World Athletics U20 Championships 2026: Jayden DeLeon claims emphatic men's 400m title, Olympic medallist Quincy Wilson second

At the 2026 World Athletics U20 Championships in Eugene, USA's Jayden DeLeon won the men's 400m final with a championship record of 44.47 seconds on August 7. The 18-year-old from Maryland overtook South Africa's Leendert Koekemoer and Olympic medallist Quincy Wilson in the final metres to claim his first world title at any level. Wilson finished second in a season's best of 44.62, while Koekemoer took bronze in 44.96.