The 2017 IAAF World U18 Championships was the tenth and last edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes. The five-day competition took place between 12 and 16 July at the Moi International Sports Centre in Nairobi, Kenya. Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2017 (born in 2000 or 2001).

South Africa topped the medals table with 11 medals, five of them gold, while host nation Kenya finished fourth with four gold and 15 medals in total.

Boycott The United States, Great Britain, Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, South Korea and Italy decided not to take part in the championships for organizational, logistical, and health and safety reasons (concerning athletes still underage).

Medal summary Boys 100 metresTshenolo Lemao 10.57Retshidisitswe Mlenga 10.61Tyreke Wilson 10.65 200 metresRetshidisitswe Mlenga 21.03Tshenolo Lemao 21.12PBLuis Brander 21.23PB 400 metresAntonio Watson 46.59 PBDaniel Williams 46.72 PBColby Jennings 46.77 NR 800 metres Melese Nberet 1:47.12WU18L Tolesa Bodena 1:47.16PB Japhet Kibiwott Toroitich 1:47.82PB 1500 metresGeorge Manangoi 3:47.53 Abebe Dessassa 3:48.65PBBelete Mekonen 3:50.64 3000 metresSelemon Barega 7:47.16PBEdward Zakayo 7:49.17PBStanley Mburu 7:50.64PB 110 metres hurdlesDe'Jour Russell 13.04 CRLu Hao-hua 13.41 Thomas Wanaverbecq 13.55 400 metres hurdlesSokwakhana Zazini 49.27 Moitalel Naadokila 52.06PBBaptiste Christophe 52.21PB 2000 metres steeplechaseLeonard Bett 5:32.52Cleophas Meyan 5:33.07PBAlemu Kitessa 5:42.10 10,000 metres walkZhang Yao 41:12.01WU18LSalavat IlkaevIndependent Athletes 41:24.17PBDominic Ndingiti 41:25.78PB High jumpBreyton Poole 2.24WU18LChima Ihenetu 2.14PBVladyslav Lavskyy 2.11PB Pole vaultMatthias Orban 5.00Christos Tamanis 4.85PBIllya Kravchenko 4.70PB Long jumpMaikel Vidal 7.88WU18LLester Lescay 7.79PBAndreas Samuel Bucsa 7.47 Triple jumpJordan Díaz 17.30WU18BFrixon Chila 15.92PBArnovis Dalmero 15.89 PB Shot putTimo Northoff 20.72WU18LMikhail Samuseu 19.99Jonathan de Lacey Lacey 19.93PB Discus throwClaudio Romero 64.33WU18L Oleksiy Kyrylin 63.98PBMorne Brandon 58.34 Hammer throwMykhaylo Kokhan 82.31 Damneet Singh 74.20 PBRaphael Winkelvoss 71.78 Javelin throwLiu Zhekai 77.54PBJohannes Schlebusch 75.68PBSong Qingshu 73.64 Decathlon Steven Fauvel-Clinch 7559WU18L Olegs Kozakovs 7377PB Leo Neugebauer 7204

Girls 100 metresMizgin Ay 11.62 Magdalena Stefanowicz 11.62PBKevona Davis 11.67 200 metresTalea Prepens 23.51PBJaël Bestué 23.61PBMizgin Ay 23.76PB 400 metresBarbora Malíková 52.74 PBMary Moraa 53.31PBGiovana Rosália dos Santos 53.57 PB 800 metresJackline Wambui 2:01.46 WU18LLydia Jeruto Lagat 2:02.06PBHirut Meshesha 2:06.32 1500 metresLemlem Hailu 4:20.80Sindu Girma 4:22.14Edina Jebitok 4:23.16 3000 metres Abersh Minsewo 9:24.62 Emmaculate Chepkirui 9:24.69Yitayish Mekonene 9:28.46 100 metres hurdles Britany Anderson 12.72 Cyrena Samba-Mayela 12.80 Daszay Freeman 13.09 400 metres hurdles Zeney van der Walt 58.23 Sanique Walker 58.27 Gisèle Wender 59.17PB 2000 metres steeplechase Caren Chebet 6:24.80 WU18LMercy Chepkurui 6:26.10PBEtalemahu Sintayehu 6:35.79 5000 metres walkGlenda Morejón 22:32.30 Meryem Bekmez 22:32.79Elvira KhasanovaIndependent Athletes 22:35.72 High jumpYaroslava Mahuchikh 1.92 CRMartyna Lewandowska 1.82 Lavinja Jürgens 1.79SB Pole vault Niu Chunge 4.20PB Leni Freyja Wildgrube 4.15PB Anna Airault 4.10PB Long jump Gong Luying 6.37PB Lea-Sophie Klik 6.30 Diane Mouillac 6.28PB Triple jump Tan Qiujiao 13.64WU18L Aleksandra Nacheva 13.54PB Zulia Hernández 13.29PB Shot putSelina Dantzler 17.64Yu Tianxiao 17.62PBYue Sun 17.59PB Discus throwSilinda Morales 52.89 Leia Braunagel 51.29 Liu Quantong 50.10 Hammer throwAmanda Almendáriz 71.12WU18LYaritza Martínez 69.75 Katsiaryna Valadkevich 68.17 Javelin throwMarisleisys Duarthe 62.92CRQing Cai 57.01 Dai Qianqian 54.96 HeptathlonMaría Vicente 5612Johanna Seibler 5602Urtė Bačianskaitė 5467

Mixed

4 x 400 metres relay Bruno Benedito da SilvaGiovana Rosália dos SantosJéssica MoreiraAlison dos Santos 3:21.71Shaquena FooteAnthony CoxSanique WalkerAntonio WatsonJoanne Reid*Tyrese Reid* 3:22.23 Gontse MorakeRetshidisitswe MlengaZeney van der WaltSokwakhana Zazini 3:24.45 * Medalists who participated in heats only.

Medal table

Notes Independent Athletes were not included in the official medal table.

See also 2017 Asian Youth Championships in Athletics 2017 African Youth Championships in Athletics

References

External links Official 2017 World U18 Championships website at IAAF Official website