World Athletics U20 Championships

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biennial sporting event international athletics competition under-20 athletics championship

The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial global track and field competition for under-20 athletes that serves as the premier junior-level championship in the sport.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
World Athletics U20 Championships canonical	5
World Junior Championships in Athletics	2
World U20 Championships	2
2021 World Athletics U20 Championships	1
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics	1
World Under-20 Championships in Athletics	1

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Target entity: World Athletics U20 Championships
Context triple: [World Athletics, overseesCompetition, World Athletics U20 Championships]

A. World Athletics Championships 2022
The World Athletics Championships 2022 was a major global track and field competition held in Eugene, Oregon, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete for world titles.
B. World Athletics Championships 2019
The World Athletics Championships 2019 was the biennial global track and field competition organized by World Athletics, featuring elite athletes from around the world competing for world titles and records.
C. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is the premier annual national meet in the United States where the country’s top athletes compete for national titles and selection to major international competitions.
D. European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
E. European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival is a biennial multi-sport event for young European athletes, organized under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: World Athletics U20 Championships
Target entity description: The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial global track and field competition for under-20 athletes that serves as the premier junior-level championship in the sport.

A. World Athletics Championships 2022
The World Athletics Championships 2022 was a major global track and field competition held in Eugene, Oregon, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete for world titles.
B. World Athletics Championships 2019
The World Athletics Championships 2019 was the biennial global track and field competition organized by World Athletics, featuring elite athletes from around the world competing for world titles and records.
C. USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is the premier annual national meet in the United States where the country’s top athletes compete for national titles and selection to major international competitions.
D. European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
E. European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival is a biennial multi-sport event for young European athletes, organized under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	biennial sporting event ⓘ international athletics competition ⓘ under-20 athletics championship ⓘ
ageCategory	under-20 ⓘ
ageGroupDefinition	junior (U20) ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	World Junior Championships in Athletics ⓘ linked to: World Athletics U20 Championships World U20 Championships ⓘ linked to: World Athletics U20 Championships
competitionType	outdoor track and field ⓘ
continentCoverage	Africa ⓘ Asia ⓘ Central America and Caribbean ⓘ linked to: Central America and the Caribbean Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ
eligibilityRule	athletes must be under 20 years old on 31 December of the competition year ⓘ
eventCategory	combined events ⓘ hurdles ⓘ jumps ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ race walking ⓘ relays ⓘ sprints ⓘ throws ⓘ
firstHeld	1986 ⓘ
formerName	IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics ⓘ linked to: World Athletics U20 Championships
frequency	biennial ⓘ
genderCategories	men ⓘ women ⓘ
governingBody	World Athletics ⓘ
governingBodyHeadquarters	Monaco ⓘ
hasMedalTypes	bronze medal ⓘ gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ
inauguralHostCity	Athens ⓘ
inauguralHostCountry	Greece ⓘ
level	junior ⓘ
organisedBy	World Athletics ⓘ
participantType	national under-20 teams ⓘ
purpose	to determine world junior champions in athletics ⓘ
rankingSystem	medal table ⓘ
relatedCompetition	Olympic Games athletics competitions ⓘ World Athletics Championships ⓘ linked to: World Championships in Athletics series World Athletics U18 Championships ⓘ linked to: World Under-18 Championships in Athletics
roleInSport	premier global championship for under-20 athletes in athletics ⓘ
scope	global ⓘ
sport	athletics ⓘ
status	world championship ⓘ
typicalVenueType	stadium ⓘ

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