The Världsungdomsspelen (translation: World Youth Games), also known as the Gothenburg Youth Games, is an annual youth outdoor track and field competition open to the public, with age category competitions between the ages of twelve and nineteen, as well as senior level events. First organised in 1996, it is held over three days each July at the Ullevi stadium in Gothenburg. It is a mass participation event, typically attracting around 3500 mostly Swedish athletes, and its popularity has led to the introduction of qualifying standards for the throwing events.Gothenburg Youth Games 28-30/6 2019, Ullevi Arena in Göteborg, Sweden . Vuspel. Retrieved 2019-08-20. The event attracts participation from beyond Sweden, with twenty nations represented at the 2019 event. Succé för Ayla från Kista – fyra medaljer i Världsungdomsspelen . Mitti. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
Many Swedish international track and field athletes have participated in the senior competition, with meet record breakers including Olympic champions Carolina Klüft, Stefan Holm and Gerd Kanter, as well as European medallists Susanna Kallur and Emma Green. Several athletes who set age category records as teenagers at the Världsungdomsspelen have gone on to international success, such as Olympic champion Armand Duplantis, European champion Henrik Ingebrigtsen, European medallist Aníta Hinriksdóttir and world medalist Iréne Ekelund.Rekord Världsungdomsspelen. Vuspel (2018-09-06). Retrieved 2019-08-20. The competition allows young people and international class athletes to compete in the same space.World Youth Games . Goteborg. Retrieved 2019-08-20.
Meeting records Senior men EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef100 m10.27Jaysuma Saidy Ndure2006200 m20.65Johan Wissman2005400 m46.26Johan Wissman2012800 m1:45.20Khadevis Robinson20021500 m3.46.09Henrik IngebrigtsenEric Senorski200920113000 m8:14.04Mustafa Mohamed995000 m14:24.84Jörgen Johansson2008110 m hurdles13.49Robert Kronberg2003400 m hurdles49.45Karsten Warholm20153000 m steeplechase8:53.50Robin Lindgren2012High jump2.28 mLinus Thörnblad2008Pole vault5.60 mPatrik Kristiansson2000Long jump8.25 mMorten Jensen2005Triple jump16.73 mPeder Pawel Nielsen2012Shot put19.65 mKim Christensen2011Discus throw63.97 mSven Martin Skagestad2017Hammer throw70.89 mBengt Johansson2006Javelin throw76.92 mHuang Shih-feng2016
Senior women EventRecordAthleteNationalityDateRef100 m11.46Helene Rønningen2018200 m23.64Elisabeth Slettum2015400 m53.21Ellinor Stuhrman2003800 m2:02.74Lovisa Lindh20141500 m4:20.96Ida Nilsson20053000 m9:21.78Maria Larsen2015100 m hurdles13.53Agathe Holtan Wathne2017400 m hurdles56.07Amalie Iuel20182000 m steeplechase6:32.49Sandra Eriksson20083000 m steeplechase10:10.20Klara Bodinson2013High jump1.92 mEmma Green2005Pole vault4.71 mMichaela Meijer2017Long jump6.82 mErica Johansson1999Triple jump13.85 mCamilla Johansson1999Shot put16.05 mHelena Engman2004Discus throw60.68 mAnna Söderberg2005Hammer throw66.64 mTracey Andersson2015Javelin throw56.04Christina Scherwin2000
References
Records Rekord Världsungdomsspelen. Vuspel (2018-09-06). Retrieved 2019-08-20.
External links
Official website