Jordan Anthony wins the 60m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 (© Getty Images)
- Jordan Anthony speeds to 6.41 triumph in men's 60m
- Chase Jackson takes first world indoor crown
- Andy Diaz becomes first back-to-back winner of men's triple jump since 2004
Following the first awarding of medals during the morning session, three more titles were decided on Friday evening (20) at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
USA’s 21-year-old Jordan Anthony, in what was his global championships debut, sped to a world-leading 6.41 in the men’s 60m to beat a highly experienced field that contained two past world indoor champions and two medallists from last year’s World Championships.
It was USA’s second gold of the day after Chase Jackson, a two-time world champion outdoors, won her first global indoor title in the shot put.
Elsewhere on the field, Andy Diaz retained his title in the triple jump, leaping a world-leading 17.47m to become the first back-to-back winner since 2004.
Anthony lives up to huge promise
USA's Jordan Anthony lived up to his status at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26, improving the world-leading mark to take gold in the men's 60m in 6.41.
Teammate Trayvon Bromell, the 2016 world indoor champion, had impressed throughout the rounds, clocking 6.42 in the semifinals to Anthony's 6.43. But it was Anthony who kept his cool in the final, winning by 0.04.
Jamaica's Kishane Thompson added another global silver medal to his collection, following medals of the same hue at the 2024 Olympics and 2025 World Championships, finishing runner-up in 6.45. Bromell was just one thousandth of a second behind to claim bronze. Jeremiah Azu, the defending champion, finished just outside the medals in 6.46.
Result: 1 Jordan Anthony (USA) 6.41, 2 Kishane Thompson (JAM) 6.45, 3 Trayvon Bromell (USA) 6.45
Jackson cracks 20 to win shot put gold
USA's Chase Jackson completed her set of world indoor medals by taking gold in the women’s shot put.
The two-time world champion was the sole athlete to surpass 20 metres, throwing 20.14m in the fourth round to clinch her first global title indoors. She becomes the second US athlete to win this title, after Michelle Carter in 2016.
Canada's Sarah Mitton secured a silver to go with her two gold medals won in 2024 and 2025 after throwing 19.78m in the fourth round and matching it in the sixth.
Bronze went to Sweden's Axelina Johansson, who improved her own national record to 19.75m to become her nation's first ever world medallist in the women's throws.
Result: 1 Chase Jackson (USA) 20.14m, 2 Sarah Mitton (CAN) 19.78m, 3 Axelina Johansson (SWE) 19.75m
Diaz retains triple jump crown
Italy's Andy Diaz Hernandez produced a world-leading 17.47m to successfully defend his triple jump title.
The Olympic bronze medallist flew to that eventual winning mark in the first round and his rivals had no response.
Jamaica's Jordan Scott also set a season's best, soaring 17.33m for silver, his first global medal, while Algeria’s Yasser Mohammed Triki – who started as the world leader on 17.35m – this time jumped 17.30m to add world indoor bronze to his silver from 2024.
Result: 1 Andy Diaz Hernandez (ITA) 17.47m, 2 Jordan Scott (JAM) 17.33m, 3 Yasser Triki (ALG) 17.30m
In the rounds
Men’s heptathlon: After a strong start during the morning session, Simon Ehammer continued his good form and maintained his overall lead after clearing a season’s best of 2.02m in the high jump. If he matches the marks he produced at the 2025 European Indoors in tomorrow's disciplines, he'll score 6557 - just one point shy of the European record. If he matches his PBs in those disciplines, he'll score 6670 and break the world record by 25 points.
But USA’s Kyle Garland continues to apply pressure, thanks to a 2.14m clearance in the high jump. The world bronze medallist is just 13 points shy of the pace he set when scoring 6639 – the second-best score in history.
Women’s 400m: Henriette Jaeger, world indoor silver medallist last year, produced the fastest 400m semifinal win, clocking 50.95. Czech youngster Lurdes Gloria Manuel was just 0.01 shy of that mark, but she made her 50.96 run look very comfortable. Lieke Klaver (51.23) and Natalia Bukowiecka (51.41) won the other two semifinals.
Men’s 400m: Christopher Morales Williams and Khaleb McRae, the two fastest men in history indoors, won their respective semifinals in 45.35 and 45.39 – the quickest times of the round. USA’s Chris Robinson (45.46) and European indoor champion Attila Molnar won the other two semifinals. Jereem Richards, the 2022 world indoor champion, was a time qualifier for the final.
Women’s 1500m: World and Olympic medallists Georgia Hunter Bell and Jessica Hull were drawn in the same heat of the women’s 1500m, both advancing with relative ease. World Indoor Tour winner Birke Haylom and European indoor champion Agathe Guillemot were the other heat winners. 2024 world indoor 800m silver medallist Jemma Reekie and European indoor silver medallist Salome Afonso missed out on making the cut.
Men’s 1500m: The men’s event was similar cut-throat with just the top three in each heat advancing to the final. World champion Isaac Nader of Portugal progressed from his heat, as did 2022 world indoor 800m champion Mariano Garcia of Spain.
