Athletics in action in Torun (© Getty Images)
The ‘road to' tracking tool has been published for the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
The qualification system, which was approved at the World Athletics Council Meeting in Tokyo, is based on a dual pathway, with 50% of athletes qualifying through entry standards and the remaining 50% qualifying through top lists. Qualifying performances must be achieved within the qualifying window, 1 November 2025 to 8 March 2026.
The ‘Road to Kujawy Pomorze 26’ online tool is designed to help athletes, media and fans track the qualification process for next year's World Indoor Championships, which will be held at the Arena Torun from Friday 20 March to Sunday 22 March 2026.
Searchable by discipline, country and qualification status, the tool provides a real-time view of each discipline over the course of the WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26 qualification period.
Fields for the combined events will be compiled based on pre-entries from Member Federations and a qualification based on world rankings. Once expressions of interest have been received, the women's pentathlon and men's heptathlon will be added to the 'road to' tool in early January
The tool doesn’t, and will not, indicate which athletes have been selected for entry by their member federation. Final entries will be published nearer to the time of the World Indoor Championships.
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