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12th IAAF World Junior Championships
8-13 July, Bydgoszcz, Poland
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>> The full version of the Bydgoszcz 2008 competition website
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The 12th IAAF World Junior Championships was awarded to Bydgoszcz (POL) by the IAAF Council at its meeting in March 2006 in Osaka (JPN). Dates were also approved during this Council.
Bydgoszcz has 400,000 inhabitants. The altitude is 60m above sea level. Situated between two rivers (Vistula and Brda), this city is surrounded by forests, and known for its technical architecture and for its green areas. Being 659 years old, Bydgoszcz is also famous for its cultural and academic institutions.
The climate at the time of the Championships is rather mild with the average temperature about 25C and air humidity about 70%.
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Early junior season competition news
- New Zealand School Championships
9 December 2007
- Australian School and Youth Champs
9 December 2007
- Sudhir Kumar sets Indian youth best in junior nationals
27 November 2007
- Fast women's 10,000m and Asian Steeple record - 6th City Games conclude
3 November 2007
- Chinese 10,000m record broken - City Games, Day Four
2 November 2007
- Fast women's 5000m in China - City Games, Day Three
1 November 2007
- Favourites beaten in China - City Games, Day Two
31 October 2007
- Chinese set-out on road to Bydgoszcz - 6th City Games begin in Wuhan
30 October 2007
- Haryana reign supreme in Indian inter-zonal junior meet
14 October 2007
- Bydgoszcz LOC goes to the top to promote 2008 World Juniors
4 October 2007
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Standards
Click here for the Qualification Standards for Bydgoszcz 2008
Prize Money
Not applicable for the IAAF World Junior championships
Timetable
to be confirmed
History
Click here to view previous World Junior Championships sites
Organising Member
Polski Zwiazek Lekkiej Atletyki
Kopernika 30 Tel.: +48 22 8298300 (Sec Of)
00-336 Warszawa Fax: +48 22 829 2656
emails: pzla@pzla.pl & pol@mf.iaaf.org
web: www.pzla.pl
President: Irena Szewiñska
General Secretary: Jadwiga Œlawska-Szalewicz
Local Organising Committee
2008 WJC Organising Committee
Ul. Gdañska 163 Tel.: + 48 52 360 82 90
85613 Bydgoszcz Fax: + 48 52 341 71 76
email: wolsztynski@pf.pl
President: Konstanty Dombrowicz
General Director: Krzysztof Wolsztyñski