World U20 Championships: records, doubles and tight finals
World U20 champions included record-setters, sprint doubles and close field-event finals on 8 August in Oregon.
Madeline Cooper: 100m hurdles
Result: 12.91 · 1st
Madeline Cooper won the World U20 100m hurdles title in 12.91. The mark equalled her World U20-leading personal best.
Mia Maxwell: 200m
Result: 22.37 · 1st
Mia Maxwell won the 200m in a personal-best 22.37. She completed the World U20 100m-200m sprint double.
Yordanos Tsigab: 3000m
Result: 8:43.56 · 1st
Yordanos Tsigab won the World U20 3000m title in a personal-best 8:43.56. Ethiopia took the event’s gold.
Živa Remic: 800m
Result: 2:03.03 · 1st
Živa Remic won the World U20 800m title in 2:03.03. Slovenia claimed the championship victory.
Le'Ezra Brown: 110m hurdles
Result: 12.72 · 1st
Le'Ezra Brown ran 12.72 to win the 110m hurdles and equal Sasha Zhoya’s World U20 record. Ratification of the record was pending.
Tate Taylor: 200m
Result: 19.83 · 1st
Tate Taylor won the 200m in a championship-record 19.83. The victory completed his World U20 100m-200m sprint double.
Imad Bouchajda: 800m
Result: 1:44.64 · 1st
Imad Bouchajda won the 800m in 1:44.64. The title was Morocco’s first World U20 800m championship win.
Italy: mixed 4x100m relay
Result: 41.21 · 1st
Italy won the inaugural mixed 4x100m title in a World U20 record 41.21. The team was Edwin Fermin Galvan, Elisa Valensin, Francesco Pagliarini and Kelly Doualla.
Liam Belo da Silva: decathlon
Result: 8112 points · 1st
Liam Belo da Silva won the decathlon with 8112 points. The personal best was a Swedish U20 record and the World U20-leading performance.
Daniele Leonardo Inzoli: long jump
Result: 7.97m · 1st
Daniele Leonardo Inzoli won the long jump with 7.97m. He held off Mason McGroder by one centimetre.
Younes Ayachi: high jump
Result: 2.21m · 1st
Younes Ayachi won the high jump on countback after clearing 2.21m at his first attempt. He entered the final as the World U20 leader.
Nicole Krutilová: pole vault
Result: 4.45m · 1st
Nicole Krutilová won the pole vault with a first-attempt clearance of 4.45m. Czechia took the World U20 title.