THE CONNING TOWER by Keith Conning

e-mail: keithconning@aol.com. I have been a fan, athlete, coach, official, prep editor, author, blogger, and photographer since 1953. I have announced the NCAA West, the Pac-12, the Stanford Invitational, the Brutus Hamilton Invitational, the Mt. SAC Relays, the North Coast Section, the Sac-Joaquin Section, and the California State High School Meet. I have attended five Olympic Games and four World Championships. I am a U.S. Correspondent for Track and Field News.

Tuesday, July 12, 2016

Bydgoszcz set to host one of the biggest ever editions of the IAAF World U20 Championships

The IAAF World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz 2016, which will take place from 19-24 July, are on course to become one of the biggest gatherings of athletes in the history of the championships.

With the deadline for the final entries now closed, a total of 1518 athletes (832 men and 686 women) have been entered. It looks set to be the second-biggest World U20 Championships to date, bettered only by the 2012 edition in Barcelona, where 1566 athletes participated.

It will also surpass the figures from the 2008 edition, also held in Bydgoszcz, making it the biggest athletics championships ever held in Poland.

No fewer than 160 IAAF member federations have confirmed their participation in these championships; the most attended edition was in 2006 when 176 countries gathered in Beijing.

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