 cm)
Decathlon U20
09:40 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Decathlon - Group A
10:50 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Decathlon - Group B
11:35 M Pole Vault Decathlon - Group A
12:25 M Pole Vault Decathlon - Group B
15:30 M Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group A
16:35 M Javelin Throw Decathlon - Group B
18:15 M 1500 Metres Decathlon U20
Field Events
09:20 W Shot Put Qualification
11:55 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Qualification - Group A
13:05 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Qualification - Group B
16:00 M Pole Vault Final
16:10 W Shot Put Final
16:55 M High Jump Final
17:15 M Long Jump Final
17:45 W Javelin Throw Final
END OF DAY FOUR
DAY FIVE—SATURDAY, AUGUST 9TH
16:35 W 400 Metres Hurdles Final
16:45 M 400 Metres Hurdles Final
17:00 W 1500 Metres Final
17:15 M 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final
17:45 W 4x100 Metres Relay Final
17:55 M 4x100 Metres Relay Final
18:10 M 1500 Metres Final
18:30 W 4x400 Metres Relay Final
18:50 M 4x400 Metres Relay Final
Field Events
16:00 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Final
16:25 W High Jump Final
17:10 W Triple Jump Final
17:40 W Hammer Throw Final
END OF DAY FIVE

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Participation

The following is a list of participating nations with the number of qualified athletes in brackets. A country without any qualified athlete could enter either one male or one female.[5] A total 114 National Associations (plus the teams from Authorized Neutral Athletes and Athlete Refugee Team) and 897 athletes are scheduled to compete.

Participating nations

References

  1. ^ "World Athletics Series events awarded to Glasgow and Lima". The Oregonian. 1 December 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ "Lima will not host 2024 World U20 Championships". World Athletics. 5 April 2023. Retrieved 14 August 2025.
  3. ^ Qualification systems for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26, WRE Gaborone 26 and WU20 Oregon 26 published World Athletics
  4. ^ [1]
  5. ^ a b "World U20 Championships Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. 8 October 2025.
  6. ^ World Athletics U20 Championships [Version 1.0] Page 18 of 18 Appendix A – AC Qualifying Standards
  7. ^ 2026 WORLD ATHLETICS U20 CHAMPIONSHIPS
  8. ^ 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships Timetable World Athletics
  9. ^ World Athletics aims to build on successful year and forge lasting geopolitical relationships during unprecedented 2026 - Competition decisions Timetables published Timetables for four 2026 World Athletics Series events were approved 3 December 2025 World Athletics