2026 World Athletics U20 Championships

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, which will be held from 5 to 9 August 2026 at Hayward Field in Eugene, United States.

Overview§

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.

Medal table§

• Host nation (United States)

Mixed results§

• – Indicates the athlete competed in preliminary heats but not the final.

Qualifying Standards§

• – For the 5000m Race Walk, 10km and 10,000m times will be accepted as will all road performances for both distances.

Participation§

The after 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.

Broadcasting§

Africa – SuperSport Australia – Seven Network Canada – CBC Sports Europe – Eurovision Sports United States – Peacock