World School Athletics Championship

The World School Athletics Championship is a sport of athletics international championship for under-18 athletes, part of the International School Sport Federation ISF World Schools Championships. With some exceptions, it has been held on a biennial basis since its inception in 1971.

World School Athletics Championship
First event1973 Greece Athens
Occur every2 years
Last event2023 Turkey Trabzon
Next event2025

Athletes are represented by both their school and their country.[1] Some nations such as Nigeria hold trials races to decide their teams, while others choose teams by selection.[2] The event was formerly known as the NSSF World School Athletics Championship.[3]

Editions

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The championships have been held 26 times since 1973.[4]

Edition Year City Country
1 1973 Athens   Greece
2 1973 Wiesbaden   Germany
3 1974 Florence   Italy
4 1975 Poitiers   France
5 1977 Saint Etienne   France
6 1981 Salzburg   Austria
7 1983 Blankenberge   Belgium
8 1985 Lanzarote   Spain
9 1987 Tel Aviv   Israel
10 1989 Messina   Italy
11 1991 Budapest   Hungary
12 1993 Alba   Italy
13 1995 Banská Bystrica   Slovenia
14 1997 Cherbourg   France
15 1999 Reutlingen   Germany
16 2001 Malaga   Spain
17 2003 Istanbul   Turkey
18 2005 Vila Real de Santo António   Portugal
19 2007 Mérignac, Gironde / Bordeaux   France
20 2009 Tallinn   Estonia
21 2011 Bydgoszcz   Poland
22 2013 Sokolov   Czech Republic
23 2015 Wuhan   China
24 2017 Nancy   France
25 2019 Split   Croatia
26 2023 Trabzon   Turkey

References

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  1. ^ "ISF WORLD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023" (PDF). ISF Sports.
  2. ^ Nigeria, Guardian (18 January 2023). "NSSF World School Athletics trials hold in Abeokuta". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  3. ^ Grace, Shalom (27 January 2023). "Anambra-Born Ezechukwuchiri Wins U-18 High Jump At World School Athletics Trials |". thenews-chronicle.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
  4. ^ "Athletics | International School Sport Federation". www.isfsports.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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