The 2021 World Athletics U20 Championships, also known as the World Junior Championships, was an international athletics competition for athletes qualifying as juniors (born no earlier than 1 January 2002), which was held from 18 to 22 August 2021 at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya.

Schedule QQualificationHHeatsSSemifinalsFFinalM = morning session, A = afternoon session

+Men Date → 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 AugEvent ↓ M A M A M A M A A100 m H S F 200 m H S F 400 m H F 800 m H S F1500 m H F 3000 m F 5000 m F 3000 m SC H F110 m hurdles H S F 400 m hurdles H S FDecathlon F High jump F Pole vault F Long jump F Triple jump FShot put Q F Discus throw Q FHammer throw Q F Javelin throw Q F 10,000 m walk F 4 × 100 m relay H F4 × 400 m relay H F

+Women Date → 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 AugEvent ↓ M A M A M A M A A100 m H S F 200 m H S F 400 m H F 800 m H S F 1500 m H F3000 m F 5000 m F3000 m SC F 100 m hurdles H S F 400 m hurdles H FHeptathlon F High jump Q FPole vault F Long jump Q FTriple jump Q F Shot put F Discus throw F Hammer throw Q F Javelin throw F 10,000 m walk F 4 × 100 m relay H F4 × 400 m relay H F

+Mixed Date → 18 Aug 19 Aug 20 Aug 21 Aug 22 AugEvent ↓ M A M A M A M A A4 × 400 m relay H F

Event schedule DAY ONE—WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 18TH Time (UTC+3) DIVISION EVENTRound09:00 X 4x400 Metres RelayHeats 09:08 M Hammer Throw (6 kg)Qualification Group A 09:25 W 100 Metres HurdlesHeptathlon 09:35 W 100 MetresHeats09:47 M Shot Put (6 kg)Qualification 10:15 W High JumpHeptathlon 10:20 M 100 MetresHeats 10:25 M Hammer Throw (6 kg)Qualification Group B 11:15 W 400 MetresHeats 11:40 M 400 MetresHeats 16:00 W Pole VaultFinal 16:05 W Shot PutHeptathlon 16:10 W 100 MetresSemi-Final16:14 M Javelin ThrowQualification Group A 16:40 M 100 MetresSemi-Final17:05 M Javelin ThrowQualification Group B 17:15 X 4x400 Metres RelayFinal 17:35 W 200 MetresHeptathlon17:45 M 3000 MetresFinal END OF DAY ONE DAY TWO—THURSDAY, AUGUST 19TH 09:00 W 400 Metres Hurdles Heats09:12 W Long Jump Heptathlon09:25 M 400 Metres Hurdles Heats10:05 M 800 Metres Heats10:39 W Javelin Throw Heptathlon10:50 W 800 Metres Heats14:40 W Javelin Throw Final15:00 M Pole Vault Final15:20 M Shot Put (6 kg) Final15:40 M 1500 Metres Heats16:00 W Triple Jump Qualification16:05 W 800 Metres Heptathlon16:25 W Discus Throw Final16:30 M 5000 Metres Final17:00 W 3000 Metres Final17:30 W 100 Metres Final17:50 M 100 Metres Final END OF DAY TWO DAY THREE—FRIDAY, AUGUST 20TH09:00 M 100 Metres Decathlon U2009:10 W Hammer Throw Qualification Group A09:15 W 100 Metres Hurdles Heats09:40 M Long Jump Decathlon U2009:55 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Heats10:00 W Hammer Throw Qualification Group B10:13 W High Jump Qualification10:30 W 1500 Metres Heats10:50 M Shot Put (6 kg) Decathlon U2010:55 W Long Jump Qualification11:00 W 200 Metres Heats11:40 M 200 Metres Heats14:20 M Javelin Throw Final14:25 W Triple Jump Final14:29 M 3000 Metres Steeplechase Heats15:05 W 100 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final15:17 M High Jump Decathlon U2015:30 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Semi-Final16:15 M Hammer Throw (6 kg) Final16:20 W 800 Metres Semi-Final16:35 M Long Jump Final16:40 W 200 Metres Semi-Final17:05 M 200 Metres Semi-Final17:35 M 400 Metres Decathlon U2018:05 W 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final END OF DAY THREE DAY FOUR—SATURDAY, AUGUST 21ST 09:00 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Decathlon U2009:15 M 10,000 Metres Race Walk Final09:50 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Decathlon U2010:20 W 10,000 Metres Race Walk Final10:45 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Qualification Group A11:22 W 4x400 Metres Relay Heats11:36 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Qualification Group B11:50 M Pole Vault Decathlon U2011:55 M 4x400 Metres Relay Heats12:20 W 4x100 Metres Relay Heats12:40 M 4x100 Metres Relay Heats15:00 M 400 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final15:05 M Javelin Throw Decathlon U2015:30 M 800 Metres Semi-Final15:55 M High Jump Final16:00 W 100 Metres Hurdles Final16:10 W Hammer Throw Final16:15 M 110m Hurdles (99.0 cm) Final16:30 M 1500 Metres Final16:40 W Shot Put Final16:45 W 800 Metres Final17:00 W 400 Metres Final17:20 M 400 Metres Final17:45 M 1500 Metres Decathlon U2018:00 W 200 Metres Final18:10 M 200 Metres Final END OF DAY FOUR DAY FIVE—SUNDAY, AUGUST 22ND 14:30 M Triple Jump Final15:00 W 400 Metres Hurdles Final15:15 M 400 Metres Hurdles Final15:25 W High Jump Final15:30 M 800 Metres Final15:50 W 1500 Metres Final16:00 M Discus Throw (1.750 kg) Final16:05 M 3000 Metres Steeplechase Final16:25 W Long Jump Final16:30 W 4x100 Metres Relay Final16:45 M 4x100 Metres Relay Final17:10 W 5000 Metres Final17:55 W 4x400 Metres Relay Final18:10 M 4x400 Metres Relay Final END OF DAY FIVE World Athletics U20 Championships Timetable World Athletics

Qualifying Standards Event Men Women100 m 10.58 11.85 200 m 21.38 24.35 400 m 47.35 54.85 800 m 1:50.80 2:08.70 1500 m 3:48.00 4:28.00 3000 m 8:14.00 9:25.00 5000 m 14:12.00 16:35.00 3000 m sc 9:07.00 10:35.00 100 mH – 14.15 110 mH 14.15 – 400 mH 53.10 60.75 10,000 m RW 43:40.00 50:30.00 4x100 m Relay No standard No standard 4x400 m Relay No standard No standard 4x400 m Mixed Relay No standard No standard Heptathlon – 5350 points Decathlon 7100 points – High Jump Pole Vault Long Jump Triple Jump Shot Put (6 kg) (4 kg) Discus Hammer (6 kg) Javelin

Men's results Track 100 mLetsile Tebogo 10.19Benjamin Richardson 10.28Shainer Reginfo 10.32200 mUdodi Onwuzurike 20.21 NU20RLetsile Tebogo 20.38Sinesipho Dambile 20.48 SB400 mAnthony Pesela 44.58 CRLuis Avilés 44.95 NU20RAntonie Nortje 45.32 PB800 mEmmanuel Wanyonyi 1:43.76 CRMohamed Ali Gouaned 1:44.45 NU20RNoah Kibet 1:44.88 PB1500 mVincent Keter 3:37.24Wegene Addisu 3:37.86Melkeneh Azize 3:40.223000 mTadese Worku 7:42.09 CRAli Abdilmana 7:44.55 PBHabtom Samuel 7:52.69 PB5000 mBenson Kiplangat 13:20.37 PBTadese Worku 13:20.65Levy Kibet 13:26.01 PB110 m hurdles(99.0 cm) Sasha Zhoya 12.72 WU20R 13.25 PB Jakub Szymański 13.43 PB400 m hurdlesBerke Akçam 49.38 NU20RDenis Novoseltsev 49.62 PB 49.78 PBSwedish Oskar Edlund originally arrived first, but was later disqualified for not clearing a hurdle properly.3000 m steeplechaseAmos Serem 8:30.72Tadese Takele 8:33.15Simon Koech 8:34.794×100 m relayMihlali XhotyeniSinesipho DambileLetlhogonolo MoleyaneBenjamin Richardson*Henru Olivier*Bradley Oliphant 38.51 WU20RAlexavier MonfriedBryan LevellAndrew GilippsSandrey Davison 38.61 AU20RDominik ŁuczynskiPatryk KrupaJakub PietrusaOliwer Wdowik 38.90 AU20R4×400 m relayBusang Collen KebinatshipiAnthony PeselaOreeditse MasedePhenyo Bongani Majama*Thusoyaone Gabanatlhong 3:05.22 WU20LMalachi JohnsonJeremy BembridgeTahj HammDevontie Archer*Antonio Hanson 3:05.76 SBJoshua WanyonyiElkanah Kiprotich ChemelilKennedy KimeuPeter Kithome 3:05.9410,000 m walkHeristone Wanyonyi 42:10.84 PBAmit 42:17.94Paul McGrath 42:26.11 PB (World U20 Record), (World U20 Leading), (Championships Record), (Area U20 Record), (National U20 Record), (Personal Best), (Season Best)

Field High jump Yonathan Kapitolnik 2.26 PB 2.17 PB Mateusz Kołodziejski 2.17Pole vault Matvei Volkov 5.45 Juho Alasaari 5.35 Kyle Rademeyer 5.30Long jump Erwan Konaté 8.12 WU20L Jhon Berrío 7.97 NU20R Kavian Kerr 7.90 PBTriple jumpGabriel Wallmark 16.43 NU20RJaydon Hibbert 16.05 PB 15.85 PBShot put (6 kg)Juan Carley Vázquez 19.73 19.70 PB 19.16Discus throw (1.750 kg)Mykolas Alekna 69.81 CRRalford Mullings 66.68Raman Khartanovich 62.19Hammer throw (6 kg) Jan Doležálek 77.83 NU20R 77.78 77.70Javelin throw Janne Läspä 76.46 Artur Felfner 76.32 Chinecherem Nnamdi 74.48Decathlon (junior) František Doubek 8169 WU20L NU20R Jente Hauttekeete 8053 7430 NU20R (World U20 Record), (World U20 Leading), (Championships Record), (Area U20 Record), (National U20 Record), (Personal Best), (Season Best)

Women's results

Track 100 mTina Clayton 11.09 PBBeatrice Masilingi 11.39Mélissa Gutschmidt 11.51200 mChristine Mboma 21.84 WU20RBeatrice Masilingi 22.18 PBFavour Ofili 22.23 NU20R400 mImaobong Nse Uko 51.55 PBKornelia Lesiewicz 51.97 PBSylvia Chelangat 52.23 PB800 mAyal Dagnachew 2:02.96Valentina Rosamilia 2:04.29Elli Eftychia Deligianni 2:04.661500 mPurity Chepkirui 4:16.07Diribe Welteji 4:16.39Winnie Jemutai 4:18.993000 mTeresia Muthoni Gateri 8:57.78Zenah Jemutai Yego 8:59.59Melknat Wudu 9:00.12 PB5000 mMizan Alem 16:05.61Melknat Wudu 16:13.16Prisca Chesang 16:21.78Wudu and Chesang were originally disqualified for stepping out of the track, but after a protest, they were reinstated.100 m hurdlesAckera Nugent 12.95Anna Maria Millend 13.45Anna Tóth 13.58400 m hurdlesHeidi Salminen 56.94 PBLudivine Aubert 57.16 PBSavannah Sutherland 57.27 PB3000 m steeplechase Jackline Chepkoech 9:27.40 PB Zerfe Wondemagegn 9:35.22 Faith Cherotich 9:44.764×100 m relaySerena ColeTina ClaytonKerrica HillTia Clayton 42.94 WU20RNdawana HaitembuBeatrice MasilingiNandi Tjanjeua VassChristine Mboma 43.76 NU20RPraise OfokuFavour OfiliAnita TavioreTima Seikeseye Godbless 43.90 SB4×400 m relayOpeyemi Deborah OkeImaobong Nse UkoElla OnojuvwevwoFavour Ofili 3:31.46 WU20LAnnalee RobinsonAalliyah FrancisAlliah BakerDaena Dyer 3:36.57 SBAlessandra IezziFederica PansiniAngelica GhergoAlexandra Almici 3:37.1810,000 m walk Sofía Ramos Rodríguez 46:23.01 Maële Biré-Heslouis 47:43.87 Eliška Martínková 47:46.28 (World U20 Record), (World U20 Leading), (Championships Record), (Area U20 Record), (National U20 Record), (Personal Best), (Season Best)

Field High jumpNatalya Spiridonova 1.91 Marithé Engondo 1.89Styliana Ioannidou 1.87Pole vaultMirè Reinstorf 4.15 AU20RÉlise Russis 4.15Heather Abadie 4.05Long jumpMaja Åskag 6.60 PBShaili Singh 6.59 PBMariia Horielova 6.50 PBTriple jump Maja Åskag 13.75 Tessy Ebosele 13.63 PB Darja Sopova 13.60Shot putMiné de Klerk 17.40Pınar Akyol 16.72Dane Roets 15.61Discus throw Violetta Ignatyeva 57.84 Miné de Klerk 53.50 AU20R Alina Nikitsenka 51.47Hammer throwSilja Kosonen 71.64 CRRose Loga 67.11Maryola Bukel 65.20Javelin throw Adriana Vilagoš 61.46 WU20LElina Tzengko 57.91Yiselena Ballar Rojas 55.48HeptathlonSaga Vanninen 5997Pippi Lotta Enok 5746 PBSzabina Szűcs 5674 PB (World U20 Record), (World U20 Leading), (Championships Record), (Area U20 Record), (National U20 Record), (Personal Best), (Season Best)

Mixed results Track 4×400 m relayJohnson NnamaniImaobong Nse UkoOpeyemi Deborah OkeBamidele Ajayi*Ella Onojuvwevwo3:19.70 CRKornelia LesiewiczAlicja KaczmarekMichał WróbelPatryk Grzegorzewicz*Olga Rzeszewska*Mateusz Matera 3:19.80 SBBarath SridharPriya MohanSummyKapil*Abdul Razak Cherankulangara Rasheed 3:20.60 SB (World U20 Record), (World U20 Leading), (Championships Record), (Area U20 Record), (National U20 Record), (Personal Best), (Season Best)

Records set

4 world U20 records: (Sasha Zhoya (FRA) in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; Jamaica in the women's relay – 42.94; South Africa in the men's relay – 38.51). 15 championship records: (Anthony Pesela BOT in the men's 400m - 44.58; Emmanuel Wanyonyi KEN in the men's 800m – 1:43.76; Tadese Worku ETH in the men's 3000m - 7:42.09; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 and 12.72; Mykolas Alekna LTU in the men's Discus Throw – 69.81; South Africa in the men's – 38.51; Christine Mboma NAM 22.41 semifinal, Beatrice Masiilingi NAM 22.19 semifinal and Mboma 21.84 final in the women's 200m; Silja Kosonen FIN in the women's hammer - 71.64m; Jamaica in the women's – 42.94; Mixed (new event) India in heat 1 - 3:23.36, Nigeria in heat 2 - 3:21.66 and Nigeria in final - 3:19.70). 11 area U20 records: (Mirè Reinstorf RSA in the women's pole vault – 4.15m; Mine De Klerk RSA in the women's discus – 53.50m; Jamaica in the women's – 42.94; Sasha Zhoya FRA in the 110m hurdles - 12.93 semifinal and 12.72 final; men's Poland with 38.93 in the heat and 38.90 in the final, South Africa and Nigeria =AR both 39.33 in the heats, South Africa 38.51 and Jamaica 38.61 in the final) 68 national U20 records. 10 national senior records. 259 personal bests.

Medal table

Notes Not included in the official medal table.