World Athletics U20 Championships
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The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial global track and field competition for under-20 athletes that serves as the premier junior-level championship in the sport.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: World Athletics U20 Championships Context triple: [World Athletics, overseesCompetition, World Athletics U20 Championships]
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World Athletics Championships 2022
The World Athletics Championships 2022 was a major global track and field competition held in Eugene, Oregon, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete for world titles.
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World Athletics Championships 2019
The World Athletics Championships 2019 was the biennial global track and field competition organized by World Athletics, featuring elite athletes from around the world competing for world titles and records.
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USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is the premier annual national meet in the United States where the country’s top athletes compete for national titles and selection to major international competitions.
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European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival is a biennial multi-sport event for young European athletes, organized under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: World Athletics U20 Championships Target entity description: The World Athletics U20 Championships is a biennial global track and field competition for under-20 athletes that serves as the premier junior-level championship in the sport.
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A.
World Athletics Championships 2022
The World Athletics Championships 2022 was a major global track and field competition held in Eugene, Oregon, bringing together elite athletes from around the world to compete for world titles.
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B.
World Athletics Championships 2019
The World Athletics Championships 2019 was the biennial global track and field competition organized by World Athletics, featuring elite athletes from around the world competing for world titles and records.
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C.
USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships
The USA Outdoor Track and Field Championships is the premier annual national meet in the United States where the country’s top athletes compete for national titles and selection to major international competitions.
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D.
European Athletics Championships
The European Athletics Championships is a major continental track and field competition organized by European Athletics, featuring top athletes from across Europe competing in a wide range of events.
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E.
European Youth Olympic Festival
The European Youth Olympic Festival is a biennial multi-sport event for young European athletes, organized under the auspices of the European Olympic Committees.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biennial sporting event
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international athletics competition ⓘ under-20 athletics championship ⓘ |
| ageCategory | under-20 ⓘ |
| ageGroupDefinition | junior (U20) ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
World Athletics U20 Championships
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surface form:
World Junior Championships in Athletics
World Athletics U20 Championships ⓘ
surface form:
World U20 Championships
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| competitionType | outdoor track and field ⓘ |
| continentCoverage |
Africa
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Asia ⓘ Central America and the Caribbean ⓘ
surface form:
Central America and Caribbean
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ Oceania ⓘ South America ⓘ |
| eligibilityRule | athletes must be under 20 years old on 31 December of the competition year ⓘ |
| eventCategory |
combined events
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hurdles ⓘ jumps ⓘ long-distance running ⓘ middle-distance running ⓘ race walking ⓘ relays ⓘ sprints ⓘ throws ⓘ |
| firstHeld | 1986 ⓘ |
| formerName |
World Athletics U20 Championships
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics
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| frequency | biennial ⓘ |
| genderCategories |
men
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women ⓘ |
| governingBody | World Athletics ⓘ |
| governingBodyHeadquarters | Monaco ⓘ |
| hasMedalTypes |
bronze medal
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gold medal ⓘ silver medal ⓘ |
| inauguralHostCity | Athens ⓘ |
| inauguralHostCountry | Greece ⓘ |
| level | junior ⓘ |
| organisedBy | World Athletics ⓘ |
| participantType | national under-20 teams ⓘ |
| purpose | to determine world junior champions in athletics ⓘ |
| rankingSystem | medal table ⓘ |
| relatedCompetition |
Olympic Games athletics competitions
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World Championships in Athletics series ⓘ
surface form:
World Athletics Championships
World Under-18 Championships in Athletics ⓘ
surface form:
World Athletics U18 Championships
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| roleInSport | premier global championship for under-20 athletes in athletics ⓘ |
| scope | global ⓘ |
| sport | athletics ⓘ |
| status | world championship ⓘ |
| typicalVenueType | stadium ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
World Under-20 Championships in Athletics
World Athletics U20 Championships
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formerName
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World Athletics U20 Championships
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics
this entity surface form:
World U20 Championships
this entity surface form:
World Junior Championships in Athletics