MOWA Collectors' Card for Nicola Olyslagers (© MOWA)
Five new athlete designs have been added to the Museum of World Athletics (MOWA) Collectors’ Cards series and will debut at the MOWA Indoor Athletics Exhibition Kujawy Pomorze 26 in Toruń, Poland.
The exhibition, located at Toruń Plaza in the city centre, was officially opened on 20 February and forms part of the activations surrounding the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, which will take place from 20-22 March.
The latest additions to the Collectors’ Cards series highlight athletes whose careers are represented in the World Athletics Heritage Collection through artefacts generously donated to the MOWA.
All five athletes selected for the new cards have enjoyed notable success in indoor competition, reflecting the theme of the Toruń exhibition and the upcoming World Indoor Championships.
The five new cards feature:
• No. 71 Nelli Cooman (NED) 60m – spikes worn when setting the 60m world indoor record in 1986
• No.72 Jakob Ingebrigtsen (NOR) 1500m – bodysuit and bib from the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22
• No. 73 Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) high jump – notebook featuring the two-time world indoor champion’s own artwork
• No. 74 Marcus O’Sullivan (IRL) 1500m – singlet from the World Indoor Championships Indianapolis 1987
• No. 75 Frank O’Mara (IRL) 3000m – singlet and bib from the World Indoor Championships Seville 1991
MOWA Collectors' Card for Frank O’Mara (© MOWA)
Visitors to the MOWA Indoor Athletics Exhibition Kujawy Pomorze 26 will be able to obtain the new cards from Thursday 19 March, while stocks last. From the same day, the cards will also be available via the online MOWA platform.
With the addition of these five new designs, the series now comprises 75 cards in total. A list of the first 70 cards in the collection can be viewed here. The full set can be explored through the online MOWA platform, where individual cards can be requested free of charge
MOWA Donation Ceremony
A highlight of the exhibition’s programme will be the MOWA Donation Ceremony, which will take place at the exhibition venue at 3:00pm on Saturday 21 March, between the morning and evening sessions of the World Indoor Championships.
The ceremony will be hosted by World Athletics President Sebastian Coe together with Michael H. Burke, Founding Patron of MOWA, and will feature a group of distinguished athletes who will contribute items from their careers to the World Athletics Heritage Collection.
MOWA Collectors' Card for Nelli Cooman (© MOWA)
The athletes who will make donations during the ceremony are:
• Nelli Cooman (NED), two-time world indoor 60m champion
• Sebastian Chmara (POL), first Pole to win a world indoor gold medal (heptathlon in 1999)
• Daniel Komen (KEN), set 3000m and 5000m world indoor records in 1998
• Adam Kszczot (POL), 800m world indoor champion in 2018
• Noureddine Morceli (ALG), 1500m world indoor champion and record-holder in 1991
• Pawel Wojciechowski (POL), pole vault world champion in 2011 and WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 ambassador
The MOWA Indoor Athletics Exhibition Kujawy Pomorze 26 presents a selection of artefacts, images and stories from the World Athletics Heritage Collection highlighting the history of indoor athletics since 1970, alongside displays celebrating the history of the Polish Athletic Association since its foundation in 1919.
Pierre-Jean Vazel for World Athletics Heritage
MOWA exhibition details
Date: Friday 20 February – Sunday 22 March 2026
Location: Toruń PLAZA, Centrum Handlowo–Rozrywkowe, ul. Broniewskiego 90, 87-100 Toruń
Opening hours: 9:00am – 9:00pm daily
Admission: free
