Youth is a category of
athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 18 years. Countries all around the world compete in athletics. World Youth Athletics Competitions are held every 2 years which contain the best Youth competitors in the world.
Description and development
The principle behind the category is to introduce young people into athletics. Participators in the competitions in this class may be athletes who have not completed their eighteenth year on 31 December of the year the competition occurs.
Competitions
Championships
*
IAAF World U18 Championships, organized by the
IAAF
World Athletics, formerly known as the International Amateur Athletic Federation (from 1912 to 2001) and International Association of Athletics Federations (from 2001 to 2019, both abbreviated as the IAAF) is the international governing body for ...
every 2 years
*
European Athletics Youth Championships, organized by the
EAA every 2 years
*
African Youth Athletics Championships
*
Asian Youth Athletics Championships
*
Central American and Caribbean Youth Championships in Athletics
*
Pan American Youth Athletics Championships
*
Oceania Youth Athletics Championships, organized by the
OAA every 2 years
Games
*
Youth Olympic Games
*
African Youth Games
The African Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Africa Games. The first games was hosted by Rabat, Morocco.
This international sportive event has been created by Lassana Palenfo, cur ...
See also
*
List of world youth bests in athletics
*
International Association of Athletics Federations
*
European Athletic Association
*
Under-20 athletics
*
Under-23 athletics Under 23 is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under from 20 to 22 years on 31 December of the year of the competition.
Championships
* European Athletics U23 Championships, organized by the EAA every 2 years
* NACAC Unde ...
References
External links
IWAS World Youth Games - IWASF
{{Junior athletics
Age categories in athletics