Junior athletics
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Junior is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 20 years.
Contents
Description and development
The principle behind the category is to introduce young people to practice athletics.[1] Participators in the competitions in this class may be athletes who have not completed their twentieth birthday on 31 December of the year the competition occurs.[2]
Competitions
Championships
- IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics, organized by the IAAF every 2 years
- European Athletics Junior Championships, organized by the EAA every 2 years
- African Junior Athletics Championships
- Asian Junior Athletics Championships
- Central American and Caribbean Junior Championships in Athletics
- Pan American Junior Athletics Championships
Games
References
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See also
- List of world junior records in athletics
- International Association of Athletics Federations
- European Athletic Association
- Youth (athletics)
