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Italy sends 41 juniors to Moncton

Wed, 07 Jul 2010 15:00:00 GMT

7 July 2010 - The Italian Athletic Federation, Fidal, announced a team of 21 men and 20 women to compete at the forthcoming IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada.

Juniors ready for Moncton as Jamaica dominates CAC Junior Champs

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

6 July 2010 - Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic - Jehue Gordon of Trinidad & Tobago confirmed himself as one of the region’s top bets for upcoming IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada (19 – 25 July), while the Jamaican 4x400m girls produced a world leading time in the 4x400m relay to cement Jamaica’s dominance at the 18th Central American and Caribbean Track and Field Championships, held over the weekend (July 2-4) at the Felix Sanchez Olympic Stadium in Santo Domingo.

World Youth champion Williams among those added by Britain to Moncton squad

Tue, 06 Jul 2010 11:00:00 GMT

6 July 2010 - Jack Meredith and David Guest have been named in a 45-strong Aviva Great Britain and Northern Ireland team in the second and final wave of selections for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada (19-25 July).

Barshim scales 2.31m in Hanoi – Asian junior championships

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 14:00:00 GMT

5 July 2010 - Qatari high jumper Mutaz Essa Barshim put on a stupendous show as he sailed over 2.31m, a world leading mark for juniors this year, to stamp his class in the 14th Asian junior athletics championships which concluded in the Hanoi on Sunday (4).

Canada announces Moncton squad - IAAF World Junior Championships

Mon, 05 Jul 2010 12:00:00 GMT

5 July 2010 - Moncton, Canada – Following the conclusion of the Canadian World Junior Trials, Athletics Canada announced the 59-member team that will represent Canada at the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships, July 19-25, in Moncton, Canada.

Strong 1500m performances in Moncton - Canadian World junior trials, day 2

Sun, 04 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT

4 July 2010 - Moncton, Canada - With berths for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships, July 19-25, at stake, competition was fierce inside the University of Moncton’s stadium on Saturday (3).

Hometown hero Lalonde takes first gold as Canadian junior champs commence in Moncton 

Sat, 03 Jul 2010 03:00:00 GMT

3 July 2010 - Moncton, Canada - On the opening night of the 2010 Canadian Junior Track and Field Championships and World Junior Trials Moncton’s own Genevieve Lalonde won the first gold medal and earned a place on the Canadian team for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships, July 19-25, in Moncton, Canada.

Lee leads Jamaican squad for Moncton

Fri, 02 Jul 2010 10:00:00 GMT

2 July 2010 - Kingston, Jamaica - Reigning World junior 100m champion Dexter Lee heads Jamaica's 38-member squad for the 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships, July 19-25, in Moncton, Canada.

Jordan takes fifth title at USA Junior Champs

Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:10:00 GMT

27 June 2010 - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - 2008 World Junior bronze medallist Jordan Hasay won her fifth national title on Saturday (26) at the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Hammer record goes at US Juniors

Sat, 26 Jun 2010 00:10:00 GMT

26 June 2010 - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - Princeton's Conor McCullough demolished the American Junior record in the men's Hammer Throw on Friday (25) at the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sisson, Gochenour score big wins at USA Junior Champs

Fri, 25 Jun 2010 12:00:00 GMT

25 June 2010 - Des Moines, Iowa, USA - Emily Sisson upset four-time national champion Jordan Hasay to win the women's 3000m while Iowa's own Alex Gochenour won the heptathlon on Day 2 of the 2010 USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships at Drake Stadium in Des Moines, Iowa.

Jodie Williams leads British Junior team to Moncton

Wed, 23 Jun 2010 15:00:00 GMT

23 June 2010 - 2009 double World Youth champion Jodie Williams is one of 13 British athletes named in the first wave of selections for the IAAF World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada, from 19-25 July 2010.

National sprint double for World Junior defending champion Dexter Lee

Mon, 14 Jun 2010 15:00:00 GMT

14 June 2010 - Reigning World Junior 100m champion Dexter Lee completed the sprint double at Jamaica’s Junior Championships at GC Foster College on Sunday.

Seribe optimistic after 400m victory at Southern Africa Regional junior championships

Mon, 31 May 2010 08:00:00 GMT

31 May 2010 – Maputo, Mozambique - Botswana’s African junior 400m champion Pako Seribe, teammate Thapelo Ketlogetswe and Namibian Strydom van der Wath provided the Southern Africa Region Junior Athletics Championship highlights in Maputo Mozambique (29-30 May).

Rahme’s African Junior Pole Vault record the highlight in Germiston

Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:00:00 GMT

13 April 2010 - Germiston, South Africa - An African junior record from Cheyne Rahme was the highlight of the two-day Yellow Pages South Africa Youth and Junior Championships at Germiston Stadium Ekurhuleni from 10-11 April.

Gordon and James steal the show at CARIFTA Games

Wed, 07 Apr 2010 11:00:00 GMT

7 April 2010 – George Town, Cayman Islands - In July, the world will descend on Moncton, Canada, for the 13th World Junior Championships in Athletics. If last weekend was anything to go by, the Caribbean will be well represented at that meet.

On the road to Moncton…Jamaican School Champs

Sun, 28 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

28 March 2010 - Two maroon-and-gold clad teams, Wolmer’s Boys and Holmwood girls, are the champions of Jamaica High School track & field.

Australia selects 38 for Moncton World Junior Championships

Tue, 23 Mar 2010 10:00:00 GMT

23 March 2010 - A team of 38 rising stars of international track and field has been selected to represent Australia at the 13th IAAF world junior championships in Moncton, Canada, in July.

Gordon takes hurdles double at Trinidad & Tobago Carifta Trials

Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:00:00 GMT

15 March 2010 - Jehue Gordon began his quest for 400m hurdles gold at this summer’s World Junior Championships in Moncton, Canada (July 19-25) by claiming double victories at the Trinidad Tobago Carifta Games trials (13-14 March) at the Hasely Crawford Stadium, Port of Spain, Trinidad.

EVENT REPORT - WOMEN's 60 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:00:00 GMT

The women’s 60m Hurdles semi-finals were the first track event of this afternoon session with the final scheduled to be tonight’s second to last event.

Double triumph for Jackson at Jamaican Carifta trials

Mon, 08 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

8 March 2010 – Kingston, Jamaica - Shericka Jackson of Vere Technical High School was a double winner at Jamaica’s Carifta Games trials, which ended at the National Stadium on Sunday.

Toledo continues to improve Javelin World Youth Best

Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:00:00 GMT

7 March 2010 - Sixteen-year-old Argentinean Braian Toledo bettered the Javelin (700g) World Youth Best by reaching 89.34m on Saturday 6 March in Mar del Plata.

Argentina’s Toledo improves World Youth best in Javelin

Sun, 14 Feb 2010 07:00:00 GMT

14 February 2010 - Sixteen year-old Argentinean Braian Toledo, the bronze medallist at the 2009 IAAF World Youth Championships, improved the Javelin (700g) World Youth Best Performance to 84.85 at a meet in Buenos Aires on 13 February.

With their eyes on Moncton, Austrians set solid early marks

Mon, 08 Feb 2010 09:00:00 GMT

8 February 2010 - Promising Austrian athletes already have their eyes set on the 13th IAAF World Junior Championship in Moncton, Canada, 19-25 Jul 2010.

25th Indian junior nationals

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 00:15:00 GMT

21 November 2009 - Warangal, India – The athletes had to battle with inclement weather at the 25th Indian junior championships which concluded at Warangal on Saturday (21 Nov). The five-day meet held at Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium on a conventional clay-soil track proved to be a nightmare for many of the 1553 athletes here from 24 states of India.

Records fall at Indian Inter-Zonal Junior Championships

Thu, 03 Sep 2009 00:10:00 GMT

3 September 2009 - Chandigarh, India - In a meet that did not produce too many top-level performances, National records by high jumper Nikhil Chittarasu and triple jumper P. Pranav stood out in the National Junior Inter-Zonal Athletics Championships that concluded at Panchkula, near here, on Thursday (Sept 3).

Storl improves World junior Shot Put record to 22.73m

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:00:00 GMT

15 July 2009 - For the second time in a little more than a month, Germany’s David Storl improved the World Junior Record* in the Shot Put (6k).

Cienfuegos' hammer (6kg) flies to World Junior record of 82.93m

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:00:00 GMT

18 June 2009 - Spaniard Javier Cienfuegos in a local competition in Madrid on Wednesday (17) improved the World Junior record* in the Hammer Throw (6kg implement) with a performance of 82.93m, bettering the previous mark established by Russian Yevgeniy Aydamirov with 82.62 metres in 2006.

Germany’s Storl breaks World junior record in the 6 kg Shot Put with 22.34m

Mon, 15 Jun 2009 10:00:00 GMT

15 June 2009 - 18 year-old David Storl crowned the traditional Juniors’ Meeting in Mannheim, Germany, this weekend, when he broke the World junior record in the Shot Put (6 kg).