The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in

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, New Brunswick, Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010. A total of 44 athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the 1988 edition in

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. This became the last event announced by Scott Davis. New moncton stadium

Katsiaryna Artsiukh of Belarus, the winner of the women's 400 m hurdles title, had a positive test for Metenolone (a banned steroid) on the day of her victory. She was banned from the sport for two years.

Opening ceremony

The competition opened the evening of 19 July and, following a ninety-minute light and music presentation, the championships were officially opened by the Prime Minister of Canada

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and

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, the

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. One event was held on the first day, the women's

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, and the Prime Minister awarded Mercy Cherono with the first

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of the competition.Martin, David (2010-07-19)
World Junior Championships open in Moncton as Mercy Cherono defends 3000m title
IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-20.

Men's results

Track

Field

Women's results

Track

Field

Medal table

*All Information taken from IAAF's website.

Participation

According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list, 1313 athletes from 163 countries participated in the event. This is in agreement with the official numbers as published.

References

;Daily session reports *Martin, David (2010-07-20)
Moncton 2010 – Lee progresses easily to next round in the heat and humidity – Day one Morning WRAP

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. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-20)
Moncton 2010 – Masai scorches to 10,000m victory as Arcanjo wins Shot Put – Day One Evening WRAP

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-21)
Moncton 2010 – Russians blitz of one-two in Race Walk final – Day Three Morning WRAP

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-21)
Lee and Williams celebrate 100m victories – Day Three Evening session Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-22)
Lee disqualified for false start as torrential rain delays field events in Moncton – Day Four Morning Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-22)
Moncton 2010 – Kenya's Ndiku thwarts rivals with gun-to-tape 1500 win – Day Four Evening Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-23)
Filipchuk wins but Cai denies another Russian one-two in race walk – Day five morning wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-24)
Stormy Kendrik finishes like a thunderbolt to win USA’s first championships gold – Day Five Evening Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-24)
Artsiukh’s blazing turn of speed in final 100 secures 400m Hurdles success – Day six Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26. *Martin, David (2010-07-25)
Bogale wins 1500m but Ireland’s Mageean takes historical silver – Final Day Wrap

. Retrieved on 2010-07-26.