2022 World Athletics U20 Championships Explained

2022 World Athletics U20 Championships
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Host City:	Cali, Colombia
Nations:	145
Athletes:	1533
Events:	45
Dates:	1–6 August 2022
Stadium:	Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero
Website:	worldathletics.org
Previous:	2021 Nairobi

The 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known colloquially by its former official title, the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2003), which was held from 1 to 6 August 2022 at the Estadio Olímpico Pascual Guerrero in Cali, Colombia.^[1] ^[2] ^[3] Cali previously hosted the 2015 World Youth Championships in Athletics.

Sports venues

The main venue for the competitions was the Pascual Guerrero Olympic Stadium with capacity for 35,405 spectators, while the Pedro Grajales Athletics Stadium was used for training sessions.

Schedule

Q	Qualification	H	Heats	S	Semifinals	F	Final
M = morning session, A = afternoon session

All dates are COT (UTC−5)

**Men**
Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug			3 Aug		4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	A
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**Women**
Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug		3 Aug			4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	A
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**Mixed**
Date →	1 Aug		2 Aug		3 Aug		4 Aug		5 Aug		6 Aug
Event ↓	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	M	A	A
		H		F

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Qualifying Standards

Qualification period lasted from 1 October 2021 to 18 July 2022.^[5]

Event	Men	Women
	10.60	11.90
	21.40	24.40
	47.60	55.20
	1:51.00	2:09.00
	3:48.50	4:29.00
	8:15.00	9:32.00
	14:15.00	16:40.00
	9:08.00	10:36.00
	14.20	14.20
	53.20	1:01.00
	43:50.00	50:40.00
	2.15	1.81
	5.05	4.05
	7.55	6.12
	15.55	12.85
	18.20 (6 kg)	14.50 (4 kg)
	56.50	48.50
	68.30 (6 kg)	57.50
	69.00	50.00
	7050 points	5300 points
	No standard	No standard
	No standard	No standard
4 × 400 metres relay mixed	No standard	No standard

Men's results

Track events

100 metres		9.91		10.02		10.12
200 metres		19.96 [.954],		19.96 [.960],		20.48
400 metres		45.28		45.65		45.80
800 metres		1:47.36		1:47.61		1:47.65
1500 metres		3:35.83		3:37.24		3:37.43
3000 metres		7:44.06		7:47.86		7:49.82
5000 metres		14:03.05		14:03.33		14:03.67
110 metres hurdles		13.23		13.27		13.34
400 metres hurdles		48.84		48.91		49.62
3000 metres steeplechase		8:37.92		8:39.11		8:40.62
4×100 metres relay	Kowa Ikeshita Hiroto Fujiwara Shunki Tateno Hiroki Yanagita	39.35	Bouwahjgie Nkrumie Bryan Levell Mark-Anthony Daley Adrian Kerr David Lynch	39.35	Laurenz Colbert Michael Gizzi Brandon Miller Johnny Brackins David Foster Charlie Bartholomew	39.57
4×400 metres relay	Steven McElroy Ashton Schwartzman Charlie Bartholomew Will Sumner Kody Blackwood Grant Williams	3:04.47	Shemar Palmer Shaemar Uter Jasauna Dennis Delano Kennedy Derrick Grant Malachi Johnson	3:05.72	Christopher Morales-Williams Ben Tilson Daniel Kidd Tyler Floyd Riley Flemington	3:06.50
10,000 m walk		42:36.02		42:42.49		43:07.95

Field events

High jump	2.14 m =^[6]	2.10 m	Not awarded^[7]
High jump	2.14 m =^[6]	2.10 m
Pole vault	5.75 m,	5.60 m =		5.45 m
Long jump	8.08 m	7.91 m		7.90 m =
Triple jump	17.27 m,	16.15 m		16.13 m
Shot put (6 kg)	20.73 m	20.58 m		20.55 m
Discus throw (1.750 kg)	65.55 m	63.88 m		63.30 m
Hammer throw (6 kg)	79.11 m	76.33 m		76.32 m
Javelin throw	79.36 m	77.24 m		72.95 m

Combined events

Decathlon

7860 pts

7770 pts

7622 pts

Women's results

Track events

100 metres<	-- (Wind: +0.0 m/s) -->		10.95		11.14		11.15
100 metres<			10.95		11.14	11.15
200 metres		22.65		22.77		22.95
400 metres		51.50		51.71		51.85
800 metres		1:59.13		1:59.53		2:00.18
1500 metres		4:04.27		4:04.64		4:07.64
3000 metres		9:01.03		9:03.85		9:05.98
5000 metres		15:29.71		15:30.06		15:31.17
100 metres hurdles		12.77,		12.87		13.00
400 metres hurdles		56.16		56.71		56.86
3000 metres steeplechase		9:16.14		9:30.41		9:42.02
4×100 metres relay	Serena Cole Tina Clayton Kerrica Hill Tia Clayton Alexis James	42.59	Jayla Jamison Autumn Wilson Iyana Gray Shawnti Jackson Lily Jones Alyssa Colbert	43.28		44.59
4×400 metres relay	Makenze Kelley Shawnti Jackson Akala Garrett Roisin Willis Madison Whyte Zaya Akins Kennedy Wade	3:28.06	Dejanea Oakley Abigail Campbell Oneika McAnnuff Alliah Baker Rickiana Russell Oneika Brissett	3:31.59	Yemi Mary John Jessica Astill Ophelia Pye Etty Sisson Poppy Malik	3:31.86
10,000 m walk		46:24.35		46:24.44		46:43.07

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Field events

High jump	1.95 m	1.93 m	1.93 m
Pole vault	4.35 m	4.30 m =	4.30 m
Long jump	6.66 m	6.59 m	6.52 m
Triple jump	14.04 m	13.38 m	13.30 m
Shot put	17.17 m	16.84 m	16.06 m
Discus throw	56.15 m	54.48 m	53.54 m
Hammer throw	67.21 m	62.74 m	61.45 m
Javelin throw	63.52 m,	57.84 m	55.11 m

Combined events

Heptathlon

6084 pts

5874 pts

5845 pts

Mixed results

Track

Mixed 4 × 400 metres relay

Charlie Batholomew
Madison Whyte
Will Sumner
Kennedy Wade
Kaylyn Brown

3:17.69,

3:17.76

3:19.98

Notes and References

Web site: Cali announced as host of 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships.
Web site: New dates set for World Athletics Series events postponed due to the global Covid-19 pandemic . World Athletics . 3 August 2020.
Web site: Cali to host 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships . World Athletics . 24 August 2021.
Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Timetable. 30 July 2022. World Athletics.
Web site: 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships – Qualification System and Entry Standards. World Athletics.
Web site: Brandon POTTINGER. World Athletics. 5 August 2022.
Tie in the second place, silver medal was shared, Web site: Pottinger mines Jamaica's third gold in men's high jump. The Gleaner. 5 August 2022. 5 August 2022.