Youth (athletics)
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Youth is a category of athletics in which athletes compete under the age of 18 years.
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, so here's the practice of sport is important, in particular it is to introduce young people to practice athletics.
Participate in the competitions in this class, athletes who have not completed their eighteenth birthday on 31 December of the Competicion. The IAAF provides a youth development program of athletics, named Youth Programme.
Description an development
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Depression (mood)
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, so here's the practice of sport is important, in particular it is to introduce young people to practice athletics.
Participate in the competitions in this class, athletes who have not completed their eighteenth birthday on 31 December of the Competicion. The IAAF provides a youth development program of athletics, named Youth Programme.
Games and Championships
- IAAF World Youth Championships in AthleticsIAAF World Youth Championships in AthleticsThe IAAF World Youth Championships in Athletics is a global athletics event comprising track and field events for competitors who are 17 or younger . The event is organized by International Association of Athletics Federations . It is held biannually...
, organized by the IAAFInternational Association of Athletics FederationsThe International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
every 2 years - Youth Olympic GamesYouth Olympic GamesThe Youth Olympic Games is an international multi-sport event first held in Singapore from August 14 to August 26, 2010. The games are held every four years in staggered summer and winter events consistent with the current Olympic Games format. The age limitation of the athletes is between 14 to 18...
- Asian Youth GamesAsian Youth GamesThe Asian Youth Games is an international multi-sport event held every four years to complement the current Asian Games. The first Asian Youth Games was hosted by Singapore as a test in preparation for Youth Olympic Games ....
- Commonwealth Youth GamesCommonwealth Youth GamesThe Commonwealth Youth Games are a small-scale version of the Commonwealth Games, designed for the youth of the 71 Commonwealth countries.-History:...
- European Youth Olympic FestivalEuropean Youth Olympic FestivalEuropean Youth Olympic Festival, known by its initials EYOF, is a biennial multi-sport event for youth athletes from the 48 member countries of the association of European Olympic Committees. EYOF has a summer edition, held for the first time in Brussels in 1991, and a winter edition, which began...
- Australian Youth Olympic FestivalAustralian Youth Olympic FestivalThe Australian Youth Olympics Festival is an international multi-sport event organised by the Australian Olympic Committee. It has been held biennially since its first successful event in 2001.-External links:*...
See also
- International Association of Athletics FederationsInternational Association of Athletics FederationsThe International Association of Athletics Federations is the international governing body for the sport of athletics. It was founded in 1912 at its first congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation...
- European Athletic AssociationEuropean Athletic AssociationThe European Athletic Association is the European governing body for the sport of athletics.- History :In 1932, during a meeting of the International Amateur Athletic Federation in Los Angeles, a special committee was designated by the Council with the task of reviewing the conditions for the...
- List of world youth bests in athletics