38 athletes from 26 countries were originally entered to the competition, even though the first published entry list featured 43 athletes from 27 countries.[2][3]
Records
U20 standing records prior to the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships were as follows:[4]
Round 1 took place on 3 August, with the 38 athletes involved being split into 3 heats.[5] The first 3 athletes in each heat ( Q ) and the next 6 fastest ( q ) qualified to the final.[6] The overall results were as follows:[7]