| World School Athletics Championship | |
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| Formation: | 1973 Athens |
| Recurrence: | 2 years |
| Last: | 2023  Trabzon |
| Next: | 2025 |
The World School Athletics Championship is a sport of athletics international championship for under-18 athletes, part of the International School Sport Federation ISF World Schools Championships. With some exceptions, it has been held on a biennial basis since its inception in 1971.
Athletes are represented by both their school and their country.[1] Some nations such as Nigeria hold trials races to decide their teams, while others choose teams by selection.[2] The event was formerly known as the NSSF World School Athletics Championship.[3]
The championships have been held 26 times since 1973.[4]
| Edition | Year | City | Country | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | |||
| 2 | 1973 | |||
| 3 | 1974 | |||
| 4 | 1975 | |||
| 5 | 1977 | |||
| 6 | 1981 | |||
| 7 | 1983 | |||
| 8 | 1985 | |||
| 9 | 1987 | |||
| 10 | 1989 | |||
| 11 | 1991 | |||
| 12 | 1993 | |||
| 13 | 1995 | |||
| 14 | 1997 | |||
| 15 | 1999 | |||
| 16 | 2001 | |||
| 17 | 2003 | |||
| 18 | 2005 | |||
| 19 | 2007 | |||
| 20 | 2009 | |||
| 21 | 2011 | |||
| 22 | ||||
| 23 | 2015 | |||
| 24 | 2017 | |||
| 25 | 2019 | |||
| 26 | 2023 |