2026 World Athletics U20 Championships
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| Host city |  Eugene, United States |
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| Events | 46 |
| Dates | 5–9 August 2026 |
| Main venue | Hayward Field |
| Website | worldathletics.org |
The 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2007), which was held from 5 to 9 August 2026 at Hayward Field in Eugene, United States.[1][2]
Schedule
| Q | Qualification | H | Heats | S | Semifinals | F | Final |
| M = morning session, A = afternoon session | |||||||
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| Date → | 5 Aug | 6 Aug | 7 Aug | 8 Aug | 9 Aug | ||||
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| Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | M | A | M | A | A |
| 4 × 100 m relay | H | F | |||||||
| 4 × 400 m relay | H | F | |||||||
Medal table
* Host nation (United States)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | .png){kind=small} United States* | 12 | 7 | 5 | 24 |
| 2 |  Kenya | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
| 3 |  Italy | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5 |
| 4 |  Jamaica | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 5 | .svg.png){kind=small} Australia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
 Ethiopia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
| 7 |  France | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  China | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 9 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 10 |  South Africa | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 11 |  Finland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Romania | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 13 |  Spain | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 |  Germany | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 15 |  Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
 Uganda | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 17 |  Algeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Brazil | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Bulgaria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Egypt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Nigeria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Poland | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Slovenia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
 Sweden | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 25 |  Estonia | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 |  Great Britain | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
| 27 |  Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
 India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
 Japan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 30 | .svg.png){kind=small} Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 31 |  Croatia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Hungary | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 37 |  Barbados | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
.svg.png){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Chinese Taipei | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Dominica | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Guyana | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (42 entries) | 46 | 46 | 46 | 138 | |
Men's results
Women's results
Mixed results
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×100 metres relay |
Italy Edwin Fermin Galvan Elisa Valensin Francesco Pagliarini Kelly Doualla Elisa Calzolari* Carlotta Suppini* | 41.21 WU20R | Great Britain Divine Iheme Savannah Morgan Mathew Ajayi Sophie Thomas | 41.38 PB | United States Cy Lugo Ahlayna Taylor Nicholas Altheimer Ava Kitchings Aster Jones* | 41.39 SB |
| 4×400 metres relay |
United States Joshua Shelton Taylor-Nicole Overton Jaelen Hunter Olivia Harris Natalie Dumas* | 3:15.31 CR | Czech Republic Lukáš Mareš Sophie Pischnothová Jakub Marek Linda Botková Kateřina Čechová | 3:18.16 NU20R | Australia Dylan Ruming Xanthee Watts Fred Hamblin Charlotte McAuliffe | 3:18.45 NU20R |
* – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.
Qualifying Standards
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.50 | 11.78 |
| 200 m | 21.25 | 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 | – |
| 400 mH | 53.00 | 1:00.75 |
| 5000 m RW | 20:50.00 (43:30.00*) | 24:00.00 (49:20.00*) |
| 4x100 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x400 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x100 m Mixed Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x400 m Mixed Relay | No standard | No standard |
| Heptathlon | – | 5280 points |
| Decathlon | 7100 points | – |
| High Jump | 2.11 | 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 | 49.00 |
| Hammer | 68.00 (6 kg) | 57.50 |
| Javelin | 68.50 | 49.50 |
* – For the 5000m Race Walk, 10km and 10,000m times will be accepted as will all road performances for both distances.[4]
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. A total 147 National Associations and 1,858 athletes are scheduled to compete.[5]
- Algeria (16)
Andorra (1)
Angola (1)
Antigua and Barbuda (3)
Argentina (5)
Armenia (5)
Aruba (1)- Australia (73)
Austria (8)
Azerbaijan (1)
Bahamas (18)
Bangladesh (1)- Barbados (16)
- Belgium (27)
Belize (1)
Bermuda (1)
Bolivia (2)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (6)
Botswana (11)- Brazil (33)
British Virgin Islands (5)- Bulgaria (15)
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Cape Verde (1)
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Canada (45)
Cayman Islands (1)
Chile (15)- China (38)
- Chinese Taipei (7)
Colombia (17)
Cook Islands (1)
Costa Rica (1)- Croatia (17)
Cuba (3)- Cyprus (11)
- Czech Republic (30)
Denmark (6)- Dominica (2)
Djibouti (1)
Dominican Republic (2)- Ecuador (15)
- Egypt (10)
El Salvador (1)- Estonia (14)
- Ethiopia (17)
Fiji (1)- Finland (15)
- France (53)
French Polynesia (1)
Georgia (2)- Germany (91)
Ghana (2)- Great Britain (55)
- Greece (26)
Grenada (1)
Guam (1)
Guatemala (1)
Guinea (1)- Guyana (12)
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Honduras (1)
Hong Kong (10)- Hungary (28)
Iceland (5)- India (37)
Indonesia (2)
Ireland (37)
Israel (5)- Italy (64)
Ivory Coast (1)- Jamaica (47)
- Japan (43)
Jordan (1)
Kazakhstan (11)- Kenya (24)
Kyrgyzstan (1)
Latvia (11)
Lebanon (1)
Lithuania (2)
Luxembourg (1)
Macau (1)
Malawi (1)
Malaysia (4)
Maldives (1)
Mali (1)
Malta (3)
Mauritius (1)
Mexico (27)
Moldova (1)
Monaco (1)- Morocco (10)
Namibia (1)- Netherlands (20)
New Zealand (18)
Nicaragua (1)- Nigeria (15)
North Macedonia (1)
Northern Mariana Islands (1)
Norway (18)
Oman (1)
Pakistan (1)
Panama (1)
Papua New Guinea (6)
Paraguay (1)
Peru (15)
Philippines (3)- Poland (49)
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Portugal (19)
Puerto Rico (6)
Qatar (5)- Romania (11)
Rwanda (1)
Saint Kitts and Nevis (3)
Saint Lucia (3)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
San Marino (1)
Saudi Arabia (11)
Senegal (1)
Serbia (18)
Seychelles (1)
Singapore (2)
Slovakia (32)- Slovenia (24)
South Sudan (1)- South Africa (53)
- South Korea (19)
- Spain (50)
Sri Lanka (17)- Sweden (21)
Gambia (1)- Switzerland (42)
Tonga (1)
Trinidad and Tobago (20)
Tunisia (10)
Turkey (5)
Turks and Caicos Islands (1)- Uganda (11)
- Ukraine (18)
United Arab Emirates (3)- United States (110) (hosts)
United States Virgin Islands (2)
Uruguay (1)
Venezuela (1)
Zimbabwe (9)
Broadcasting
- Africa – SuperSport[6]
- Australia – Seven Network[6]
- Canada – CBC Sports[6]
- Europe – Eurovision Sports[6]
- United States – Peacock[6]
References
- ↑ "Council selects host cities for future World Athletics Series events". World Athletics. 14 August 2023. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ Murray, Owen (15 August 2023). "Hayward Field to host U20 World Championships in 2026". Daily Emerald. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "Oregon 26 World Athletics U20 Championships - Timetable". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "WU20 Oregon 26 qualification system and entry standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- ↑ "2026 World Athletics U20 Championships – Entry Lists by Country" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
- 1 2 3 4 5 Wafula, Abigael (4 August 2026). "World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: How to watch live as future stars take centre stage". pulsesports.co.ke. Archived from the original on 9 August 2026. Retrieved 9 August 2026.
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