World Junior Championships (also Youth World Championship as opposed to Senior World Championship) may refer to: artistic gymnastics: Artistic Gymnastics Junior World Championships association football (soccer): FIFA World Youth Championship, now known as the FIFA U-20 World Cup (also U-17) athletics: IAAF World Junior Championships in Athletics badminton: BWF World Junior Championships, a tournament organized by the Badminton World Federation (BWF) to crown the best junior badminton players (under-19) in the world bandy: Youth Bandy World Championship (U-19, U-23 etc.) baseball: 18U Baseball World Cup (also 15U, 12U), the 18-and-under baseball world championship, International Baseball Federation, World Baseball Softball Confederation basketball: FIBA Under-19 World Championship boxing: AIBA Youth World Boxing Championships, a boxing championship event organised by the AIBA for "Youth" competitors who are between the age of 17–19 years old. It is biennially competition which began in 2008 in Guadalajara, Mexico bridge: World Junior Teams Championship, a bridge competition for zonal teams of players up to about 25 years old pairs and individuals: World Junior Pairs Championship chess: World Junior Chess Championship (U20), an under-20 chess tournament (players must have been under 20 years old on 1 January in the year of competition) organized by the World Chess Federation (FIDE) World Youth Chess Championship (U18, U16, etc.), a chess competition for girls and boys under the age of 8, 10, 12, 14, 16 and 18. Twelve world champions are crowned every year IFSC Climbing World Youth Championships curling: World Junior Curling Championships, an annual curling bonspiel featuring the world's best curlers who are 21 years old or younger fencing: Junior World Fencing Championships (U20), an annual international fencing competition held by the International Fencing Federation for athletes up to 20 years old. They are organised at the same time and venue as the Cadet World Championships held for athletes up to 17 years old figure skating: World Junior Figure Skating Championships golf: Junior World Golf Championships, held in San Diego, California, United States each year, currently in July hockey (field): Men's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup or Women's FIH Hockey Junior World Cup hockey (ice): IIHF World Junior Championship; see also U18 men's and U18 women's netball: World Youth Netball Championships, the world championships of netball for national U21 teams, with all players being aged 21 years or younger orienteering: Junior World Orienteering Championships ski orienteering: Junior World Ski Orienteering Championships rhythmic gymnastics: Rhythmic Gymnastics Junior World Championships rowing: