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2017 IAAF World U18 Championships

2017 IAAF World U18 Championships

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The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.[1] The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.[2] Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).

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South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.

Boycott

The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).[3][4]

Medal summary

Boys

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Girls

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Mixed

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* Medalists who participated in heats only.

Medal table

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Source: [5]
Notes

^[1] Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.[5]

See also


References

  1. "World Youth Championships cancelled starting from 2018, latest IAAF Council in Rio decided". Track Arena. August 21, 2016.
  2. "Non ci sarà una rappresentativa italiana ai Mondiali U18 di Nairobi 2017" (in Italian). sportfair.it. Retrieved 13 July 2017.
  3. "Is Nairobi 2017 snub case of double standards by teams?". standardmedia.co.ke. Retrieved 13 July 2017.

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