Current season, competition or edition: 2024 USATF U20 Outdoor Championships | |
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| Sport | Track and field |
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| Founded | 1972 |
| Country | United States |
| Official website | USATF Official website |
The USATF U20 Outdoor Championships, formerly known as the USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships, is an annual outdoor track and field competition organized by USA Track & Field (USATF) which serves as the national championship for American athletes aged under 20. The competition is also used for American national team selection for the IAAF World U20 Championships in even-numbered years and the Pan American U20 Athletics Championships in odd-numbered years.[1][2]
The event was established in 1972 and were originally organized by the Amateur Athletic Union. The Athletics Congress of the USA took over organizational duties in 1980 and the competition was held under the USATF name for the first time in 1993. The men's and women's competitions were held separately from 1972 to 1982, with combined sex championships being held in 1974, and 1978–1980 within that period.[3]
It is held separately from the USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships, which hosts various age category competitions for athletes aged between 8 and 18.[4]
- ^ USATF U20 Outdoor Championships Team Processing USATF
- ^ Florida’s Ansin Sports Complex selected for 2019-20 USATF U20 Championships USATF
- ^ USA Junior Outdoor Track & Field Championships. USATF. Retrieved 2019-09-07.
- ^ 2014 USATF National Junior Olympic Track & Field Championships Athlete Info. USATF. Retrieved 2019-09-07.