2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics

The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics.

It was held from 15 August to 20 August at the Chaoyang Sports Centre in Beijing, the capital of the People's Republic of China.

The Championships were dominated by the host nation China, and Kenya.

The United States showed a near complete domination in the relay events.

*   Host nation (China)According to an unofficial count through an unofficial result list,[2] 1350 athletes from 176 countries participated in the event.

An 800 metres win was the first major title for David Rudisha of Kenya.
Artur Noga took the 110 metres hurdles gold for Poland.
Kaliese Spencer of Jamaica won the 400 metres hurdles.