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| Host city |  Nairobi,Kenya |
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| Nations | 116 National Associations |
| Athletes | 958 |
| Events | 45 |
| Dates | 18–22 August 2021 |
| Opened by | Uhuru Kenyatta |
| Main venue | Moi International Sports Center, Kasarani |
The2021World Athletics U20 Championships, also known as theWorld Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2002), which was held from 18 to 22 August 2021 at theMoi International Sports Centre inNairobi,Kenya.[1]
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| Event schedule | |||
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| DAY ONE—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH | |||
| Time (UTC+3) | DIVISION | EVENT | Round |
| 09:00 | X | 4x400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 09:08 | M | Hammer Throw (6 kg) | Qualification Group A |
| 09:25 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Heptathlon |
| 09:35 | W | 100 Metres | Heats |
| 09:47 | M | Shot Put (6 kg) | Qualification |
| 10:15 | W | High Jump | Heptathlon |
| 10:20 | M | 100 Metres | Heats |
| 10:25 | M | Hammer Throw (6 kg) | Qualification Group B |
| 11:15 | W | 400 Metres | Heats |
| 11:40 | M | 400 Metres | Heats |
| 16:00 | W | Pole Vault | Final |
| 16:05 | W | Shot Put | Heptathlon |
| 16:10 | W | 100 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 16:14 | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 16:40 | M | 100 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 17:05 | M | Javelin Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 17:15 | X | 4x400 Metres Relay | Final |
| 17:35 | W | 200 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 17:45 | M | 3000 Metres | Final |
| END OF DAY ONE | |||
| DAY TWO—THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH | |||
| 09:00 | W | 400 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 09:12 | W | Long Jump | Heptathlon |
| 09:25 | M | 400 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 10:05 | M | 800 Metres | Heats |
| 10:39 | W | Javelin Throw | Heptathlon |
| 10:50 | W | 800 Metres | Heats |
| 14:40 | W | Javelin Throw | Final |
| 15:00 | M | Pole Vault | Final |
| 15:20 | M | Shot Put (6 kg) | Final |
| 15:40 | M | 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 16:00 | W | Triple Jump | Qualification |
| 16:05 | W | 800 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 16:25 | W | Discus Throw | Final |
| 16:30 | M | 5000 Metres | Final |
| 17:00 | W | 3000 Metres | Final |
| 17:30 | W | 100 Metres | Final |
| 17:50 | M | 100 Metres | Final |
| END OF DAY TWO | |||
| DAY THREE—FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH | |||
| 09:00 | M | 100 Metres | Decathlon U20 |
| 09:10 | W | Hammer Throw | Qualification Group A |
| 09:15 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 09:40 | M | Long Jump | Decathlon U20 |
| 09:55 | M | 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) | Heats |
| 10:00 | W | Hammer Throw | Qualification Group B |
| 10:13 | W | High Jump | Qualification |
| 10:30 | W | 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 10:50 | M | Shot Put (6 kg) | Decathlon U20 |
| 10:55 | W | Long Jump | Qualification |
| 11:00 | W | 200 Metres | Heats |
| 11:40 | M | 200 Metres | Heats |
| 14:20 | M | Javelin Throw | Final |
| 14:25 | W | Triple Jump | Final |
| 14:29 | M | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Heats |
| 15:05 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 15:17 | M | High Jump | Decathlon U20 |
| 15:30 | M | 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) | Semi-Final |
| 16:15 | M | Hammer Throw (6 kg) | Final |
| 16:20 | W | 800 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 16:35 | M | Long Jump | Final |
| 16:40 | W | 200 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 17:05 | M | 200 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 17:35 | M | 400 Metres | Decathlon U20 |
| 18:05 | W | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Final |
| END OF DAY THREE | |||
| DAY FOUR—SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST | |||
| 09:00 | M | 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) | Decathlon U20 |
| 09:15 | M | 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Final |
| 09:50 | M | Discus Throw (1.750 kg) | Decathlon U20 |
| 10:20 | W | 10,000 Metres Race Walk | Final |
| 10:45 | M | Discus Throw (1.750 kg) | Qualification Group A |
| 11:22 | W | 4x400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 11:36 | M | Discus Throw (1.750 kg) | Qualification Group B |
| 11:50 | M | Pole Vault | Decathlon U20 |
| 11:55 | M | 4x400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 12:20 | W | 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 12:40 | M | 4x100 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 15:00 | M | 400 Metres Hurdles | Semi-Final |
| 15:05 | M | Javelin Throw | Decathlon U20 |
| 15:30 | M | 800 Metres | Semi-Final |
| 15:55 | M | High Jump | Final |
| 16:00 | W | 100 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 16:10 | W | Hammer Throw | Final |
| 16:15 | M | 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) | Final |
| 16:30 | M | 1500 Metres | Final |
| 16:40 | W | Shot Put | Final |
| 16:45 | W | 800 Metres | Final |
| 17:00 | W | 400 Metres | Final |
| 17:20 | M | 400 Metres | Final |
| 17:45 | M | 1500 Metres | Decathlon U20 |
| 18:00 | W | 200 Metres | Final |
| 18:10 | M | 200 Metres | Final |
| END OF DAY FOUR | |||
| DAY FIVE—SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND | |||
| 14:30 | M | Triple Jump | Final |
| 15:00 | W | 400 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 15:15 | M | 400 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 15:25 | W | High Jump | Final |
| 15:30 | M | 800 Metres | Final |
| 15:50 | W | 1500 Metres | Final |
| 16:00 | M | Discus Throw (1.750 kg) | Final |
| 16:05 | M | 3000 Metres Steeplechase | Final |
| 16:25 | W | Long Jump | Final |
| 16:30 | W | 4x100 Metres Relay | Final |
| 16:45 | M | 4x100 Metres Relay | Final |
| 17:10 | W | 5000 Metres | Final |
| 17:55 | W | 4x400 Metres Relay | Final |
| 18:10 | M | 4x400 Metres Relay | Final |
| END OF DAY FIVE | |||
| Event | Men | Women |
|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.58 | 11.85 |
| 200 m | 21.38 | 24.35 |
| 400 m | 47.35 | 54.85 |
| 800 m | 1:50.80 | 2:08.70 |
| 1500 m | 3:48.00 | 4:28.00 |
| 3000 m | 8:14.00 | 9:25.00 |
| 5000 m | 14:12.00 | 16:35.00 |
| 3000 m sc | 9:07.00 | 10:35.00 |
| 100 mH | – | 14.15 |
| 110 mH | 14.15 | – |
| 400 mH | 53.10 | 60.75 |
| 10,000 m RW | 43:40.00 | 50:30.00 |
| 4x100 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x400 m Relay | No standard | No standard |
| 4x400 m Mixed Relay | No standard | No standard |
| Heptathlon | – | 5350 points |
| Decathlon | 7100 points | – |
| High Jump | 2.16 m (7 ft 1 in) | 1.82 m (5 ft11+1⁄2 in) |
| Pole Vault | 5.10 m (16 ft8+3⁄4 in) | 4.07 m (13 ft 4 in) |
| Long Jump | 7.58 m (24 ft10+1⁄4 in) | 6.15 m (20 ft 2 in) |
| Triple Jump | 15.60 m (51 ft 2 in) | 12.90 m (42 ft3+3⁄4 in) |
| Shot Put | 18.30 m (60 ft1⁄4 in) (6 kg) | 14.60 m (47 ft10+3⁄4 in) (4 kg) |
| Discus | 57.00 m (187 ft 0 in) | 49.00 m (160 ft 9 in) |
| Hammer | 68.50 m (224 ft8+3⁄4 in) (6 kg) | 58.00 m (190 ft3+1⁄4 in) |
| Javelin | 69.50 m (228 ft 0 in) | 50.50 m (165 ft 8 in) |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| High jump details | Natalya Spiridonova Authorised Neutral Athletes | 1.91 | Marithé Engondo Switzerland | 1.89 | Styliana Ioannidou Cyprus | 1.87 |
| Pole vault details | Mirè Reinstorf South Africa | 4.15AU20R | Élise Russis France | 4.15 | Heather Abadie Canada | 4.05 |
| Long jump details | Maja Åskag Sweden | 6.60PB | Shaili Singh India | 6.59PB | Mariia Horielova Ukraine | 6.50PB |
| Triple jump details | Maja Åskag Sweden | 13.75 | Tessy Ebosele Spain | 13.63PB | Darja Sopova Latvia | 13.60 |
| Shot put details | Miné de Klerk South Africa | 17.40 | Pınar Akyol Turkey | 16.72 | Dane Roets South Africa | 15.61 |
| Discus throw details | Violetta Ignatyeva Authorised Neutral Athletes | 57.84 | Miné de Klerk South Africa | 53.50AU20R | Alina Nikitsenka Belarus | 51.47 |
| Hammer throw details | Silja Kosonen Finland | 71.64CR | Rose Loga France | 67.11 | Maryola Bukel Belarus | 65.20 |
| Javelin throw details | Adriana Vilagoš Serbia | 61.46WU20L | Elina Tzengko Greece | 57.91 | Yiselena Ballar Rojas Cuba | 55.48 |
| Heptathlon details | Saga Vanninen Finland | 5997 | Pippi Lotta Enok Estonia | 5746PB | Szabina Szűcs Hungary | 5674PB |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4×400 m relay details |  NigeriaJohnson Nnamani Imaobong Nse Uko Opeyemi Deborah Oke Bamidele Ajayi *Ella Onojuvwevwo | 3:19.70CR |  PolandKornelia Lesiewicz Alicja Kaczmarek Michał Wróbel Patryk Grzegorzewicz *Olga Rzeszewska *Mateusz Matera | 3:19.80SB | India Barath Sridhar Priya Mohan Summy Kapil *Abdul Razak Cherankulangara Rasheed | 3:20.60SB |
* Host nation (Kenya)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya* | 8 | 1 | 7 | 16 |
| 2 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 3 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7 |
| 4 |  Ethiopia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 12 |
| 5 |  Jamaica | 3 | 6 | 2 | 11 |
| 6 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 |  Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 8 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
| – | Authorised Neutral Athletes[1] | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 11 |  Namibia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 12 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 |  Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 15 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 16 |  Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 19 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 21 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
| 23 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 24 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 25 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 27 |  Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
 Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 30 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (35 entries) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 135 | |
^[1] Not included in the official medal table.
Kenya won the ranking in theplacing table.[5]
| Rank | Country |  |  |  | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kenya | 8 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 128 |
| 2 | Ethiopia | 3 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 111 |
| 3 | Jamaica | 3 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 100 |
| 4 | South Africa | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 92 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 83 |
| 6 | Nigeria | 4 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 73 |
| 7 | Poland | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 68 |
| 8 | Finland | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 59 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 51 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 50 |
| 11 | Spain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 46 |
| 12 | India | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 45 |
| 13 | Greece | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 43 |
| 14 | Belarus | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 36 |
| 15 | Ukraine | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 33 |
| 16 | Botswana | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 31 |
| Uganda | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 31 | |
| 18 | Namibia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 29 |
| 19 | Eritrea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 28 |
| 20 | Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 26 | |
| 22 | Cuba | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 25 |
| 23 | Sweden | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 |
| 24 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 21 |
| Hungary | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 21 | |
| 26 | Estonia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 |
| 27 | Colombia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 18 |
| 28 |  Iran | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| 29 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| Serbia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | |
| 32 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
| 33 | Lithuania | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 |
| 34 | Israel | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 10 |
 Slovenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10 | |
| 36 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
 Brazil | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | |
| Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | |
| 39 |  Croatia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 8 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 8 | |
| 41 | Algeria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
 Bahamas | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
 Morocco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7 | |
| 44 |  Burundi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
 Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | |
 Iceland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Oman | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
 Qatar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
| 49 |  Ecuador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
 Zambia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| 51 |  Argentina | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
 Armenia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
 Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 54 |  Ivory Coast | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
 Grenada | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Hong Kong | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Kosovo | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Portugal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
 Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 61 |  Guatemala | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 South Sudan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
The following 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.[3] A total 114 National Associations (plus the teams fromAuthorized Neutral Athletes andAthlete Refugee Team) and 897 athletes are scheduled to compete.[6] A number of notable athletics nations chose not to send a team, including theUnited States,Australia,People's Republic of China,Japan,Great Britain, theNetherlands andGermany.
Algeria (11) Authorised Neutral Athletes (25) Argentina (5) Armenia (2)
ART (3) Austria (2)
Azerbaijan (1) Bahamas (9)
Bangladesh (1) Burundi (5) Belgium (5)
Bermuda (1) Belarus (8)
Bolivia (3) Botswana (13) Brazil (19)
Bulgaria (3)
Burkina Faso (2) Canada (14)
Republic of the Congo (1)
Chile (2) Ivory Coast (1)
Cameroon (1)
Democratic Republic of the Congo (1) Colombia (8)
Comoros (1)
Costa Rica (2) Croatia (7) Cuba (5) Cyprus (5) Czech Republic (29) Denmark (5)
Djibouti (2)
Dominica (1)
Dominican Republic (1) Ecuador (7)
Egypt (4) Eritrea (12)
El Salvador (1) Spain (16) Estonia (5) Ethiopia (25) Finland (30) France (27)
Georgia (1)
Equatorial Guinea (1) Greece (22) Grenada (1) Guatemala (4)
Guyana (1) Hong Kong (1)
Honduras (1) Hungary (17) India (28) Iran (9)
Iraq (4) Iceland (2) Israel (3)
United States Virgin Islands (1) Italy (43) Jamaica (40)
Kazakhstan (1) Kenya (46) Kosovo (1)
Saudi Arabia (6) Latvia (7)
Libya (1)
Lebanon (2)
Liberia (1)
Lesotho (1) Lithuania (6) Morocco (9)
Malawi (1)
Maldives (1) Mexico (10)
Mali (1) Malta (1)
Montenegro (1)
Monaco (1) Namibia (6)
Nicaragua (1)
Nepal (1) Nigeria (32)
Niger (1) Oman (2)
Peru (3) Poland (36) Portugal (8)
Puerto Rico (2) Qatar (7) Romania (16) South Africa (50) Senegal (1)
Seychelles (1)
Singapore (1)
Sierra Leone (1) Slovenia (10)
Somalia (1) Serbia (10) Sri Lanka (7) South Sudan (3)
Sudan (1) Switzerland (5) Slovakia (5) Sweden (3)
Eswatini (5)
Trinidad and Tobago (3)
Tunisia (8) Turkey (25) Uganda (10) Ukraine (21)
Venezuela (1)
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (1)
Yemen (1) Zambia (3)
Zimbabwe (2)World Championships organised byWorld Athletics | |
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| Continental Cup* | |
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| U18 | |
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| Women's Road Race | |
| Marathon | |
| Half Marathon | |
| Road Relay | |
| Relays | |
| Ultimate | |
| Road Running | |
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