IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics


The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger. The event was organized by International Association of Athletics Federations. It was held biennially from 1999–2017.

The name change and cancellation

In the 206th IAAF Council Meeting, held after the 2016 Summer Olympics, the council decided to conclude the world championship for under-18 athletes after the 2017 event. The decision was made with the intention of improving under-18 competitions at continental level instead. The competition was renamed to the IAAF World U18 Championships in November 2015, though ultimately only the 2017 competition used this title.
The competition was the under-18 counterpart to the World U20 Championships, which are for athletes who are 19 years of age or under in the year of competition.

Editions

EditionYearCityCountryDateVenueTop of the medal table
1st1999Bydgoszcz Poland16–18 JulyZdzisław Krzyszkowiak Stadium
2nd2001Debrecen Hungary12–15 JulyGyulai István Atlétikai Stadion
3rd2003Sherbrooke Canada9–13 JulyUniversité de Sherbrooke Stadium
4th2005Marrakech Morocco13–17 July
5th2007Ostrava Czech Republic11–15 JulyMěstský stadion
6th2009Brixen Italy8–12 July
7th2011Lille France6–10 JulyStadium Lille Métropole
8th2013Donetsk Ukraine10–14 JulyRSC Olimpiyskiy
9th2015Cali Colombia15–19 JulyCali Olympic Stadium
10th2017Nairobi Kenya12–16 JulyMoi International Sports Centre

Championships records

Key:

Boys

Girls

All-time medal table

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Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.