Pre-selected athletes

Eight athletes have been pre-selected for the Colombian team at the World Athletics U20 Championships Cali 22:

Valentina Barrios Bornacelli – javelin throw
Nerli Juliana Cantoni – long jump
Reinaldo Yair Delgado – 3,000m steeplechase
Carlis Yesid Flores – 100m, 4x100m relay
Natalia Carolina Linares – long jump, 4x100m relay
Estrella Marina Lobo – triple jump, 4x100m relay
Laura Patricia Martinez – 100m, 4x100m relay
Maria Alejandra Murillo – 100m hurdles, 400m hurdles, 4x100m relay and 4x400m relay

Reigning champions

The World Athletics U20 Championships returns in Cali just one year after the last edition in Nairobi, Kenya. As a result, there are 16 reigning individual world U20 champions who will be eligible to defend their titles in Cali.