August 5, 2026

D’Angelo Brown (Grenada) post 800-meter, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 at Hayward Field, August 5, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Róża Olchawa prepares for the 800-meter dash on August 5, 2026, at the World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26, held at Hayward
Field. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Róża Olchawa, representing Poland, takes off after the starting gun and places second in the 800-meter dash on August 5, 2026, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26, held at Hayward Field. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Family and friends cheer on Mary MacLean, who placed 5th in the women’s 800 meter dash, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 at Hayward Field, August 5, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Gillian Dunn, cheering on Mary Maclean, who placed 5th in the women’s 800-meter dash, covers her mouth amid poor air quality from wildfire smoke, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 at Hayward Field, August 5, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Mascot Legend the Bigfoot dances for athletes and fans, despite poor air quality at Hayward Field, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
A limited number of fans attend the World Athletics U20 Championships due to unsafe air quality conditions. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Joshua Mungin catches his breath after competing in the men’s 800 meters for Great Britain and Northern Ireland, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 at Hayward Field, August 5, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield
Alejandro Ríos celebrates his performance in the men’s 800 meter, after placing first despite running in smoke-filled air with an AQI (air quality index) reading of 176, World Athletics U20 Championships Oregon 26 at Hayward Field, August 5, 2026. Credit: Brooke Taché / Lookout Eugene-Springfield

Brooke Tache is a 2026 intern with the Charles Snowden Program for Excellence in Journalism.