The 2013

World Youth Championships in Athletics The IAAF U18 Championships in Athletics (until 2015 known as IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics) was a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who were 17 or younger (youth = Under-18). The event was orga ...

was the eighth edition of the biennial international

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competition for

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(under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 10 and 14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in

Donetsk Donetsk ( , ; uk, Донецьк, translit=Donets'k ; russian: Донецк ), formerly known as Aleksandrovka, Yuzivka (or Hughesovka), Stalin and Stalino (see also: Names of European cities in different languages (C–D), cities' alternat ...

, Ukraine. A record 1532 athletes (840 boys and 713 girls) from 165 nations entered themselves for the competition.Record participation expected in Donetsk – IAAF World Youth Championships
. IAAF (2013-07-02). Retrieved on 2013-07-02. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2013 (born in 1996 or 1997).

Medal summary

Boys

Girls

Medal table

References

External links

Official resultsOfficial competition websiteOfficial 2013 World Youth Championships website
at IAAF
Statistical handbook
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International athletics competitions hosted by Ukraine Sport in Donetsk