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Ten junior athletes who could excel at senior level

The crowds might have been non-existent but, as Cathal Dennehy witnessed, the World Under-20 Athletics Championships in Lima provided plenty of evidence that the sport is in safe hands
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Lyla Belshaw, European U18 1500m champion, has eyes on LA 2028

The 16-year-old British middle-distance runner impressed this summer with gold in Slovakia but she would love to make her mark at the Olympics
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USA top medals table at World Under-20 Champs in Lima

Americans win eight golds as British team finish the global junior event with one silver and three bronze medals
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Bayanda Walaza seals sprint double at World Under-20 Champs

Britain's Jake Odey-Jordan wins 200m bronze as team-mate Innes FitzGerald is a fine fourth in the 3000m on day four of the event in Lima
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World under-20 100m titles go to Alana Reid and Bayanda Walaza

Brits Nia Wedderburn-Goodison and Teddy Wilson are top Europeans home in the global junior sprint finals but finish outside the medals in Lima
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Five highlights from day one at the World Under-20 Champs

The top junior athletes on the planet are battling for medals in the Peruvian capital of Lima this week
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Teenage sprinter Nia Wedderburn-Goodison going for gold in Lima

European under-18 100m champion talks about her time spent training in Jamaica alongside the best of the best as she heads into the World Under-20 Champs this month
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Ava Lloyd aims to make mark at World Under-20 Champs in Peru

We catch up with the English 800m champion who is targeting the world under-20 1500m podium this month after a breakthrough summer
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Teenage sprinter Divine Iheme excels at England U15 and U17 Champs

National champs in Birmingham incorporated the England under-20 and senior open combined events from July 26-28 with Katarina Johnson-Thompson among the competitors
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Brits name team for World U20 Champs in Lima

Teenagers will face tough competition from the rest of the world in the big junior event in late August
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England dominate SIAB Schools International in Wales

Annual clash of nations unfolded in Carmarthen on July 20 with English athletes winning the team contest
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Three golds for Britain at European U18 Champs

Stars of future in action in Slovakia as middle-distance runners Lyla Belshaw, Katie Pye and Matthew McKenna strike gold
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