Entry lists for World Athletics U20 Championships announced, check full list

Bradley Nkoana and Alana Reid will be hoping to win gold at Lima 24.

Entry lists for the World Athletics U20 Championships Lima 24 confirm that more than 1700 athletes from 134 teams are set to compete at the Estadio Atletico de la Videna between 27-31 August. While many athletes will be making their international debut in Lima, for some the path to Peru has gone via Paris.

Lima will host the World Athletics U20 Championships for the first time, bringing together more than 1500 athletes from around the world at the Estadio Atletico de la Villa Deportiva Nacional. More than 50 athletes entered for the Paris Olympics 2024 are eligible to compete at the U20 event in Lima.

The venue, built for the Lima 2019 Pan American Games, has capacity for 7500 people and will welcome athletes, family members and sports fans during the event. The audience can witness the future stars break records and enter the senior arena with hopes.

The list of Olympians who will compete for age group honours following the Paris Olympics 2024 includes Bradley Nkoana and Bayanda Walaza, who helped South Africa to men’s 4x100m silver in Paris, and Ethiopia’s Sembo Almayew, who finished fifth in the women’s 3000m steeplechase.

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19-year-old Nkoana has a personal best of 10.03 secs in the 100m and is the second bets timing this season. He will be hoping to strike it big at Lima and continue his success from the Paris Olympics 2024.

Jamaica’s Alana Reid contested the 4x100m and Torrie Lewis of Australia ran the 200m and 4x100m at the Paris Olympics 2024, and they top the list of entries for the women’s 100m in Lima.

Estonia’s Karmen Bruus (high jump), Uzbekistan’s Sharifa Davronova (triple jump), Ethiopia’s Medina Eisa (5000m) and Jamaica’s Kerrica Hill (100m hurdles) all won gold at the last edition of the World U20 Championships in Cali in 2022 and are entered to defend their titles.

Nations to have entered the biggest teams are USA with 100 entries, Germany with 92 entries and Australia with 68 entries. Official start lists will become available after the technical meeting on the eve of the championships.

Check full list here.

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