World School Athletics Championship
First event1973 Greece Athens
Occur every2 years
Last event2023 Turkey Trabzon
Next event2025

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.

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

The championships have been held 26 times since 1973.[4]

EditionYearCityCountry
11973Athens Greece
21973Wiesbaden Germany
31974Florence Italy
41975Poitiers France
51977Saint Etienne France
61981Salzburg Austria
71983Blankenberge Belgium
81985Lanzarote Spain
91987Tel Aviv Israel
101989Messina Italy
111991Budapest Hungary
121993Alba Italy
131995Banská Bystrica Slovenia
141997Cherbourg France
151999Reutlingen Germany
162001Malaga Spain
172003Istanbul Turkey
182005Vila Real de Santo António Portugal
192007Mérignac, Gironde / Bordeaux France
202009Tallinn Estonia
212011Bydgoszcz Poland
222013Sokolov Czech Republic
232015Wuhan China
242017Nancy France
252019Split Croatia
262023Trabzon Turkey

References

  1. "ISF WORLD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023" (PDF). ISF Sports.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "Athletics | International School Sport Federation". www.isfsports.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
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