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The 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2008 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. It will be held in Bydgoszcz in Poland. Image File history File links Current_sport. ... // History Main article: History of sport The development of sports throughout history teaches us a great deal about social changes, and about the nature of sport itself. ... Team mates cooperate to beat the other team Team sport is a term used to distinguish between sports based on one-on-one direct confrontation (such as most raquet sports, boxing or Martial arts) or timed races (such as athletics or swimming), as opposed to those which are practiced between... The World Junior Championships in Athletics are the world championships open for those of age according to junior. ... Bydgoszcz (Polish pronunciation: (?), German: Bromberg, Latin: Bydgostia) is a city in northern Poland, on the Brda and Vistula rivers, with a population of 369,151 (2004). ...

Categories: Future sporting events | World Junior Championships in Athletics | 2008 in sports | Sports festivals hosted in Poland | Track and field athletics stubs The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ... The World Championships in Athletics is an event organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The inaugural World Championships in Athletics were run under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations and were held at the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki, Finland between August 7 and August 14. ... The 2nd World Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Olympic Stadium in Rome, Italy between August 28 and September 6. ... The 3rd World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Olympic Stadium in Tokyo, Japan between August 23 and September 1. ... The 4th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held in the Gottlieb Daimler Stadium, Stuttgart, Germany between August 13 and August 22. ... The 5th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Ullevi Stadium, Gothenburg, Sweden between August 5 and August 13. ... The 6th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Athens, Greece between August 1 and August 10. ... The 7th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Olympic Stadium, Seville, Spain, between the August 20 and August 29. ... The 8th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held at the Commonwealth Stadium, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada between August 3 and August 12 and was the first time the event had visited North America. ... The 9th World Championships in Athletics, under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations, were held from August 23 to August 31, 2003 in the Stade de France in Saint Denis, Paris, France. ... Helsinki Olympic Stadium at the opening day of the 2005 World Championships in Athletics. ... The 11th World Championships in Athletics will take place from August 24 to September 2, 2007 at Nagai Stadium in Osaka, Japan. ... The 2009 World Championships in Athletics will be held in Berlin, Germany, in 2009. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations World Indoor Championships were inaugurated as the World Indoor Games in 1985 in Paris, France and were subsequently renamed in 1987 as they are known today. ... The World Indoor Games were arranged by the IAAF and held in Paris, France in March 1985. ... The 1st IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Indianapolis, United States in March 1989. ... The 2nd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Budapest, Hungary in March 1989. ... The 3rd IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Seville, Spain in March 1991. ... This page meets Wikipedias criteria for speedy deletion. ... The 5th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Barcelona, Spain in March 1995. ... The 6th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Paris-Bercy Omnisports Stadium in Paris, France between March 7 and March 9, 1997. ... The 7th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in Maebashi, Japan between March 5 and March 7, 1999. ... The 8th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held at the Atlantic Pavilion in Lisbon,Portugal between March 9 and March 11, 2001. ... The 9th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics were held in the National Indoor Arena, Birmingham,UK between 14 March and 16 March 2003. ... The 10th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations were held in the Budapest Arena, Hungary between March 5 and March 7, 2004. ... The 11th IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics under the auspices of the International Association of Athletics Federations will be held in Moscow, Russia during March 2006 in the Olimpiyski Sport Complex. ... The 2008 IAAF World Indoor Championships in Athletics will be held in Valencia, Spain in March, 2008 at the Luis Puig Palace. ... The IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics are the world championships open for junior age athletes, organized by the International Association of Athletics Federations. ... The 1st World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1986 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 1988 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1988 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 3rd World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1990 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 4th World Junior Championships in Athletics was the 1992 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 1994 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1994 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 1996 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1996 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 1998 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 1998 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 2000 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2000 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 2002 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2002 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 2004 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2004 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ... The 2006 World Junior Championships in Athletics is the 2006 version of the World Junior Championships in Athletics. ...