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<ul>
<li>Emmanuel Kiprono threatens world U20 3000m record</li>
<li>Jayden Deleon pips Quincy Wilson to 400m title</li>
<li>Almaz Yohannis and Wosane Asefa secure steeplechase 1-2 for Ethiopia</li>
</ul>
Championship records were set by Emmanuel Kiprono and Jayden Deleon on the third evening of the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 on Friday (7).&nbsp;
Kenya&rsquo;s Kiprono stole the show in a 3000m full of lifetime bests, setting a championship record and moving to second on the world U20 all-time list with 7:28.28. He was just 0.09 off the world U20 record set by Yomif Kejelcha &ndash; now the senior world record-holder in the 10km and half marathon &ndash; in Paris in 2016.
Some 20 seconds later, France's Alois Abraham finished second to clinch silver in 7:47.79. The bronze medal went to Ojiro Honda, setting a Japanese U20 record of 7:48.49.&nbsp;
The next eight finishers all set PBs, including Chien Tzu-Chieh who ran a national U20 record of 7:51.18 for Chinese Taipei, finishing sixth.
Kiprono had been determined to go for gold after getting U20 silver at the World Cross Country Championships in Tallahassee in January.
&ldquo;I went back to training, did well, and got a chance to represent Kenya at the World Championships. I am so excited that it worked for me today and I won the gold medal,&rdquo; he said. &ldquo;When I woke up this morning, I was feeling so good and I knew something special was coming. I am going to train and prepare for the 2028 Olympics.&rdquo;
<h2>Deleon wins at Hayward again</h2>
USA&rsquo;s Deleon also set a championship record, running 44.47 to win the 400m and once again gain victory over Olympian Quincy Wilson. Just two months ago, the pair respectively finished first and second at the US U20 Championships on the same track.&nbsp;
Wilson improved to a season's best of 44.62 on Friday, but it wasn't enough to get revenge on Deleon. South African U20 record-holder Leendert Koekemoer became the fourth man from his country to reach the 400m podium during the past four World U20 Championships, clocking 44.96 to continue his country's impressive dynasty in the discipline.
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<h2>Ethiopia shows up big in the steeplechase</h2>
The Ethiopian duo of Almaz Yohannis and Wosane Asefa proved their country's dominance in the steeplechase. The winning time of 9:15.81 by Yohannis is a world U20 lead and it moves her to eighth on the world U20 all-time list.&nbsp;
Asefa ran a season's best of 9:30.50 for silver and Kenya's Anatasha Cheptoo took home bronze, running 9:37.18. Unfortunately, her teammate Mercy Chepngeno Koskey, who was in fourth place, fell at the water jump on the penultimate lap and needed medical assistance. Sweden's Majken S&ouml;derlund Larsson and Czechia's Ema Berkov&aacute; both set national records, running 9:48.01 and 9:49.06 to finish fourth and fifth, respectively.
<h2>Kuś digs deep</h2>
Poland's Anastazja Kuś upset US favourite Ataja Stephane-Vasquez in the final 100m to take home 400m gold and set a national U20 record, breaking a 13-year-old mark set by Patrycja Wyciszkiewicz at the European U20 Championships in Italy. Kuś&rsquo; 51.06 was the first time she dipped under 52 seconds in this competition, and it came at the perfect moment.
Stephane-Vasquez got silver for USA in 51.36. Tianna Springer became the second athlete from Guyana to ever claim a medal at the World U20 Championships. The first was also won in the women&rsquo;s 400m, in 2012.
<h2>Records fall in 110m hurdles semifinals</h2>
Two area U20 records and two national U20 records were set in the semifinals of the 110m hurdles. Running faster than all of them was USA's Le'ezra Brown, who ran a wind-assisted 12.82 (2.7m/s) after clocking a North American record of 12.89 in the heats, but he clutched his left calf as he walked off the track.&nbsp;
Japan's Jeremy Koga posted the only other sub-13 time &ndash; 12.90 to win his semifinal and set an Asian U20 record. He was closely followed by USA&rsquo;s Zacchaeus Brocks, who clocked 13.00. Anthony Johnsen ran a Norwegian U20 record of 13.07, while Jahcario Wilson clocked a Bahamian U20 record of 13.17 and Brazil's Odair Goncalves ran a 13.19 South American U20 record.
Among the top qualifiers for the 100m hurdles final were South Africa's Tumi Ramokgopa, who ran 13.02 in heat two, and Jamaica's Tiana Marshall, who matched that time in heat one. Switzerland's Jil Sanchez followed closely at 13.07. In heat three, Germany's Daryl Ndasi ran a PB of 13.10 to advance. US athletes Madeline Cooper and Tori Goodson also qualified for the final.
USA's Paige Sheppard led the way in the women's 800m semifinals, running 2:01.97. Shaikira King, Ioulianna Roussou and Habtam Gebeyehu were the next three athletes to run sub-2:03. Ethiopia's Derartu Shibiru ran a PB of 2:03.41, and a diving finish from Poland's Roza Olchawa also secured her a spot in the final.
Three lifetime bests were set in the top four spots of the men's 800m semifinals. Kenya's Nashon Pkiach ran the sole sub-1:46, a PB of 1:45.82. Uganda's Shafeck Murungi won his own semifinal in 1:46.41 and Spain's Alejandro Rios crossed the line looking up to the sky, clocking 1:46.66. Morocco's Imad Bouchajda, Slovenia's Benjamin Lako&scaron;eljac and Kenya's Collins Tajewou were among the other top qualifiers.
<h2>200m finals are set</h2>
Every qualifier for the men's 200m final ran sub-21 in the semifinals. USA&rsquo;s world U20 100m champion Tate Taylor (20.34) and Blake Hamilton (20.38) cruised to semifinal wins. Jayden Green was second behind Hamilton in 20.46, becoming the second Barbadian athlete to ever qualify for a world U20 200m final. Trinidad and Tobago's Makaelan Isiah Randall Woods ran a PB of 20.47, Japan's Tomoro Ide clocked 20.63 and Portugal's Pedro Afonso set a national U20 record of 20.66. Jamaica's Gary Card also advanced, setting up a rematch against Tate Taylor after his silver-medal finish behind the US sprinter in the 100m.
Jamaica and the USA flexed their might in the women's 200m semifinals. Jamaica's world leader Shanoya Douglas came in first in 22.53. The Maxwell twins, Mariah and Mia, were not far behind, respectively running 22.78 and 22.87. Jamaica's Sashana Johnson ran a PB of 22.92, slotting her into fourth place overall in the semifinals. Margherita Castellani continued the young Italian sprinting showcase, setting a national U20 record of 22.99 at just 17 years old.
Colin Ernst for the World Athletics Media Academy
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Championship records were set by Emmanuel Kiprono and Jayden Deleon on the third evening of the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26

Kiprono and Deleon break championship records in Oregon

<ul>
<li>Michael-Andre Matthew Edwards wins back-and-forth triple jump battle</li>
<li>Jan-Hendrik Heymans gets javelin gold with PB performance</li>
<li>Chen Jiawei dominates hammer with 79.16m</li>
</ul>
Michael-Andre Matthew Edwards and Jan-Hendrik Heymans clinched victory with world U20-leading PB performances during the third evening of action at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 on Friday (7).&nbsp;
The fight for the triple jump top spot was a back and forth between Jamaica and USA. The fight really began when Jamaica&rsquo;s Edwards jumped a PB of 16.71m in the fifth round. USA&rsquo;s Miles Nesmith answered with 16.79m &ndash; a second consecutive PB jump after his 16.54m from the fourth round, while China&rsquo;s Wang Zhuoyue sat in third place on 16.36m.
But Edwards had a response of his own &ndash; 17.08m from his final attempt to become the first U20 athlete this year to surpass 17 metres.
Nesmith jumped 15.89m in the final round and so got silver ahead of Wang, who was just 10cm shy of his PB. He was unable to improve in the second half of the competition, suffering some discomfort during his fifth jump before retiring from the contest.
PBs were also set by the next three athletes: Italy&rsquo;s Francesco Efeosa Crotti (16.24m), China&rsquo;s Cai Ziqi (16.12m) and Bulgaria&rsquo;s Zinga Rafael Barbosa Firmino (15.96m).&nbsp;
&nbsp;&ldquo;I didn't even know I made it. After the fifth round, I got my groove,&rdquo; said Edwards. &ldquo;I look up to all the triple jumpers, so it's good. It's great to follow in their footsteps and win a world title. I'm doing everything there is to do.&rdquo;
<h2>Heymans dominates javelin</h2>
South Africa&rsquo;s Heymans started as the javelin favourite and he proved the form book right as he won with a throw of 80.50m &ndash; adding more than three metres to the PB he held going into the championships.&nbsp;
The 19-year-old set a PB of 79.42m in the fifth round but he improved by another metre with his last attempt, achieving the fourth-farthest winning mark in World U20 Championships history.&nbsp;
Heymans gained an early lead with 76.92m from his first throw. That would have been enough for him to win but he surpassed 76 metres with each of his next five attempts.
India&rsquo;s Ashish Yadav got silver with a throw of 74.09m from his third attempt of the night. Addison James got bronze, throwing a national record of 73.89m to become Dominica&rsquo;s first ever world U20 medallist.
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<h2>World leader becomes world champion</h2>
After setting a world U20 lead in qualification, China&rsquo;s Chen Jiawei finished top in the hammer again, throwing 79.16m. Chen consistently threw beyond 76 metres throughout the event, putting himself ahead of his rivals from the start.
He opened with 78.47m and then improved to 79.16m in the final round. Chen had earned himself the position of world U20 leader with 80.39m during qualification on the first day of the competition on Wednesday (5).&nbsp;
He continued China&rsquo;s strength in the throws, getting a second gold to go with his teammate Su Yixin&rsquo;s discus title from Thursday.
USA&rsquo;s 17-year-old Kayden Hulet and Great Britain&rsquo;s Wyatt Larkins earned themselves PBs to secure medals. Hulet earned silver with a throw of 77.55m, while Larkins placed third with 75.38m.
Both Hulet and Larkins raised their game. Hulet added more than four metres to his PB throughout the competition, improving to 73.71m, 74.68m and then 77.55m in the final round.
Larkins added more than two metres to his PB, throwing his 75.38m in the first round.
<h2>Lannurien leads decathlon overnight</h2>
France&rsquo;s Mael-Bephassou Lannurien leads the decathlon by 99 points ahead of Sweden&rsquo;s world leader Liam Belo da Silva &ndash; 4258 to 4159 &ndash; at the end of the first five events.
Lannurien started the session in seventh place and soared into second after clearing a PB of 2.12m in the high jump. But in a battle between the top two U20 decathletes in the world this year, Belo da Silva equalled the championship decathlon best by clearing 2.15m, launching himself into the lead. South Africa&rsquo;s Daniel von der Heyden, who held the lead after the morning session, moved down into third.
They returned for the 400m &ndash; Lannurien winning his race in 48.00, the second-fastest of the day behind Kacper G&oacute;ralczyk&rsquo;s 47.94 &ndash; to move into top spot. Belo da Silva ran 50.95 to see him end the day in second place ahead of Von der Heyden (4133).
Ash Wehrly for the World Athletics Media Academy
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Michael-Andre Matthew Edwards and Jan-Hendrik Heymans clinched victory at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 

Edwards and Heymans get gold with world U20 leads in Oregon

<ul>
<li>Le'Ezra Brown runs 12.89 area record in 110m hurdles heats</li>
<li>Daniel von der Heyden takes early decathlon lead</li>
<li>Both 100m champions cruise into 200m semifinals</li>
</ul>
Le'Ezra Brown improved his own North American U20 110m hurdles record to 12.89 to highlight the heats during the third morning of competition at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 on home soil on Friday (7), despite hitting the final hurdle.
Securing his place in this evening&rsquo;s semifinals, the 19-year-old strengthened his position at second on the world U20 all-time list, surpassing the 12.95 he set, also during the heats, at the US U20 Championships on the same Hayward Field track in June.
Only France&rsquo;s Sasha Zhoya has ever gone quicker with the 12.72 he clocked to win the world U20 title in Nairobi in 2021. Brown&rsquo;s 12.89 (0.1m/s) is faster than the title-winning times at all editions of the World U20 Championships except for that 2021 edition.
He will look to maintain that momentum in the semifinals and should all go to plan he will return for the final on Saturday looking to retain the title for USA and follow in the footsteps of the 2024 champion Ja'Kobe Tharp, now holder of the senior world record.
Among those joining Brown in the semifinals are Zacchaeus Brocks, who won the US U20 title ahead of Brown and who won his own heat in 13.11, as well as France&rsquo;s Ewenn Vernack, who set a PB of 13.22.
Jamaica&rsquo;s Tiana Marshall led the 100m hurdles heats, running 13.10 to dominate her race. Tumi Ramokgopa of South Africa won her own heat in 13.16 the day after securing a semifinal spot in the 400m hurdles. Danai Theodora Bakogianni also got herself a 100m hurdles semifinal place thanks to her Greek U20 record of 13.61.
<h2>Von der Heyden takes decathlon lead</h2>
After the first three events in the decathlon, 101 points separate the top two athletes. Daniel von der Heyden of South Africa leads the event with 2609 after topping the shot put with 16.05m. He clocked 10.82 in the 100m, later setting a PB of 7.17m in the long jump &ndash; his first time surpassing seven metres.
Sweden&rsquo;s David Berglund moved up nine places after throwing 15.39m in the shot put, putting him in second after the morning session with 2508. Nikolaos Kosmopoulos of Greece finished the morning in third with 2459, just six points ahead of Czechia&rsquo;s Adam Juli&scaron;.
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Many of Thursday&rsquo;s 100m medallists returned to the track for the 200m heats.
Jamaica came out on top of the women&rsquo;s heats, 100m silver medallist Shanoya Douglas running 22.88 and Sashana Johnson setting a PB of 22.95.
USA&rsquo;s 100m champion Mia Maxwell won her heat in 23.30 and will be joined in the semifinals by her twin sister Mariah after a competitive first round. Nigeria&rsquo;s Oghene Success Oyibu (23.04) will also be one to watch as she qualified along with her teammate Oluebube Ezechukwu (23.34).
Amir Thompson of Barbados went quickest in the men&rsquo;s 200m heats in 20.49. Tomoro Ide of Japan made a statement in heat three as he ran a PB of 20.53 to finish ahead of Jamaica&rsquo;s Gary Card.&nbsp;
Card, the silver medallist in the 100m on Thursday, was initially disqualified from that 200m heat due to lane infringement but his performance was later reinstated following a successful appeal.
US favourites Tate Taylor, who won the 100m title, and Blake Hamilton also made it through to the semifinals with no issue. They respectively won their heats in 21.02 and 20.54. Three athletes achieved national U20 records &ndash; Switzerland&rsquo;s Emile Mumenthaler (20.62), Guyana&rsquo;s Tishawn Easton (20.66) and Hong Kong&rsquo;s Koo Cheuk Fung Jasper (20.86) all automatically qualifying thanks to those record-breaking performances.
<h2>World leader Louison-Roe advances</h2>
A total of 14 athletes secured their places in the high jump final after clearing 1.79m in qualification. They include world U20 leader Izobelle Louison-Roe from Australia who returns after winning world U20 silver in Lima in 2024.&nbsp;&nbsp;
The women&rsquo;s hammer started strong, USA&rsquo;s Burklie Burton ending qualification on top with a PB of 68.03m. Five automatic qualifying athletes threw beyond 64 metres, including Finland&rsquo;s Pinja K&auml;rh&auml; who blew her group away with her opening mark of 67.51m. Clara Hegemann (66.88m), Nova Kienast (64.75m) and Polina Dzerozhynska (64.39m) will join them in the final.
Six athletes in the women&rsquo;s javelin automatically qualified for the final after throwing beyond 52.50m. Croatia&rsquo;s Vita Barbić achieved the top mark with 56.29m. Živa Križ was overjoyed when she did enough with her final attempt to also advance, celebrating with supporters in the crowd after her final throw of 49.22m.&nbsp;
The men&rsquo;s long jump saw all four automatic qualifiers set PBs. Italy&rsquo;s Daniele Leonardo Inzoli surpassed eight metres (8.15m), while USA&rsquo;s Quincy Isaac jumped 7.91m. Mason McGroder of Australia soared 7.83m, improving the PB he set at the last edition of the World U20 Championships in Lima when he got bronze with 7.80m. Ukraine&rsquo;s Adam Bilokon also qualified after jumping 7.77m.
Sofiah Gravley for the World Athletics Media Academy
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Le'Ezra Brown improved his own North American U20 110m hurdles record to 12.89 to highlight the heats during the third morning of competition at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26

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World Athletics U20 Championships	Hayward	USA	05 Aug 2026
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1st OUHS Throwing Meet	Nansho	JPN	06 Aug 2026
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