After the edition held at the Hayward Field in Eugene (Oregon) in 2014 , World Junior Championships will land next year on Russian soil, to be precise in Kazan.
The event (19th-24th July) in the capital of Tatarstan will host the best U20 athletes: to qualify they must achieve the IAAF qualification standards in their specialties but, clearly, the standards imposed by the international federation is a necessary condition but not enough to gain the ticket for Russia, because the national federations may decide to make them further difficult to achieve.
IAAF Qualification Standards for 2016 World Junior Championships in Kazan:
| MEN | EVENT | WOMEN |
| 10″55 | 100m | 12″20 |
| 21″35 | 200m | 24″20 |
| 47″70 | 400m | 55″25 |
| 1’49″50 | 800m | 2’09″20 |
| 3’48″00 | 1500m | 4’28″20 |
| – | 3000m | 9’35″00 |
| 14’15″00 / 8’15″00 (3000m) | 5000m | 16’40″00 |
| 31’10″00 | 10,000m | – |
| 9’10″00 | 3000msc | 10’45″00 |
| – | 100mH | 14″20 |
| 14″20 (0,995 m) | 110mH | – |
| 53″20 | 400mH | 60″75 |
| 44″20 | 10,000 Racewalk | 51″00 |
| No standard | 4×100 | No standard |
| No standard | 4×400 | No standard |
| – | Heptathlon | 5300 punti |
| 7200 punti | Decathlon | – |
| 2,16 m | High Jump | 1,83 m |
| 5,10 m | Pole Vault | 4,05 m |
| 7,55 m | Long Jump | 6,20 m |
| 15,60 m | Triple Jump | 13,00 m |
| 18,25 m (6kg) | Shot Put | 14,50 m |
| 55,00 m (1,75kg) | Discus Throw | 48,00 m |
| 68,00 m (6 kg) | Hammer Throw | 57,50 m |
| 68,70 m | Javelin Throw | 49,50 m |