<ul>
<li>World record under threat as two of the fastest men in short track history go for gold</li>
<li>2022 champion Jereem Richards aiming to reclaim title</li>
<li>New rules set to change dynamic in medal decider</li>
</ul>
Two of the three fastest short track 400m runners in history &ndash; Christopher Morales Williams of Canada and USA&rsquo;s Khaleb McRae &ndash; are set to clash as they chase their first individual global medals.
But in a race loaded with quality, they&rsquo;ll face a stiff challenge from the new European indoor record holder, Attila Molnar of Hungary, along with the 2022 world indoor champion Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago.
The battle for gold will have an intriguing new element given the revised format for the indoor 400m, with a maximum of four athletes in each race, using lanes three to six &ndash; a change aimed at reducing the disadvantage previously experienced by athletes drawn in lanes one and two.
As a result, the 400m final will be split into two sections, with four in each race and the three fastest overall times determining the medallists.
McRae will go into the event as the favourite after a hugely impressive season. The 25-year-old clocked a world short track record, pending ratification, of 44.52 in Fayetteville in February. He also produced a convincing win at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting in Boston in January, clocking 45.38.
Having helped USA to 4x400m silver at the World Championships in Tokyo last year, he looks poised to claim his first individual global medal in Kujawy Pomorze, although nothing is assured when it comes to the indoor 400m. The US challenge is especially strong given the presence of his teammate Chris Robinson, the 2023 NCAA 400m hurdles champion who was runner-up to McRae at their national indoor championships, clocking an indoor PB of 45.36 to McRae&rsquo;s 45.01.
Morales Williams is also sure to be in contention, having run 44.80 on his most recent outing in Clemson in mid-February. His indoor PB of 44.49 from 2024 puts him atop the world short track all-time list, but that was not ratified as a world record due to an issue with the starting blocks.
The 21-year-old finished fifth in the world indoor final last year in Nanjing but should improve on that if he can bring his recent form to Kujawy Pomorze.
The same is true for Molnar, the 24-year-old Hungarian who has taken a step forward in 2026, breaking the European short track record with 45.01 in Ostrava last month. The European indoor champion was fourth in last year&rsquo;s world indoor 400m final and fifth in 2024. Having helped Hungary to world indoor 4x400m bronze last year, he looks capable of winning his first individual global medal here.
Jereem Richards has vast experience at this level, having won the world indoor 400m title in 2022, and the 32-year-old is coming off a breakthrough year after setting a national record of 43.72 to earn 400m silver at the World Championships in Tokyo. The US-based athlete produced a solid showing on his sole indoor outing over 400m this season, clocking 45.56 in Fayetteville last month.
France&rsquo;s Muhammad Abdallah Kounta, Czechia&rsquo;s Tomas Horak and Kenya&rsquo;s Brian Onyari Tinega will also have their eyes on a place in the final, with respective season&rsquo;s bests of 45.62, 45.64 and 45.68. Brazil&rsquo;s Matheus Lima, who was sixth in last year&rsquo;s world indoor final, will hope for a similar showing, having won the national indoor title in 45.54 in January.
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Expected highlights in the men's 400m

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: men's 400m

<ul>
<li>Norway&rsquo;s Henriette J&aelig;ger top-ranked and ready for another podium flourish</li>
<li>Lieke Klaver hopes to claim first individual global title</li>
<li>Slovakia, Spain and hosts Poland also carry strong medal hopes</li>
</ul>
A year after taking 400m bronze in Nanjing, Norway&rsquo;s 22-year-old Henriette J&aelig;ger has the prospect of doing even better at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
Dutch athlete Lieke Klaver, overall women&rsquo;s 400m winner in this year&rsquo;s World Athletics Indoor Tour, will also fancy her chances, while strong challenges are expected from Slovakia&rsquo;s Emma Zapletalova and home athlete Natalia Bukowiecka.
The event will be without 2025 winner Amber Anning, world leader Ella Onojuvwevwo and NCAA indoor champion Dejanea Oakley, which means that Jaeger travels to Poland as the fastest 400m entrant based on this season&rsquo;s times, thanks to the 50.62 she recorded in Metz, just 0.18 shy of the PB she set last year.
But while Klaver &ndash; who won mixed 4x400m gold at the Paris 2024 Olympics &ndash; has run 51.00 this season, she is the fastest in the field with a short track personal best of 50.10.
She will also be buoyed by the memory of her victory at last year&rsquo;s European Indoor Championships on home soil in Apeldoorn, where she clocked 50.38 to finish ahead of Jaeger, who clocked 50.45 for silver.
It could be Klaver&rsquo;s best opportunity yet to earn an individual global title, but she won&rsquo;t underestimate the challenge from competitors such as world 400m hurdles bronze medallist Zapletalova, who clocked 50.78 as she followed Jaeger home in Metz.
Also contending for a medal will be Poland&rsquo;s own Bukowiecka, who clocked 50.97 last month in the Kujawsko-Pomorska arena where the championships will be held.
And home fans will have fingers crossed that their long-time favourite Justyna Swiety-Ersetic, European champion in 2018 and possessor of four World Indoor Championship relay medals will be able to produce another flourish at the age of 33.
Other medal contenders will be present in Spain&rsquo;s Paula Sevilla, who equalled the national record of 50.99 in taking European indoor bronze last year and who has a 2026 best of 51.69.
The top US performer looks likely to be Rosey Effiong, who has run 51.53 this year but has a best of 50.54.
Also in the hunt will be Czechia&rsquo;s Lurdes Gloria Manuel, who has run a best of 51.03 this season, Klaver&rsquo;s teammate Myrte van der Schoot, who has clocked 51.33, and Kenyan record-holder Mercy Oketch.
In the absence of Anning, Britain&rsquo;s banner will be carried by Yemi Mary John, who has set a personal best of 51.55 this season.
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Expected highlights in the women's 400m

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 400m

The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP), in partnership with World Athletics, is again inviting fans across the world to nominate moments that epitomise fair play with a view to recognising one standout athlete or moment at the World Athletics Awards later this year.
Launching ahead of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 taking place from 20-22 March, the nominations period includes all World Athletics Series events and the Ultimate Championship as well as Wanda Diamond League and World Athletics Continental Tour meetings throughout 2026.
A jury has been empanelled to review the nominations and select the three finalists.
<h3>Jury members</h3>
Valerie Adams &ndash; World Athletics Athletes&rsquo; Commission Chair Sally Pearson &ndash; Olympic and world 100m hurdles gold medallist Paula Radcliffe &ndash; former world marathon record-holder Jon Ridgeon &ndash; World Athletics CEO Sunil Sabharwal &ndash; International Fair Play Committee President Tim Van de Velde &ndash; 2025 Fair Play Award winner
Fans will then cast their votes through the World Athletics social media channels for the moment that they feel best exemplifies fair play. These votes will be combined with the votes from the jury to determine the winner of the Fair Play Award. The winner will be revealed at the World Athletics Awards later in the year.
To nominate an athlete or moment for the Fair Play Award, please email <a href="mailto:fairplayaward@worldathletics.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fairplayaward@worldathletics.org</a>.
Tim Van de Velde was the recipient of last year&rsquo;s award, following his selfless act to help another athlete during the 3000m steeplechase heats at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25. Carlos San Martin was injured during a fall earlier in their heat and, as they approached the finish line, Van de Velde decided to turn back to help San Martin to cross the finish line &ndash; fully aware that it might lead to his disqualification.
<h3>About CIFP</h3>
The International Fair Play Committee (CIFP) is an IOC-recognised organisation founded in 1963 by UNESCO and leading international sports governing bodies. For more than 60 years, the CIFP has served as the global guardian of sporting ethics, honouring those who prioritise integrity and the human spirit over victory at any cost. Through its prestigious World Fair Play Awards and global educational initiatives, the CIFP ensures that the fundamental values of sport &ndash; respect, friendship, and fair play &ndash; are preserved for future generations. CIFP&rsquo;s first collaboration with World Athletics dates back to the 2003 World Athletics Championships in Paris. Thirteen awards have been handed out since then. For more information, visit <a href="https://www.fairplayinternational.org" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.fairplayinternational.org</a>.
World Athletics

The nominations period includes all World Athletics Series events and Continental Tour events throughout the course of the year

World Athletics and CIFP invite fans to nominate fair play moments for 2026

<ul>
<li>US newcomer Jordan Anthony, world leader at 6.43, seeking first global title</li>
<li>Jamaica&rsquo;s world and Olympic silver medallist Kishane Thompson in personal best form</li>
<li>Britain&rsquo;s defending champion Jeremiah Azu in good order between the two sprint superpowers</li>
</ul>
Jeremiah Azu has good reason to believe in his chances of retaining the 60m title he won in Nanjing last year, having lowered his personal best to 6.47 this month.
But the 24-year-old Briton will find himself operating between two long-established power blocs in sprinting as the United States and Jamaica bring their top talents into action.
Azu is tied on the season list with Jamaica&rsquo;s 22-year-old world 200m bronze medallist Bryan Levell and 30-year-old Trayvon Bromell, who won this title 10 years ago in Portland, and who helped the United States win world 4x100m gold in Tokyo last September.
Bromell has an indoor best of 6.42 and a season&rsquo;s best of 6.47. 2024 world indoor bronze medallist Ackeem Blake also has a PB of 6.42, set outdoors in 2023, while his indoor PB is 6.45.
The battle for gold, however, looks likely to involve the two men who top this super-talented field &ndash; Jordan Anthony of the United States and Jamaica&rsquo;s Kishane Thompson.
Anthony, 21, has made an electrifying start to his professional career after years of accolade in the NCAA 60m and 100m events. His time of 6.43, clocked in Fayetteville last month, tops this year&rsquo;s world list and puts him joint ninth on the world indoor all-time list.
This month he won the 60m at the USATF Indoor Championships in 6.45, ahead of Bromell and his training partner Noah Lyles, the Olympic 100m champion, who clocked 6.51.
A couple of days earlier Thompson, the world and Olympic 100m silver medallist, had made his own statement of intent in clocking an outdoor personal best of 6.46 (0.7m/s) at the Gibson McCook Relays in Kingston, beating Levell and Blake in the process.
Eloy Benitez, meanwhile, will be seeking redemption. The Puerto Rican sprinter looked in great form when winning his heat and semifinal at last year&rsquo;s World Indoors before pulling up injured in the final. This year he has reduced his PB to 6.48.
Other likely contenders include Brazil&rsquo;s Eric Cardosa, who has run 6.49 this year, and New Zealand&rsquo;s Tiaan Whelpton, who has clocked 6.50. Home hopes will rest with Oliwer Wdowik, who has run a personal best of 6.54 this season.
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Expected highlights in the men's 60m

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: men's 60m

<ul>
<li>Joint world leaders Julien Alfred and Zaynab Dosso renew rivalry</li>
<li>Two medallists from 2025 return, Dosso joined by Patrizia van der Weken</li>
<li>Ewa Swoboda leads home hopes</li>
</ul>
The women&rsquo;s world 60m lead is shared by two athletes &ndash; Julien Alfred and Zaynab Dosso &ndash; and they will go head to head at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
Both athletes clocked 6.99 in February, Alfred during one of her four races in Fayetteville this season and Dosso in the same Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń that will host the championships this weekend. Whether they hit that form again in Kujawy Pomorze or not, there are several other contenders ready to challenge them.
Since winning her world indoor title in Glasgow in 2024, Saint Lucia&rsquo;s Alfred has become an Olympic 100m champion and 200m silver medallist. She also secured 100m bronze at last year&rsquo;s World Championships in Tokyo.
The 6.99 she ran at the Tyson Invitational last month was the 24-year-old&rsquo;s quickest time since the 6.98 she ran to get gold in Glasgow, and the area record-equalling 6.94 she ran in 2023 puts her joint second on the world all-time list.
In Glasgow, Alfred became her nation&rsquo;s first medallist at a senior global championships. Should she win again in Kujawy Pomorze, the Saint Lucian star would become the sixth woman to win two world indoor titles in this event.
But Dosso is in PB form. The Italian 26-year-old dipped under seven seconds for the first time at last month&rsquo;s Copernicus Cup in Toruń and will be aiming to go one better than the silver she secured behind Mujinga Kambundji at the last edition of the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing.
Gold would complete her world indoor medal set, as she also clinched bronze in 2024. She has won all four finals she has contested so far this year &ndash; three World Indoor Tour Gold victories in Toruń, Ostrava and Belgrade plus an Italian title win.
Kambundji will not defend her title as she gave birth to her first baby in November, but Alfred and Dosso will face another Nanjing medallist in Patrizia van der Weken, whose bronze last year was Luxembourg&rsquo;s first ever world medal, indoors or out.
Van der Weken sits third on the season top list with the 7.01 national record she set to finish second to Dosso at the Copernicus Cup and the top four in that race will all clash again. Great Britain&rsquo;s world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt ran a PB of 7.04 that day to hold off home favourite Ewa Swoboda, the Polish record-holder who will target the podium again after getting world indoor silver between Alfred and Dosso in Glasgow two years ago.
Hunt will be joined on the British team by Dina Asher-Smith, who was 0.02 off her national record when winning the British title in 7.05 ahead of Hunt, while Jacious Sears lines up after winning the US title in 7.04. Jamaica will be represented by two-time world relay medallist Jonielle Smith and 2022 world U20 200m champion Brianna Lyston.
Brazil&rsquo;s Ana Carolina Azevedo will want to build on the 7.09 she ran to win the South American indoor title at the end of last month, a performance that followed the 7.05 area record she set outdoors 10 days prior. Czechia&rsquo;s Karol&iacute;na Maňasov&aacute; has also run 7.05 this year &ndash; a national record that improved her previous best by 0.05.
The entry list also includes Dosso&rsquo;s Italian teammate Kelly Doualla, the European U20 100m and 4x100m champion who at 16 will be the youngest athlete competing at the championships.
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Expected highlights in the women's 60m

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 60m

Japan&rsquo;s Motofumi Suwa achieved the best race of his career at the Asian Race Walking Championships &ndash; a World Athletics Race Walking Tour Bronze meeting &ndash; in Nomi, Japan, on Sunday (15).
The surprise winner&rsquo;s 2:58:21 marathon race walk performance was an improvement of more than six minutes on his previous PB from October.
It also placed him more than a minute clear of his compatriot Hiroto Jusho who also comfortably dipped under three hours, securing second place in 2:59:31.
In the women&rsquo;s race, Yukiko Umeno followed up her half marathon win in Kobe last month with another comfortable victory, this time over double the distance in 3:33:47.
Suwa does boast a 1:18:42 20km race walk PB but he was a modest 13th in 1:23:29 in Kobe for the half marathon. In&nbsp;fact, the 26-year-old's only other major win is a national 10km victory from April 2019.
However, Sunday was his day and when he upped the gears at 35km, it was game over.
Rain and a low 3&deg;C temperature greeted athletes at the start, with many wearing thin plastic rain macs. Most were also wearing sunglasses, despite the leaden skies.
A group of four including the eventual top two plus Kazuki Takahashi and Yutaro Murayama quickly established a lead, but Murayama soon dropped off the pace.
The&nbsp;remaining trio reached 10km in 43:39 to show intent with a pace now close to 4:22 for each 1km lap.&nbsp;
Another 5km on and a watery sun gave way to the real thing.
The heat was on for the leading trio in both senses, but they kept up their relentless pace until 28km when Jusho forged a small gap &ndash; a gap that quickly grew. It was 2:08:30 at 30km for him and he had 13 seconds over the chasing pair
However, Suwa also accelerated and quickly went after him, but Takahashi was left in the pair&rsquo;s wake.
Suwa slowly reeled in the leader, and both were together again at 35km before the winner found an extra gear to push ahead. The new leader&rsquo;s stride was quicker &ndash; and getting faster.
Jusho was now sucking in air, his bobbing head betraying the strain.&nbsp;But Suwa was moving at a ferocious pace: his legs a blur compared to the lapped race walkers he constantly passed on his way to the finish line for a landmark victory.
Third place went to Takahashi in 3:02:45 and fourth to an exhausted Murayama in 3:03:21.
Korean guest Hyunmyeong Joo kept up a steady pace of around 22:00 for every 5km and was rewarded with fifth place in 3:05:05. His compatriot Dongmin Im was a little further back for sixth in 3:05:50.
In the women&rsquo;s race, Umeno &ndash; who was wearing a snood, arm warmers, gloves, sunglasses and mac &ndash; was away on her own from the start with Maika Yagi already 50 metres adrift and the veteran Masumi Fuchise even further back in third.
Yagi then quickened her pace and drew level with Umeno but was content to track the leader.
The smoother Umeno simply upped the pace again to forge a second lead before 20km, reached in 1:42:01, and that was that as far as the contest was concerned.
At the finish, Umeno had jettisoned all but her gloves and capacious snood with just enough room for a first place medal around her neck.
A tired Yagi clocked 3:36:06 for second and a fast-finishing Fuchise was just 30 seconds behind for third.
Yuki Yoshizumi was a distant fourth in 3:43:31.
In the Asian Half Marathon Championships held in conjunction, Japan's Tomohiro Noda strolled to a 1:21:58 win. Behind him came China&rsquo;s Huang Peiyang in 1:24:56, with the podium completed by Uzbekistan's Rasulbek Dilmurodov in 1:25:31.
The women&rsquo;s race was won by China&rsquo;s Zhang Ting in 1:36:18 from Kazakhstan's Yasmina Toxanbayeva (1:37:17) and Korea&rsquo;s Lee Seha (1:40:17).
Paul Warburton for World Athletics

Japan’s Motofumi Suwa achieved the best race of his career at the Asian Race Walking Championships

Suwa and Umeno win marathon titles at Asian Race Walking Championships

Ethiopia&rsquo;s Fotyen Tesfay stormed to second on the world all-time list by running a 2:10:51 marathon debut at the Zurich Barcelona Marathon &ndash; a World Athletics Elite Label road race&nbsp;&ndash;&nbsp;on Sunday (15).
The 28-year-old started the race as the third-fastest women&rsquo;s half marathon runner in history and ended it by surpassing that feat over double the distance, finishing within a minute of the world marathon record.
She won the race by almost eight minutes ahead of Kenya&rsquo;s Joan Jepkosgei Kiplimo, while Uganda&rsquo;s Abel Chelangat won the men&rsquo;s race in 2:04:57.
After finishing seventh at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and eighth at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 in the 10,000m, Tesfay started her marathon journey by covering the first 10km in 31:05 in Barcelona as she followed her two male pacemakers.
They picked up the pace and hit the halfway mark in 1:05:05, forging on to reach 30km in 1:32:00.
Her target was the world record of 2:09:56 set by Ruth Chepngetich in Chicago in 2024 and Tesfay looked determined as she went through 40km in 2:03:31. While she was unable to dip under 2:10 this time, Tesfay&nbsp;was rewarded with the fastest ever women&rsquo;s marathon debut, an Ethiopian record and the second-quickest performance in history.
&ldquo;Today was fantastic &ndash; not what I was expecting, but it is good,&rdquo; she told the race broadcaster, speaking through an interpreter.
&ldquo;My plan was to attack the world record but today there was a lot of wind, I was not able to push in the last part of the race. Today I did not succeed, but in the next marathon I would like to try for the world record.&rdquo;
Jepkosgei Kiplimo finished second in 2:18:42 and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Zeineba Yimer was third in 2:18:49.
In the men&rsquo;s race, Chelangat and Kenya&rsquo;s Patrick Mosin broke away and Chelangat tracked his rival through 40km in 1:58:40. Chelangat made his move as they reached a water station and he looked in control as he strode away with two hours on the clock.
Mosin couldn&rsquo;t respond and Chelangat clinched the win unchallenged, clocking 2:04:57 to Mosin&rsquo;s 2:05:01. Kenya&rsquo;s Jonathan Samanayo Korir was third in 2:05:29.
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women 1 Fotyen Tesfay (ETH) 2:10:51 2 Joan Jepkosgei Kiplimo (KEN) 2:18:42 3 Zeineba Yimer (ETH) 2:18:49 4 Chaltu Chimdesa Kumsa (ETH) 2:23:32 5 Yalganesh Eskamech Gedefa (ETH) 2:24:05
Men 1 Abel Chelangat (UGA) 2:04:57 2 Patrick Mosin (KEN) 2:05:01 3 Jonathan Samanayo Korir (KEN) 2:05:29 4 Moses Kipngetich Kemei (KEN) 2:05:53 5 Kaan Kigen &Ouml;zbilen (TUR) 2:06:01 
<h2>Teklu and Desse win Seoul Marathon</h2>
Haftu Teklu retained his title in a course record and Haven Hailu Desse claimed a clear win to complete an Ethiopian double at the Seoul Marathon &ndash; a World Athletics Platinum Label road race &ndash; on Sunday (15).
<div><img style="max-width: 900px; width: 100%; display: block;" src="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/69b6d42d3c1c5fd353801c43.jpg" alt="Haftu Teklu wins the Seoul Marathon" />
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Haftu Teklu wins the Seoul Marathon (&copy; Organisers)
Teklu prevailed after a fierce sprint finish against Getaneh Molla and they led the top five all under the previous course record of 2:04:43.
Teklu won in a PB of 2:04:23, just one second ahead of his compatriot Molla. Kenya&rsquo;s Gilbert Kibet and Enock Kinyamal and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Tsegaye Getachew and Sufaro Woliyi Kabeto remained in contention until the closing stages and also dipped under 2:05.
Desse had a much more comfortable victory, winning by 30 seconds ahead of her compatriot Bekelech Gudeta &ndash; 2:19:09 to 2:19:39, both PBs.&nbsp;
Six runners remained in the lead pack of the men's race as 40km was reached in 1:58:03.
Molla was first to move but he was tracked every step by Teklu. They turned the final bend and Molla was a step ahead until Teklu used a perfectly timed kick to surge past him with the finish line in sight.
Teklu started celebrating but had to run hard all the way to the finish line to retain his title in 2:04:23. Molla was a close second (2:04:24) and they were followed by Kibet (2:04:32), Getachew (2:04:33), Woliyi Kabeto (2:04:36) and Kinyamal (2:04:46).
In the women's race, Desse ran as part of a pack through halfway in 1:08:42 and 30km in 1:37:46. She pushed ahead after 35km and reached 40km in 2:12:01, running solo to the finish line which she reached in 2:19:09 for a clear victory.&nbsp;
Gudeta was second and Bosena Mulatie completed an Ethiopian top three in 2:19:47, while Kenya&rsquo;s Joyce Chepkemoi Tele also broke 2:20, doing so for the first time with a PB 2:19:50.
<h3>Leading results</h3>
Women 1 Haven Hailu Desse (ETH) 2:19:09 2 Bekelech Gudeta (ETH) 2:19:39 3 Bosena Mulatie (ETH) 2:19:47 4 Joyce Chepkemoi Tele (KEN) 2:19:50 5 Tiruye Mesfin (ETH) 2:20:45
Men 1 Haftu Teklu (ETH) 2:04:23 2 Getaneh Molla (ETH) 2:04:24 3 Gilbert Kibet (KEN) 2:04:32 4 Tsegaye Getachew (ETH) 2:04:33 5 Sufaro Woliyi Kabeto (ETH) 2:04:36 
<h2>Matata and Aga triumph in Meishan</h2>
Kenya&rsquo;s Alex Nzioka Matata and Ethiopia&rsquo;s Ruti Aga were the winners at the Meishan Renshou Half Marathon &ndash; a World Athletics Platinum Label road race &ndash; in Meishan, China, on Sunday (15).
It was a successful title defence for Matata, who also won half marathons in Ras Al Khaimah, Yangzhou, Istanbul and New Delhi last year.
This time he triumphed in 59:51, finishing almost a minute ahead of Ethiopia&rsquo;s Gemechu Dida (1:00:47) and Kenya&rsquo;s Boaz Kipkemei (1:00:54).
Aga, the 2019 Tokyo Marathon champion, maintained her win streak by clocking 1:08:04 ahead of China&rsquo;s Liang Tiantian (1:08:33) and He Wuxia (1:09:07).
This latest victory follows Aga&rsquo;s Xiamen Marathon win in January and her two marathon wins &ndash; in Xiamen and Hangzhou &ndash; in 2025. 
<h2>Obiri runs course record at NYC Half</h2>
Kenya's Hellen Obiri broke the course record to win the United Airlines NYC Half &ndash; a World Athletics Label road race &ndash; in New York on Sunday (15).
The multiple World Marathon Majors champion, who clinched New York City Marathon victories in 2023 and 2025, clocked 1:06:33 to win ahead of her compatriot Sharon Lokedi and improve on the course record of 1:07:04 set by&nbsp;Lokedi last year.
This time&nbsp;Lokedi ran&nbsp;1:07:10 for the runner-up spot. Great Britain's Megan Keith was third in 1:07:13.
South Africa's Adriaan Wildschutt won the men's race in 59:30.
He finished clear ahead of USA's Zouhair Talbi (59:41) and India's Gulveer Singh (59:42).
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Ethiopia’s Fotyen Tesfay stormed to second on the world all-time list by running a 2:10:51 marathon debut, while Haftu Teklu and Haven Hailu Desse won the Seoul Marathon

Tesfay goes No.2 all time with 2:10:51 marathon debut in Barcelona

The world short track all-time lists had several new entries after the NCAA Indoor Championships, which concluded on Saturday (14) in Fayetteville. Garrett Kaalund&rsquo;s collegiate record of 19.95 was one of the standout performances, along with Ja&rsquo;Kobe Tharp&rsquo;s 7.32 60m hurdles victory and Samuel Ogazi&rsquo;s 44.57 African indoor record in the 400m.
Kaalund, representing the University of Southern California, dominated the men&rsquo;s 200m and came within 0.03 of a world short track record that has stood since 1996. He won in a collegiate record of 19.95 &ndash; the second-fastest indoor clocking in history behind Frank Fredericks&rsquo; world record &ndash; as Wanya McCoy placed second (20.17).
Ja&rsquo;Kobe Tharpe also jumped up the world all-time list into third place after winning the men&rsquo;s 60m hurdles in a collegiate record of 7.32, just 0.05 shy of the world record.
The 20-year-old, who won the NCAA and US outdoor titles last year, had smashed his PB in the heats with 7.36 and then went even quicker in the final, his 7.32 now placing him behind Grant Holloway and Colin Jackson on the world all-time list.
NCAA champion Ogazi was one of several Nigerian sprinters who excelled across the two days of action.
The Olympic finalist, representing the University of Alabama, led through the first lap of the 400m in 20.92 from Justin Braun. The gap between the pair closed slightly on the second lap, but Ogazi held on to win in 44.57 from Braun&rsquo;s 44.67.
Ogazi&rsquo;s time equals the ratified world short track record, though Khaleb McRae&rsquo;s &ndash; set on this same track last month &ndash; is pending ratification.
World finalist Kayinsola Ajayi of Nigeria equalled his own African record of 6.45 to win the men&rsquo;s 60m from Jelani Watkins (6.48). The duo had raced against each other in the heats 24 hours prior with Watkins clocking 6.46 to Ajayi&rsquo;s 6.51 on that occasion.
Dejanea Oakley won the women&rsquo;s 400m final in an indoor PB of 50.47. Ella Onojuvwevwo of Nigeria placed third in the final in 50.76, but one day prior she clocked a world-leading 50.28 in the heats, smashing the African indoor record that had stood for 28 years by almost half a second.
Teenager Adeajah Hodge maintained her 2026 winning streak in the women&rsquo;s 200m, taking the title in a world-leading 22.22, an outright national record for the British Virgin Islands. Earlier in the day she had finished second in the 60m (7.15) in a race won by Jamaica&rsquo;s Shenese Walker in 7.08.
Peyton Blair successfully defended his title in the heptathlon, smashing his PB with a world-leading 6503, elevating him to sixth on world all-time list. He led from the outset and had a series that included PBs in the long jump (7.70m), shot put (16.07m), pole vault (5.07m) and 1000m (2:39.54).
The Oregon all-rounder won by almost 400 points in a high-quality contest in which six men surpassed 6000 points. Kenneth Byrd was second (6132) and Jip Degreef third (6120).
Elsewhere, Lokesh Sathyanathan won a close long jump contest with an Indian indoor record of 8.21m. De&rsquo;Aundre Ward was second (8.20m).

The world short track all-time lists had several new entries after the NCAA Indoor Championships

Kaalund and Tharp threaten world records at NCAA Indoor Championships

Entry lists have been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, with a total of 674 athletes from 118 member federations set to compete at the global indoor showpiece from 20-22 March.
The competition will feature 345 men and 329 women, with many of the sport&rsquo;s biggest stars among those entered.
Download: <a href="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/69b59bad812d9b6354c03bc0.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entry lists by event and season&rsquo;s best</a> <a href="https://assets.aws.worldathletics.org/document/69b59b8b812d9b6354c03bbd.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Entry lists by country</a>
Twelve gold medallists from Nanjing last year will defend their titles: Jeremiah Azu (men's 60m), Woo Sanghyeok (men's high jump), Mondo Duplantis (men's pole vault), Mattia Furlani (men's long jump), Andy Diaz Hernandez (men's triple jump), Tom Walsh (men's shot put), Freweyni Hailu (women's 3000m), Devynne Charlton (women's 60m hurdles), Nicola Olyslagers (women's high jump), Marie-Julie Bonnin (women's pole vault), Leyanis Perez Hernandez (women's triple jump) and Sarah Mitton (women's shot put).
In total, 11 individual gold medallists from the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25 are also set to compete. The entries also include nine individual gold medallists from the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, including Duplantis and fellow world record-holders Yaroslava Mahuchikh and Keely Hodgkinson.
Event-by-event previews will be published on the World Athletics website in the coming days. Sprints, hurdles and relays will be previewed on Monday 16 March, while we look ahead to distance and combined events action on Tuesday 17 March. The field events will be previewed on Wednesday 18 March.
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Entry lists have been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26

Entry lists published for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26

Olympic champion Cole Hocker, combined events star Anna Hall and two-time world shot put champion Chase Jackson headline a strong US team for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on 20-22 March.
Hocker, the Olympic champion over 1500m and world champion over 5000m, will be looking to secure another global title over a different distance as he contests the 3000m.
World heptathlon champion Hall owns the two highest pentathlon scores in US history and will be looking to make an impact in her first appearance at the World Indoor Championships. World bronze medallists Kyle Garland and Taliyah Brooks will also contest the combined events in Kujawy Pomorze.
Jackson, who recently set an indoor shot put PB of 20.44m, will be seeking her first world indoor title after reaching the podium at the past three editions.
The US will also be strongly represented in the jumps by double Olympic medallist Jasmine Moore, who will contest both the long jump and triple jump.
Rising talent Cooper Lutkenhaus will contest the men&rsquo;s 800m, following his world U20 short track record of 1:44.03.
In the men&rsquo;s 1500m, Luke Houser returns to the global stage after earning bronze at the previous World Indoor Championships.
<h3>USA team for Kujawy Pomorze:</h3>
WOMEN 60m: Jaslyn Gardner, Jacious Sears 400m: Bailey Lear, Rosey Effiong 800m: Valery Tobias, Addison Wiley 1500m: Nikki Hiltz, Gracie Morris 3000m: Margot Appleton, Emily Mackay 60m hurdles: Alia Armstrong, Danae Dyer High jump: Vashti Cunningham, Charity Hufnagel Pole vault: Jessica Mercier, Chloe Timberg Long jump: Jasmine Moore, Mona&eacute; Nichols Triple jump: Jasmine Moore, Ryann Porter Shot put: Chase Jackson, Abria Smith Pentathlon: Taliyah Brooks, Anna Hall 4x400m: Abigail Glynn, Shamier Little, Paris Peoples, Sara Reifenrath, Taiya Shelby, Brianna White
MEN 60m: Jordan Anthony, Trayvon Bromell 400m: Elija Godwin, Khaleb McRae 800m: Sean Dolan, Cooper Lutkenhaus 1500m: Nathan Green, Luke Houser 3000m: Cole Hocker, Yared Nuguse 60m hurdles: Dylan Beard, Trey Cunningham Pole vault: Zach Bradford, Chris Nilsen Long jump: Jeremiah Davis, Steffin McCarter Triple jump: Russell Robinson Shot put: Josh Awotunde, Jordan Geist, Roger Steen Heptathlon: Heath Baldwin, Kyle Garland 4x400m: Steven McElroy, Jevon O&rsquo;Bryant, Justin Robinson, Demarius Smith, TJ Tomlyanovich

Olympic champion Cole Hocker, combined events star Anna Hall and two-time world shot put champion Chase Jackson headline a strong US team

Hocker, Hall and Jackson headline US team for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26

With 30 days to go until the Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Bras&iacute;lia 26, the competition&rsquo;s organising committee and World Athletics have revealed the medals that will be awarded to all athletes who reach the podium in the Brazilian capital.&nbsp;
The pieces were inspired by characteristic concepts. The embossed details highlight Brazilian identity, the works of architect Oscar Niemeyer, and Bras&iacute;lia&rsquo;s landmarks.
Niemeyer, alongside L&uacute;cio Costa, was the great architect behind the construction of Bras&iacute;lia &ndash; a city inaugurated in 1960. Both were responsible for planning all urban projects and public buildings.
"Bras&iacute;lia was built to unite the nation of Brazil and we want the 2026 World Race Walking Team Championships to bring people together in the same spirit,&rdquo; said Brazilian Athletics Confederation President Wlamir Motta Campos. "The medals aim to bring together key elements of Brazilian culture and pay tribute to those who built this sense of belonging."
The tribute also extends to race walker Caio Bonfim, an icon of Brazilian sports who was born and raised in the region. Bonfim will be the main star of the competition, where he will try to extend his streak of achievements, which includes silver at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games and gold and silver at the World Athletics Championships Tokyo 25.&nbsp;
The Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Bras&iacute;lia 26, taking place on 12 April, is organised by CBAt and World Athletics, with sponsorship from CAIXA and the Government of the Federal District, and supported by the Athletics Federation of the Federal District and the Brazilian Olympic Committee.&nbsp;

World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships

The medals that will be awarded to all athletes who reach the podium in the Brazilian capital have been revealed

Medals unveiled for Caixa World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships Brasília 26

Italy has named a 26-strong squad for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, featuring a mix of global medallists, European champions and rising talents.
The team is led by Mattia Furlani, the defending champion in the long jump. The outdoor world champion recently equalled his indoor PB of 8.39m and heads to Poland off an undefeated indoor campaign so far.
Furlani is one of several strong Italian medal hopes in the field events. European indoor long jump champion Larissa Iapichino will look to challenge for a global medal, while Andy Diaz Hernandez returns as the defending champion in the triple jump. In the men&rsquo;s shot put, Leonardo Fabbri arrives as one of the event favourites after throwing a world-leading 22.50m this season.
Zaynab Dosso will be one of the main contenders in the 60m. The world indoor silver medallist has been in excellent form this season, clocking 6.99 to sit joint-top of the world list heading into the championships.
She will be joined in the 60m by rising talent Kelly Doualla, the European U20 champion at 100m and 4x100m, who at 16 will be the youngest athlete competing at the championships.
Meanwhile, world and Olympic medallist Nadia Battocletti will make her World Indoor Championships debut in the 3000m.
<h3>Italian team for Kujawy Pomorze:</h3>
WOMEN 60m: Zaynab Dosso, Kelly AM Doualla 400m: Alessandra Bonora 800m: Eloisa Coiro, Laura Pellicoro 1500m: Ludovica Cavalli, Marta Zenoni 3000m: Nadia Battocletti, Micol Majori 60m hurdles: Giada Carmassi, Elisa Di Lazzaro Long jump: Larissa Iapichino Pentathlon: Sveva Gerevini
MEN 60m: Samuele Ceccarelli, Filippo Randazzo 1500m: Pietro Arese, Federico Riva 60m hurdles: Oliver Mulas, Lorenzo Simonelli High jump: Christian Falocchi Long jump: Mattia Furlani Triple jump: Andrea Dallavalle, Andy Diaz Hernandez Shot put: Leonardo Fabbri, Nick Ponzio Heptathlon: Dario Dester

Italy has named a 26-strong squad for the World Athletics Indoor Championships

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: men's 4x400m

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WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 4x400m

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: men's 60m hurdles

WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 preview: women's 60m hurdles