U-20 World Athletics Championships in Lima: dates, tickets and favourites

Just as the U-17 Volleyball World Cup is being played in Lima, the Athletics World Cup will also be held here.

There is not much left for the twentieth edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships. This sports festival will develop entirely in Lima and has the aval of the World Athletics, entity rector why is sport a international level.

This World Cup it’s a contest that has been considered of national interest and that is not worth missing for any reason. That is why, here we leave you some keys on a event what will mark and milestone for the Peruvian sport.

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Lima: host of the U-20 World Athletics Championships:

Lima it will be site, by first time in his history, of the U20 World Athletics Championships. This will be the third time that the championship with perform in South America, since, in the 2000, with disputed in Santiago and, in the 2022, in Cali.

Con ability to 7500 spectators, he Videna Athletic Stadiumbuilt for Lima 2019, will be the site, as with the Ibero-American of Athletics U18 (2023) or the recent one South American U20 Athletics Championship.

Dates of the U-20 World Athletics Championships:

He athletic event further important of the globo with will dispute between the August 27 and 31, during five days, a double pace (morning and afternoon sessions), except the last saturday, in which there will only be action in it second round.

Las finales of the 100 meters flat with will dispute he Wednesday 28th in the afternoon, while the evidence of race walking will be the Friday 30th in the morning.

How many athletes will be at the World Athletics Championships?

It has been confirmed the presence of 1720 athletes, all minors of 20 years, coming from 134 countries; what makes this event the one of largest scope never performed in the Peru for one only sports discipline.

Ticket prices for the World Athletics Championships:

Con prices by session of 25 soles adult y 5 soles child, as well as fertilizers for all tournament, attend the World is within reach of all. Los children up to the 14 years will be able to enter for free in company of an adult with Prohibited.

Peruvians at the U-20 World Athletics Championships:

• Light AriasSouth American champion in 5000m.
• Luis HuamanSouth American champion in 3000m.
• Aron Earlsilver in South American, 100m.
• Cayetana Chirinosgold in the Ibero-American
• German Quirozsilver at the Bolivarian Games, 110m hurdles.
• Yadira Orihuelasilver in South American 10,000m race walk.
• Jose Ccosccogold in South American 10,000m race walk.

Peru’s medals at the U-20 World Athletics Championships:

Peru addition two medals in it historical achievements of the U-20 World Cup: in 1998, in Annecy (France), Alfredo Deza Ganoza got the gold medal in high jump; and, does ten years, in it Eugene (USA), Paul Yurivilca achievement bronze in the 10000 metros of march.