2017 European Athletics U20 Championships


The 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships were the 24th edition of the biennial European U20 athletics championships. They were held in Grosseto, Italy from 20 July to 23 July.
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Participation

According to an unofficial count, 1,227 athletes from 47 countries participated in the event.

Belarusian National Anthem Error

During the medal ceremony for the women’s triple jump, the wrong national anthem was mistakenly played instead of Belarus’s to celebrate Viyaleta Skvartsova’s victory. In response, the Belarusian athlete left the podium before the end of the ceremony. The scene was filmed and published on the YouTube channel, confirming the incident. The organizers later apologized and offered to hold a new ceremony.