--- title: "Pooja Singh leads India's challenge at World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 in Oregon; Largest edition with 1,800+ athletes." sdDatePublished: "2026-08-06T09:18:00Z" source: "https://www.olympics.com/en/news/world-athletics-u20-championships-oregon-2026-schedule-india-live-streaming" topics: - name: "athletics" identifier: "medtop:20000827" - name: "sport" identifier: "medtop:15000000" locations: - "Eugene" - "Oregon" - "Tampere" - "Bydgoszcz" - "Lima" - "United States" - "India" --- Pooja Singh leads India's challenge at World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 in Oregon; Largest edition with 1,800+ athletes. World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: Pooja Singh leads India's challenge in Oregon - full schedule World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: Pooja Singh leads India's challenge in Oregon - full schedule Alongside senior high jump national record holder Pooja Singh, Asian U20 champions Nitin Gupta (5000m race walk) and Shahnavaz Khan (long jump) will also compete. Watch live! A 36-member Indian track and field team will compete at the World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 , scheduled to be held at Hayward Field in Eugene, Oregon, USA, from August 5 to 9. The Indian contingent comprises 23 men and 13 women and heads to Oregon after recording its best-ever performance outside home soil at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships in May. India finished second behind the People's Republic of China at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships 2026 in Hong Kong China, with a haul of 19 medals, including 10 gold. Teenage high jumper Pooja Singh , who is also the senior Asian high jump champion, will spearhead the country’s challenge in Oregon. The 19-year-old Indian athlete won the women's high jump gold medal at the Asian U20 Athletics Championships after clearing 1.93m to set a new senior national record and erase the championship mark that had stood since 2006. Her winning clearance bettered the previous Indian national record of 1.92m, set by Sahana Kumari in 2012, and also secured qualification for the Commonwealth Games 2026 , where she finished eighth after clearing 1.77m in difficult rainy conditions. Asian U20 champions Nitin Gupta (men's 5000m race walk) and Shahnavaz Khan (men's long jump) will also be among India's medal hopes in Oregon. India will hope to carry that momentum into Oregon, where more than 1800 athletes from 147 member federations will compete in the largest edition of the World Athletics U20 Championships. The previous participation record of 1558 athletes was set at Lima 2024. India fielded a 43-member squad at Lima 2024 and returned with one medal after Aarti claimed bronze in the women's 10000m race walk. India has enjoyed memorable moments at the World Athletics U20 Championships over the years. Neeraj Chopra became the country's first world U20 champion after winning the men's javelin throw title with a world U20 record of 86.48m at Bydgoszcz 2016. Hima Das followed by becoming India's first track world U20 champion after winning the women's 400m gold at Tampere 2018. Where to watch World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 live in India Live streaming of the World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 in India will be available on World Athletics+. There will be no live telecast of the event on any TV channel in India. World Athletics U20 Championships 2026 schedule All timings are in Indian Standard Time (IST) 100m hurdles heptathlon heats - 10:30 PM Men’s javelin throw qualification A - 10:33 PM 4x400m mixed relay round 1 - 10:52 PM Men’s hammer throw qualification A - 11:15 PM High jump heptathlon - 11:20 PM Women’s 100m round 1 - 11:24 PM Men’s javelin throw qualification B - 11:50 PM Men’s 100m round 1 - 12:14 AM Men’s hammer throw qualification B - 12:45 AM Men’s 800m round 1 - 1:05 AM Women’s long jump qualification - 1:10 AM Men’s shot put qualification - 1:45 AM Women’s 800m round 1 - 1:55 AM Women’s pole vault qualification - 6:30 AM Women’s discus throw qualification A - 6:30 AM Women’s 100m semi-finals - 6:35 AM Shot put heptathlon - 6:50 AM Men’s 100m semi-finals - 6:58 AM Women’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 - 7:30 AM Women’s discus throw qualification B - 7:50 AM 200m heptathlon heats - 8:05 AM Men’s shot put final - 8:20 AM Women’s 5000m final - 8:25 AM Men’s 5000m final - 8:52 AM 4x400m mixed relay final - 9:20 AM Women’s shot put qualification - 10:30 PM Women’s 400m hurdles round 1 - 10:32 PM Long jump heptathlon - 10:55 PM Men’s 400m hurdles round 1 - 11:15 PM Men’s high jump qualification - 11:35 PM 4x100m mixed relay round 1 - 12:07 AM Men’s triple jump qualification - 12:20 AM Women’s 400m round 1 - 12:25 AM Javelin throw heptathlon - 1:00 AM Men’s 400m round 1 - 1:10 AM Men’s 3000m steeplechase round 1 - 2:02 AM Men’s pole vault qualification - 6:35 AM Women’s discus throw final - 6:35 AM 800m heptathlon - 6:40 AM Women’s 1500m round 1 - 7:00 AM Women’s shot put final - 7:35 AM Women’s 1500m round 1 - 7:38 AM Women’s long jump final - 7:58 AM Men’s 400m semi-finals - 8:12 AM Women’s 400m semi-finals - 8:35 AM Women’s 100m final - 9:05 AM Men’s 100m final - 9:20 AM Women’s javelin throw qualification A - 10:30 PM Men’s 100m decathlon heats - 10:30 PM Women’s hammer throw qualification A - 10:35 PM Women’s 100m hurdles round 1 - 11:00 PM Men’s long jump decathlon - 11:15 PM Women’s high jump qualification - 11:35 PM Men’s 110m hurdles round 1 - 11:50 PM Women’s hammer throw qualification B - 12:00 AM Women’s javelin throw qualification B - 12:07 AM Women’s 200m round 1 - 12:45 AM Men’s long jump qualification - 1:13 AM Men’s 200m round 1 - 1:40 AM Men’s shot put decathlon - 1:50 AM Men’s high jump decathlon - 5:30 AM Men’s hammer throw final - 5:35 AM Women’s 100m hurdles semi-finals - 7:45 AM Men’s 110m hurdles semi-finals - 8:10 AM Women’s 800m semi-finals - 8:35 AM Men’s triple jump final - 8:55 AM Men’s 800m semi-finals - 9:00 AM Women’s 200m semi-finals - 9:25 AM Men’s 200m semi-finals - 9:48 AM Women’s 3000m steeplechase final - 10:10 AM Men’s javelin throw final - 10:15 AM Men’s 400m decathlon - 10:30 AM Men’s 3000m final - 10:53 AM Women’s 400m final - 11:15 AM Men’s 400m final - 11:23 AM Men’s 110m hurdles decathlon - 10:30 PM Women’s triple jump qualification - 10:35 PM Men’s 5000m race walk final - 10:55 PM Men’s discus throw decathlon - 11:15 PM Women’s 5000m race walk final - 11:30 PM 4x400m relay round 1 - 12:10 AM Discus throw decathlon - 12:25 AM 4x400m relay round 1 - 12:40 AM Men’s pole vault decathlon - 12:55 AM Women’s 4x100m relay round 1 - 1:10 AM Men’s discus throw qualification A - 1:20 AM Men’s 4x100m relay round 1 - 1:40 AM Men’s pole vault decathlon - 1:45 AM Men’s discus throw qualification B - 2:30 AM Men’s javelin throw decathlon - 6:30 AM 4x100m mixed relay final - 6:35 AM Men’s high jump final - 6:35 AM Women’s 400m hurdles semi-finals - 6:45 AM Women’s Pole vault final - 7:15 AM Men’s 400m hurdles semi-finals - 7:11 AM Men’s javelin throw decathlon - 7:35 AM Men’s 800m final - 7:38 AM Men’s long jump final - 7:40 AM Women’s 800m final - 7:53 AM Women’s 100m hurdles final - 8:05 AM Men’s 110m hurdles final - 8:15 AM Women’s 3000m final - 8:25 AM Men’s 200m final - 8:50 AM Men’s 1500m decathlon - 9:03 AM Women’s 200m final - 9:20 AM Women’s hammer throw final - 12:35 AM Men’s discus throw final - 12:40 AM Men’s pole vault final - 12:45 AM Women’s high jump final - 1:00 AM Women’s 4x100m relay final - 1:33 AM Women’s triple jump final - 1:42 AM Men’s 4x100m relay final - 1:45 AM Women’s 400m hurdles final - 2:00 AM Men’s 400m hurdles final - 2:10 AM Women’s javelin throw final - 2:18 AM Women’s 1500m final - 2:22 AM Men’s 3000m steeplechase final - 2:34 AM Men’s 1500m final - 2:55 AM Women’s 4x400m relay final - 3:12 AM Men’s 4x400m relay final - 3:25 AM World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: India's entry list Men : Nitin Gupta (5000m race walk), K. Ambriesh (high jump), Uwin Anand Ananthan (800m), R.C. Jithin Arjunan (long jump), Mohammed Ashfaq (400m), Basant (high jump), T. Dharanidharan (javelin throw), Shahnavaz Khan (long jump), J. Krishna (4x100m relay), Amit Kumar (400m hurdles), Ranjith Kumar (4x400m relay), Nishchay (discus throw), Aditya Pisal (4x100m relay), Nakul Prabhu (4x400m relay), Dhanush Raj (triple jump), Piyush Raj (400m, 4x400m relay), Anshu Rajak (4x100m relay), P. Royshan (triple jump), Sayed Sabeer (4x400m relay), Neil Samraj (4x100m relay), Rudra Shinde (4x100m relay), Mogali Venkatram (800m), Ashish Yadav (javelin throw). Women : Aarti (4x100m relay), Anshu (shot put), Thiya Arumugam (4x400m relay), G. Bhavana (4x100m relay), Rujula Amol Bhonsle (4x100m relay), Tanu Chaudhary (400m hurdles), Amanat Kamboj (discus throw), Tahura Khatun (4x400m relay), Bhoomika Nehate (4x400m relay), Pooja Singh (high jump), Poonam (javelin throw), Ananya Suresh (4x100m relay), Kajal Hirabhai Vaja (4x100m relay). 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