‘Mission accomplished’ in Bydgoszcz, Hyde now looking to go even faster in Rio
Soon after his 400m hurdles victory at the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016 eight days ago, a Jamaican journalist asked Jaheel Hyde if his successful title defence earned his season a ‘Mission Accomplished’ characterisation.... Read More
Rising sprint star Norman chooses 'step-by-step' approach to the next level
Michael Norman is what in the USA they might call 'a phenom'. The 18-year-old has only just graduated from high school but he is already being touted as one of the hottest commodities on the US sprinting scene.... Read More
After a silver in Bydgoszcz, Tarbei's future seems paved with gold
It’s 3pm in Bydgoszcz, a sunny Wednesday afternoon, and one of the world’s most exciting middle distance prospects is fast asleep. ... Read More
Krah sets out to follow in Merritt and Johnson’s footsteps
Entering a competition as a favourite is one thing, but leaving with the title of world champion is another. Just ask Marcus Krah, who admirably shouldered that pressure en route to a convincing victory in the 110m hurdles at the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016.... Read More
Report: women’s 4x400m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
With a terrific leg from individual 400m hurdles champion Anna Cockerell, the United States closed up a sizeable gap on the Jamaicans at the halfway point of the 4x400m final.... Read More
USA steals the show on climactic final day in Bydgoszcz
After six thrilling days of action, perhaps this was the only appropriate climax.
Report: men’s 3000m steeplechase – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
Amos Kirui kept Kenya’s perfect IAAF World U20 Championships streak in the 3000m Steeplechase alive for the 15th consecutive edition, but his victory didn’t come until after one of the week’s most ferociously entertaining contests on the track.
Report: men’s 4x400m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
The USA won an eighth successive 4x400m relay title after a thrilling homestretch battle with Botswana to drop the curtain on the IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016.
Report: women's high jump – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
Ukraine’s Yuliya Levchenko led the 2016 world outdoor U20 list with a 1.95m clearance but world U18 champion Michaela Hruba, who already boasts sizeable experience at senior level, produced one of her best jumps of the summer campaign to claim her second global title in as many years.
Report: women's 1500m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
Ethiopia claimed gold and silver for the second championships in a row with Adanech Anbesa and Fantu Worku outpacing the six runners who remained in title contention with 200 metres remaining.
Report: women's 100m hurdles – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
It was predicted to be one of the highest-quality races of the championships, and so it proved.
Report: men's 800m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
As expected, Kenya produced a second consecutive 1-2 finish in the 800m, with Kipyegon Bett prevailing over Willy Tarbei in 1:44.95.
Report: men’s discus – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
In his very first throw of the competition, Mohamed Ibrahim Moaaz of Qatar effectively ended the men’s discus final as a contest, unleashing a whopping throw of 63.63m to take command of the lead, a position he never relinquished.
Triple jump still the favoured event for long jump champion David
Youth Olympic champion Yanis David went to Bydgoszcz as one of the favourites for the triple jump title. She will leave the Polish city as the world U20 long jump champion.
Chopra smashes world U20 javelin record in Bydgoszcz
Can any event on the athletics programme boast such diverse global representation as the men’s javelin?
Report: women's 4x100m – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
Few expected the US women to be challenged in Saturday evening’s 4x100m final, given that they had won this title at the past six editions of these championships and were sending a formidable quartet into action for the 2016 edition.
Report: men's pole vault – IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016
USA’s Deakin Volz didn’t just surpass his lifetime best during the men’s pole vault final on Saturday evening (23); he obliterated it. The 19-year-old first soared over 5.60m to take the gold medal, then flew higher still with a PB of 5.65m, adding 20 centimetres to his previous outdoor best.