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.
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| First event | 1973  Athens |
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| Occur every | 2 years |
| Last event | 2023  Trabzon |
| Next event | 2025 |
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]
Editions edit
The championships have been held 26 times since 1973.[4]
| Edition | Year | City | Country |
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| 1 | 1973 | Athens | Greece
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| 2 | 1973 | Wiesbaden |  Germany
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| 3 | 1974 | Florence |  Italy
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| 4 | 1975 | Poitiers |  France
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| 5 | 1977 | Saint Etienne | France
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| 6 | 1981 | Salzburg |  Austria
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| 7 | 1983 | Blankenberge |  Belgium
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| 8 | 1985 | Lanzarote |  Spain
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| 9 | 1987 | Tel Aviv |  Israel
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| 10 | 1989 | Messina | Italy
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| 11 | 1991 | Budapest |  Hungary
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| 12 | 1993 | Alba | Italy
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| 13 | 1995 | Banská Bystrica |  Slovenia
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| 14 | 1997 | Cherbourg | France
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| 15 | 1999 | Reutlingen | Germany
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| 16 | 2001 | Malaga | Spain
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| 17 | 2003 | Istanbul | Turkey
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| 18 | 2005 | Vila Real de Santo António |  Portugal
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| 19 | 2007 | Mérignac, Gironde / Bordeaux | France
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| 20 | 2009 | Tallinn |  Estonia
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| 21 | 2011 | Bydgoszcz |  Poland
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| 22 | 2013 | Sokolov |  Czech Republic
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| 23 | 2015 | Wuhan |  China
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| 24 | 2017 | Nancy | France
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| 25 | 2019 | Split |  Croatia
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| 26 | 2023 | Trabzon | Turkey
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References edit
- ^ "ISF WORLD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023" (PDF). ISF Sports.
- ^ Nigeria, Guardian (18 January 2023). "NSSF World School Athletics trials hold in Abeokuta". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ Grace, Shalom (27 January 2023). "Anambra-Born Ezechukwuchiri Wins U-18 High Jump At World School Athletics Trials |". thenews-chronicle.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Athletics | International School Sport Federation". www.isfsports.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.