The 2013 World Youth Championships in Athletics was the eighth edition of the biennial international athletics competition for youth (under-18) athletes.

The five-day competition took place between 10 and 14 July at the RSC Olimpiyskiy stadium in Donetsk, Ukraine.

[1] A record 1532 athletes (840 boys and 713 girls) from 165 nations entered themselves for the competition.

[2] Eligible athletes were aged 16 or 17 on 31 December 2013 (born in 1996 or 1997).

*   Host nation (Ukraine)