The 2010 World Junior Championships in Athletics was an international athletics competition for athletes under the age of 20 which was held at the Moncton Stadium in Moncton , New Brunswick , Canada from 19 to 25 July 2010.[ 1] athletics events were contested at the Championships, 22 by male and 22 by female athletes. It was the second time that the event took place in Canada, after the 1988 edition in Sudbury . This became the last event announced by Scott Davis .
The New Moncton Stadium was built specifically to host the championships Katsiaryna Artsiukh of Belarus, the winner of the women's 400 m hurdles title,[ 2] Metenolone (a banned steroid) on the day of her victory. She was banned from the sport for two years.[ 3]
Opening ceremony
The competition opened the evening of 19 July and, following a ninety-minute light and music presentation, the championships were officially opened by the Prime Minister of Canada Stephen Harper and Gary Lunn , the Minister for Sport . One event was held on the first day, the women's 3000 metres , and the Prime Minister awarded Mercy Cherono with the first gold medal of the competition.[ 4]
Track
Field
Track
Field
Medal table
Mutaz Essa Barshim won Qatar's only gold in the men's high jump.Kirani James of Grenada won 400 m gold after his silver in 2008.Dafne Schippers won the heptathlon gold for the Netherlands. * Host nation (Canada )
All Information taken from IAAF's website.
Participation
According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[ 24] [ 25]
See also
References
^ "Council Selects Four New Venues for Future Events – IAAF Council Meeting, Day Two" . IAAF. 2006-03-29. Archived from the original on 14 August 2007. Retrieved 2007-08-23 .^ Women's 400m Hurdles Final . IAAF (2010-07-24). Retrieved on 2010-12-28.^ 2010-11-10 Athletes Currently Suspended . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-12-28.^ Martin, David (2010-07-19). World Junior Championships open in Moncton as Mercy Cherono defends 3000m title . IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-07-20.
^ Men's 100m final . IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.^ Men's 200m Final . IAAF (2010-07-24). Retrieved on 2010-07-26.^ Gains, Paul (2010-07-22). 'I think I jumped the gun,' Lee suffers shock DQ in 200 heats . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-25.
^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Kirani James – champion but not a happy one! . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
^ Andrews Earns Bronze Medal at 2010 IAAF World Junior Championships . Letsrun.com (2010-07-25). Retrieved on 2010-07-25.^ Beard, Matthew & De Casparis, Lena (2009-06-04). House of the rising runners: Top Kenyan athletes train from a semi in Teddington Archived July 1, 2010, at the Wayback Machine . London Evening Standard
^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-21). Men's 10,000m Final . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
^ Raynor, Kayon (2010-07-23). Manyonga follows in Mokoena's footsteps . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
^ "Canada breaks through at world junior track championships" . The Globe and Mail . 2010-07-21. Archived from the original on 24 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-21 .^ "Kiwi wins gold at world junior athletics championships" . Fairfax New Zealand Limited. 2010-07-21. Retrieved 2010-07-21 .^ Decathlon – Day Two . IAAF (2010-07-22). Retrieved on 2010-07-22.^ Arcoleo, Laura (2010-07-22). Women's 100m final . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Williams adds 200 silver to 100 gold . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
^ Reid, Paul (2010-07-23). Miller upsets favourites to take 400 gold . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
^ "2010 World Junior Championships – Women's 3000m Final" . IAAF. 2010-07-20. Archived from the original on 23 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-20 .^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-22). Women's 5000m final Archived 2010-11-24 at the Wayback Machine . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
^ Morse, Parker (2010-07-23). Thrilling Steeplechase final sees records fall aplenty . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
^ Martin, David (2010-07-21). Moncton 2010 – Russians blitz of one-two in Race Walk final – Day Three Morning WRAP . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-22.
^ "2010 World Junior Championships – Women's High Jump Final" . IAAF. 2010-07-25. Archived from the original on 26 July 2010. Retrieved 2010-07-25 .^ Peters, Lionel; Magnusson, Tomas, WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS WJC - 2010 Moncton CAN Jul 19-25 the original on 9 March 2014, retrieved 13 June 2015 ^ IAAF WORLD JUNIOR CHAMPIONSHIPS - Eugene 2014 - FACTS & FIGURES (PDF) , IAAF , p. 5, retrieved 13 June 2015
Daily session reports Martin, David (2010-07-20). Moncton 2010 – Lee progresses easily to next round in the heat and humidity – Day one Morning WRAP . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-20). Moncton 2010 – Masai scorches to 10,000m victory as Arcanjo wins Shot Put – Day One Evening WRAP . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-21). Moncton 2010 – Russians blitz of one-two in Race Walk final – Day Three Morning WRAP . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-21). Lee and Williams celebrate 100m victories – Day Three Evening session Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-22). Lee disqualified for false start as torrential rain delays field events in Moncton – Day Four Morning Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-22). Moncton 2010 – Kenya's Ndiku thwarts rivals with gun-to-tape 1500 win – Day Four Evening Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-23). Filipchuk wins but Cai denies another Russian one-two in race walk – Day five morning wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-24). Stormy Kendrik finishes like a thunderbolt to win USA’s first championships gold – Day Five Evening Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-24). Artsiukh’s blazing turn of speed in final 100 secures 400m Hurdles success – Day six Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
Martin, David (2010-07-25). Bogale wins 1500m but Ireland’s Mageean takes historical silver – Final Day Wrap . IAAF . Retrieved on 2010-07-26.
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