2021 World Athletics U20 Championships

The 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2002), which was held from 18 to 22 August 2021 at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.[1]

2021 World Athletics U20 Championships
Host cityKenya Nairobi, Kenya
Nations116 National Associations
Athletes958
Events45
Dates18–22 August 2021
Opened byUhuru Kenyatta
Main venueMoi International Sports Center, Kasarani

Schedule

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Q Qualification H Heats S Semifinals F Final
M = morning session, A = afternoon session

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Qualifying Standards

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Event Men Women
100 m 10.58 11.85
200 m 21.38 24.35
400 m 47.35 54.85
800 m 1:50.80 2:08.70
1500 m 3:48.00 4:28.00
3000 m 8:14.00 9:25.00
5000 m 14:12.00 16:35.00
3000 m sc 9:07.00 10:35.00
100 mH 14.15
110 mH 14.15 00.991 m (3 ft 3 in)
400 mH 53.10 60.75
10,000 m RW 43:40.00 50:30.00
4x100 m Relay No standard No standard
4x400 m Relay No standard No standard
4x400 m Mixed Relay No standard No standard
Heptathlon 5350 points
Decathlon 7100 points
High Jump 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) 1.82 m (5 ft 11+12 in)
Pole Vault 5.10 m (16 ft 8+34 in) 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in)
Long Jump 7.58 m (24 ft 10+14 in) 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in)
Triple Jump 15.60 m (51 ft 2 in) 12.90 m (42 ft 3+34 in)
Shot Put 18.30 m (60 ft 14 in) (6 kg) 14.60 m (47 ft 10+34 in) (4 kg)
Discus 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) 49.00 m (160 ft 9 in)
Hammer 68.50 m (224 ft 8+34 in) (6 kg) 58.00 m (190 ft 3+14 in)
Javelin 69.50 m (228 ft 0 in) 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in)

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Men's results

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Track

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
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Letsile Tebogo
  Botswana
10.19 Benjamin Richardson
  South Africa
10.28 Shainer Reginfo
  Cuba
10.32
200 m
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Udodi Onwuzurike
  Nigeria
20.21 NU20R Letsile Tebogo
  Botswana
20.38 Sinesipho Dambile
  South Africa
20.48 SB
400 m
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Anthony Pesela
  Botswana
44.58 CR Luis Avilés
  Mexico
44.95 NU20R Antonie Nortje
  South Africa
45.32 PB
800 m
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Emmanuel Wanyonyi
  Kenya
1:43.76 CR Mohamed Ali Gouaned
  Algeria
1:44.45 NU20R Noah Kibet
  Kenya
1:44.88 PB
1500 m
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Vincent Keter
  Kenya
3:37.24 Wegene Addisu
  Ethiopia
3:37.86 Melkeneh Azize
  Ethiopia
3:40.22
3000 m
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Tadese Worku
  Ethiopia
7:42.09 CR Ali Abdilmana
  Ethiopia
7:44.55 PB Habtom Samuel
  Eritrea
7:52.69 PB
5000 m
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Benson Kiplangat
  Kenya
13:20.37 PB Tadese Worku
  Ethiopia
13:20.65 Levy Kibet
  Kenya
13:26.01 PB
110 m hurdles
(99.0 cm)
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Sasha Zhoya
  France
12.72 WU20R Vashaun Vascianna [es]
  Jamaica
13.25 PB Jakub Szymański
  Poland
13.43 PB
400 m hurdles
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Berke Akçam
  Turkey
49.38 NU20R Denis Novoseltsev
  Authorised Neutral Athletes
49.62 PB Devontie Archer [es]
  Jamaica
49.78 PB
Swedish Oskar Edlund originally arrived first, but was later disqualified for not clearing a hurdle properly.
3000 m steeplechase
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Amos Serem
  Kenya
8:30.72 Tadese Takele
  Ethiopia
8:33.15 Simon Koech
  Kenya
8:34.79
4×100 m relay
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  South Africa
Mihlali Xhotyeni
Sinesipho Dambile
Letlhogonolo Moleyane
Benjamin Richardson
*Henru Olivier
*Bradley Oliphant
38.51 WU20R   Jamaica
Alexavier Monfried
Bryan Levell
Andrew Gilipps
Sandrey Davison
38.61 AU20R   Poland
Dominik Łuczynski
Patryk Krupa
Jakub Pietrusa
Oliwer Wdowik
38.90 AU20R
4×400 m relay
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  Botswana
Busang Collen Kebinatshipi
Anthony Pesela
Oreeditse Masede
Phenyo Bongani Majama
*Thusoyaone Gabanatlhong
3:05.22 WU20L   Jamaica
Malachi Johnson
Jeremy Bembridge
Tahj Hamm
Devontie Archer
*Antonio Hanson
3:05.76 SB   Kenya
Joshua Wanyonyi
Elkanah Kiprotich Chemelil
Kennedy Kimeu
Peter Kithome
3:05.94
10,000 m walk
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Heristone Wanyonyi
  Kenya
42:10.84 PB Amit
  India
42:17.94 Paul McGrath [es]
  Spain
42:26.11 PB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Field

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
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Yonathan Kapitolnik
  Israel
2.26 PB Massimiliano Luiu [es]
  Italy
2.17 PB Mateusz Kołodziejski [pl]
  Poland
2.17
Pole vault
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Matvei Volkov
  Belarus
5.45 Juho Alasaari [es]
  Finland
5.35 Kyle Rademeyer [es]
  South Africa
5.30
Long jump
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Erwan Konaté
  France
8.12 WU20L Jhon Berrío
  Colombia
7.97 NU20R Kavian Kerr
  Jamaica
7.90 PB
Triple jump
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Gabriel Wallmark
  Sweden
16.43 NU20R Jaydon Hibbert
  Jamaica
16.05 PB Simon Gore [es]
  France
15.85 PB
Shot put (6 kg)
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Juan Carley Vázquez
  Cuba
19.73 Yauheni Bryhi [es]
  Belarus
19.70 PB Jephté Vogel [es]
  Switzerland
19.16
Discus throw (1.750 kg)
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Mykolas Alekna
  Lithuania
69.81 CR Ralford Mullings
  Jamaica
66.68 Raman Khartanovich
  Belarus
62.19
Hammer throw (6 kg)
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Jan Doležálek
  Czech Republic
77.83 NU20R Orestis Dousakis [es]
  Greece
77.78 Jean-Baptiste Bruxelle [fr]
  France
77.70
Javelin throw
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Janne Läspä
  Finland
76.46 Artur Felfner
  Ukraine
76.32 Chinecherem Nnamdi
  Nigeria
74.48
Decathlon (junior)
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František Doubek
  Czech Republic
8169 WU20L NU20R Jente Hauttekeete
  Belgium
8053 José San Pastor [es]
  Spain
7430 NU20R
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Women's results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 m
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Tina Clayton
  Jamaica
11.09 PB Beatrice Masilingi
  Namibia
11.39 Mélissa Gutschmidt
  Switzerland
11.51
200 m
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Christine Mboma
  Namibia
21.84 WU20R Beatrice Masilingi
  Namibia
22.18 PB Favour Ofili
  Nigeria
22.23 NU20R
400 m
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Imaobong Nse Uko
  Nigeria
51.55 PB Kornelia Lesiewicz
  Poland
51.97 PB Sylvia Chelangat
  Kenya
52.23 PB
800 m
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Ayal Dagnachew
  Ethiopia
2:02.96 Valentina Rosamilia
  Switzerland
2:04.29 Elli Eftychia Deligianni
  Greece
2:04.66
1500 m
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Purity Chepkirui
  Kenya
4:16.07 Diribe Welteji
  Ethiopia
4:16.39 Winnie Jemutai
  Kenya
4:18.99
3000 m
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Teresia Muthoni Gateri
  Kenya
8:57.78 Zenah Jemutai Yego
  Kenya
8:59.59 Melknat Wudu
  Ethiopia
9:00.12 PB
5000 m
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Mizan Alem
  Ethiopia
16:05.61 Melknat Wudu
  Ethiopia
16:13.16 Prisca Chesang
  Uganda
16:21.78
Wudu and Chesang were originally disqualified for stepping out of the track, but after a protest, they were reinstated.
100 m hurdles
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Ackera Nugent
  Jamaica
12.95 Anna Maria Millend
  Estonia
13.45 Anna Tóth
  Hungary
13.58
400 m hurdles
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Heidi Salminen
  Finland
56.94 PB Ludivine Aubert
  France
57.16 PB Savannah Sutherland
  Canada
57.27 PB
3000 m steeplechase
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Jackline Chepkoech
  Kenya
9:27.40 PB Zerfe Wondemagegn
  Ethiopia
9:35.22 Faith Cherotich
  Kenya
9:44.76
4×100 m relay
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  Jamaica
Serena Cole
Tina Clayton
Kerrica Hill
Tia Clayton
42.94 WU20R   Namibia
Ndawana Haitembu
Beatrice Masilingi
Nandi Tjanjeua Vass
Christine Mboma
43.76 NU20R   Nigeria
Praise Ofoku
Favour Ofili
Anita Taviore
Tima Seikeseye Godbless
43.90 SB
4×400 m relay
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  Nigeria
Opeyemi Deborah Oke
Imaobong Nse Uko
Ella Onojuvwevwo
Favour Ofili
3:31.46 WU20L   Jamaica
Annalee Robinson
Aalliyah Francis
Alliah Baker
Daena Dyer
3:36.57 SB   Italy
Alessandra Iezzi
Federica Pansini
Angelica Ghergo
Alexandra Almici
3:37.18
10,000 m walk
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Sofía Ramos Rodríguez
  Mexico
46:23.01 Maële Biré-Heslouis
  France
47:43.87 Eliška Martínková
  Czech Republic
47:46.28
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Field

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
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Natalya Spiridonova
  Authorised Neutral Athletes
1.91 Marithé Engondo
  Switzerland
1.89 Styliana Ioannidou
  Cyprus
1.87
Pole vault
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Mirè Reinstorf
  South Africa
4.15 AU20R Élise Russis
  France
4.15 Heather Abadie
  Canada
4.05
Long jump
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Maja Åskag
  Sweden
6.60 PB Shaili Singh
  India
6.59 PB Mariia Horielova
  Ukraine
6.50 PB
Triple jump
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Maja Åskag
  Sweden
13.75 Tessy Ebosele
  Spain
13.63 PB Darja Sopova
  Latvia
13.60
Shot put
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Miné de Klerk
  South Africa
17.40 Pınar Akyol
  Turkey
16.72 Dane Roets
  South Africa
15.61
Discus throw
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Violetta Ignatyeva
  Authorised Neutral Athletes
57.84 Miné de Klerk
  South Africa
53.50 AU20R Alina Nikitsenka
  Belarus
51.47
Hammer throw
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Silja Kosonen
  Finland
71.64 CR Rose Loga
  France
67.11 Maryola Bukel
  Belarus
65.20
Javelin throw
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Adriana Vilagoš
  Serbia
61.46 WU20L Elina Tzengko
  Greece
57.91 Yiselena Ballar Rojas
  Cuba
55.48
Heptathlon
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Saga Vanninen
  Finland
5997 Pippi Lotta Enok
  Estonia
5746 PB Szabina Szűcs
  Hungary
5674 PB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Mixed results

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Event Gold Silver Bronze
4×400 m relay
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  Nigeria
Johnson Nnamani
Imaobong Nse Uko
Opeyemi Deborah Oke
Bamidele Ajayi
*Ella Onojuvwevwo
3:19.70 CR   Poland
Kornelia Lesiewicz
Alicja Kaczmarek
Michał Wróbel
Patryk Grzegorzewicz
*Olga Rzeszewska
*Mateusz Matera
3:19.80 SB   India
Barath Sridhar
Priya Mohan
Summy
Kapil
*Abdul Razak Cherankulangara Rasheed
3:20.60 SB
  • WU20R (World U20 Record), WU20L (World U20 Leading), CR (Championships Record), AU20R (Area U20 Record), NU20R (National U20 Record), PB (Personal Best), SB (Season Best)

Records set

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  • 4 world U20 records: (Sasha Zhoya (FRA) in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m relay – 42.94; South Africa in the men's 4 × 100 m relay – 38.51).
  • 15 championship records: (Anthony Pesela BOT in the men's 400m - 44.58; Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN in the men's 800m – 1:43.76; Tadese Worku ETH in the men's 3000m - 7:42.09; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 and 12.72; Mykolas Alekna LTU in the men's Discus Throw – 69.81; South Africa in the men's 4 × 100 m – 38.51; Christine Mboma NAM 22.41 semifinal, Beatrice Masiilingi NAM 22.19 semifinal and Mboma 21.84 final in the women's 200m; Silja Kosonen FIN in the women's hammer - 71.64m; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m – 42.94; Mixed 4 × 400 m (new event) India in heat 1 - 3:23.36, Nigeria in heat 2 - 3:21.66 and Nigeria in final - 3:19.70).
  • 11 area U20 records: (Mirè Reinstorf RSA in the women's pole vault – 4.15m; Mine De Klerk RSA in the women's discus – 53.50m; Jamaica in the women's 4 × 100 m – 42.94; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; men's 4 × 100 m Poland with 38.93 in the heat and 38.90 in the final, South Africa and Nigeria =AR both 39.33 in the heats, South Africa 38.51 and Jamaica 38.61 in the final)
  • 68 national U20 records.
  • 10 national senior records.
  • 259 personal bests.

Medal table

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  *   Host nation (Kenya)

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Kenya*81716
2  Finland4105
3  Nigeria4037
4  Ethiopia37212
5  Jamaica36211
6  South Africa3249
7  Botswana3104
8  Sweden3003
9  France2428
  Authorised Neutral Athletes[1]2103
10  Czech Republic2013
11  Namibia1304
12  Belarus1135
13  Mexico1102
  Turkey1102
15  Cuba1023
16  Israel1001
  Lithuania1001
  Serbia1001
19  Poland0235
20  Switzerland0224
21  Greece0213
  India0213
23  Estonia0202
24  Spain0123
25  Italy0112
  Ukraine0112
27  Algeria0101
  Belgium0101
  Colombia0101
30  Canada0022
  Hungary0022
32  Cyprus0011
  Eritrea0011
  Latvia0011
  Uganda0011
Totals (35 entries)454545135
Source: [4]
Notes

^[1] Not included in the official medal table.

Placing table

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Kenya won the ranking in the placing table.[5]

Rank Country       4 5 6 7 8 Points
1   Kenya 8 1 7 1 0 2 1 2 128
2   Ethiopia 3 7 2 4 1 0 1 0 111
3   Jamaica 3 6 2 2 0 1 4 1 100
4   South Africa 3 2 4 1 3 3 1 2 92
5   France 2 4 2 3 2 0 1 2 83
6   Nigeria 4 0 3 4 0 0 0 3 73
7   Poland 0 2 3 3 1 4 2 1 68
8   Finland 4 1 0 2 2 0 0 2 59
9   Italy 0 1 1 2 2 5 1 3 51
10   Czech Republic 2 0 1 1 4 0 1 5 50
11   Spain 0 1 2 2 2 3 0 0 46
12   India 0 2 1 3 1 1 1 1 45
13   Greece 0 2 1 2 1 3 0 0 43
14   Belarus 1 1 3 0 0 1 0 0 36
15   Ukraine 0 1 1 1 2 1 2 0 33
16   Botswana 3 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 31
  Uganda 0 0 1 2 1 2 2 1 31
18   Namibia 1 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 29
19   Eritrea 0 0 1 1 2 2 1 1 28
20   Switzerland 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 26
  Turkey 1 1 0 0 0 1 3 2 26
22   Cuba 1 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 25
23   Sweden 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 24
24   Canada 0 0 2 0 0 1 3 0 21
  Hungary 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 21
26   Estonia 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 19
27   Colombia 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 18
28   Iran 0 0 0 2 1 1 0 0 17
29   Belgium 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 15
  Mexico 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 15
  Serbia 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 15
32   Cyprus 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 13
33   Lithuania 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 11
34   Israel 1 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 10
  Slovenia 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 10
36   Austria 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 9
  Brazil 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 9
  Latvia 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 9
39   Croatia 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 8
  Romania 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 8
41   Algeria 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 7
  Bahamas 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 7
  Morocco 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 7
44   Burundi 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
  Denmark 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 5
  Iceland 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
  Oman 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
  Qatar 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 5
49   Ecuador 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
  Zambia 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 4
51   Argentina 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
  Armenia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
  Slovakia 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 3
54   Ivory Coast 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Grenada 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Hong Kong 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Kosovo 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Malta 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Portugal 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
  Sri Lanka 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2
61   Guatemala 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  Senegal 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1
  South Sudan 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Participation

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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.[3] A total 114 National Associations (plus the teams from Authorized Neutral Athletes and Athlete Refugee Team) and 897 athletes are scheduled to compete.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "New dates set for World Athletics Series events postponed due to the global Covid-19 pandemic". World Athletics. Retrieved 3 August 2020.
  2. ^ World Athletics U20 Championships Timetable World Athletics
  3. ^ a b "2020 World U20 Championships Standards". IAAF World Athletics. 22 December 2019.
  4. ^ "World Athletics U20 Championships Medal Table | WJC 21 | World Athletics".
  5. ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships - Placing table". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ "2021 World Athletics U20 Championships - Entry Lists by Country" (PDF). World Athletics. 14 August 2021.
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