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| First event | 1973  Athens |
|---|---|
| Occur every | 2 years |
| Last event | 2023  Trabzon |
| Next event | 2025 |
The World School Athletics Championship is a sport of athletics international championship for under-18 athletes, part of the International School Sport Federation ISF World Schools Championships. With some exceptions, it has been held on a biennial basis since its inception in 1971.
Athletes are represented by both their school and their country. Some nations such as Nigeria hold trials races to decide their teams, while others choose teams by selection. The event was formerly known as the NSSF World School Athletics Championship.
Editions
The championships have been held 26 times since 1973.
| Edition | Year | City | Country |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1973 | Athens | Greece
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| 2 | 1973 | Wiesbaden |  Germany
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| 3 | 1974 | Florence |  Italy
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| 4 | 1975 | Poitiers |  France
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| 5 | 1977 | Saint Etienne | France
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| 6 | 1981 | Salzburg |  Austria
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| 7 | 1983 | Blankenberge |  Belgium
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| 8 | 1985 | Lanzarote |  Spain
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| 9 | 1987 | Tel Aviv |  Israel
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| 10 | 1989 | Messina | Italy
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| 11 | 1991 | Budapest |  Hungary
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| 12 | 1993 | Alba | Italy
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| 13 | 1995 | Banská Bystrica |  Slovenia
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| 14 | 1997 | Cherbourg | France
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| 15 | 1999 | Reutlingen | Germany
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| 16 | 2001 | Malaga | Spain
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| 17 | 2003 | Istanbul | Turkey
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| 18 | 2005 | Vila Real de Santo António |  Portugal
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| 19 | 2007 | Mérignac, Gironde / Bordeaux | France
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| 20 | 2009 | Tallinn |  Estonia
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| 21 | 2011 | Bydgoszcz |  Poland
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| 22 | 2013 | Sokolov |  Czech Republic
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| 23 | 2015 | Wuhan |  China
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| 24 | 2017 | Nancy | France
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| 25 | 2019 | Split |  Croatia
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| 26 | 2023 | Trabzon | Turkey
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References
- "ISF WORLD SCHOOL ATHLETICS CHAMPIONSHIP 2023" (PDF). ISF Sports.
- Nigeria, Guardian (18 January 2023). "NSSF World School Athletics trials hold in Abeokuta". The Guardian Nigeria News - Nigeria and World News. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- Grace, Shalom (27 January 2023). "Anambra-Born Ezechukwuchiri Wins U-18 High Jump At World School Athletics Trials |". thenews-chronicle.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- "Athletics | International School Sport Federation". www.isfsports.org. Retrieved 9 December 2023.