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 2 1973 Wiesbaden 3 1974 Florence 4 1975 Poitiers 5 1977 Saint-Étienne 6 1981 Salzburg 7 1983 Blankenberge 8 1985 Lanzarote 9 1987 Tel Aviv 10 1989 Messina 11 1991 Budapest 12 1993 Alba 13 1995 Banská Bystrica 14 1997 Cherbourg 15 1999 Reutlingen 16 2001 Málaga 17 2003 Istanbul 18 2005 Vila Real de Santo António 19 2007 Mérignac / Bordeaux 20 2009 Tallinn 21 2011 Bydgoszcz 22 2013 Sokolov 23 2015 Wuhan 24 2017 Nancy 25 2019 Split 26 2023 Trabzon
References
External links ISF Sports Athletics home page