Athletes in action in Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń
Evening session
Women's 4x400m
The United States won the women's 4x400m title at the World Indoor Championships for the sixth time. This was the United States' fifth gold medal of the championships (5-7-6), putting them top of the medal table ahead of Great Britain (4-0-0) and Italy (3-2-0)
Spain won their first ever medal in the women's 4x400m with bronze. This was the first time Spain has contested a women's 4x400m final at a World Indoor Championships since 1991 when the event was added to the programme
World indoor 800m champion Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) ran the fastest individual leg of the entire championships - heats and final - with 50.10 on the anchor leg. This was the second fastest leg in World Indoor Championships behind Natalya Nazarova (RUS) who clocked 49.89 on the anchor leg in 2004
Men's 4x400m final
The United States won gold in a championship record of 3:01.52, just 0.01 shy of the world indoor record of 3:01.51 which was set in 2019 (the fastest ever time set indoor is 3:00.77 from 2018 but was not ratified). Khaleb McRae closed with a 44.65 anchor leg
This was the United States' 12th gold medal from 19 4x400m finals at the World Indoor Championships
Men's long jump final
Gerson Balde (POR) becomes the first Portuguese winner of the men's long jump title at the World Indoor Championships and completes a Portuguese double with Agate de Sousa winning the women's long jump final
Balde's winning jump of 8.46m was the equal fifth longest winning jump in World Indoor Championships history and the longest jump ever recorded on Polish soil
Women's pole vault final
Molly Caudery (GBR) becomes just the third woman to win multiple world indoor pole vault titles after Yelena Isinbayeva (RUS) and Sandi Morris (USA)
Tina Sutej (SLO), who is the oldest athlete registered for an individual event at the 2026 World Indoor Championships, won her third world indoor medal with silver at 37y/135d. "Everyone says about my age - I know that I'm the oldest in the field but I feel good, I jump high and I am going to continue at this level as long as I enjoy the competitions. I want to keep going and get my mark closer to five metres," she said
For the second time at the 2026 World Indoor Championships, there was a three-way tie for a medal. After three jumpers shared silver in the women's high jump, there was a three-way tie for the bronze medal
With joint bronze, Amalie Svabikova (CZE) emulates her coach Jirina Ptacnikova who won world indoor pole vault silver on Polish soil at the 2014 World Indoor Championships in Sopot
Pentathlon
Sofie Dokter (NED) becomes the second Dutch winner of this title. Nadine Broersen also won this title in 2014 when the championships were also held on Polish soil in Sopot
Dokter's score of 4888 points was the fifth highest score in World Indoor Championships history. Her winning margin of 28 points over Anna Hall (USA) was the third smallest in the pentathlon at the World Indoor Championships
Hall closed with a championship best of 2:06.32 in the 800m, taking almost two seconds off Jessica Ennis-Hill's previous best of 2:08.09 from Istanbul in 2012
Women’s 60m hurdles final
Devynne Charlton (BAH) equals her world indoor record of 7.65 to become the first three-time winner of the women's 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championships. "I knew I had run the world record, I knew I had it when I crossed the finish line. I know I could have run a bit faster too but, not having the best start, I will take it," she said.
Charlton equals her world record of 7.65 from the 2024 World Indoor Championships. She holds three of the four fastest winning times in World Indoor Championships history (7.65, 7.65, 7.72)
Nadine Visser (NED) won silver ahead of Pia Skrzyszowska (POL) by 0.005 (7.723 to 7.728)
Women’s 800m
Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) runs the second fastest indoor 800m in history with 1:55.30, just behind her world indoor record of 1:54.87 from Lievin last month
Hodgkinson becomes the first British winner of the women’s 800m at either the World Championships indoors or outdoors
Both Hodgkinson and Audrey Werro (SUI), who set a Swiss record of 1:56.64, were under the previous championship record of 1:56.90 set by Ludmila Formanova (CZE) in 1999
Hodgkinson’s splits were: 27.26 200m, 56.95 400m, 1:26:46 600m. Hodgkinson covered the last 200m in 28.84
Men’s 800m
At 17y/93d, Cooper Lutkenhaus (USA) becomes the youngest ever gold medallist - and medallist of any colour - in World Indoor Championships history, replacing Mohamed Aman (ETH) who won the men’s 800m in 2012 at 18y/61d. "I came out here thinking I probably wasn't the favourite but any time I feel like I can step into a final I have a chance to win," he said.
Lutkenhaus’ winning time of 1:44.24 is the second fastest winning time in World Indoor Championships history behind Wilson Kipketer (DEN) who won gold in 1997 in 1:42.67, a world record until this year
Lutkenhaus becomes the third successive US winner of the men’s 800m title after Bryce Hoppel in 2024 and Josh Hoey in 2025
With a third successive medal (3-2-2), Eliott Crestan (BEL) becomes just the third three-time medallist in the men’s 800m after Wilson Kipketer (DEN) and Mbulaeni Mulaudzi (RSA). "Cooper's acceleration was very strong - he is an incredible talent winning at 17 years of age. I think he can be the future Rudisha," he said.
Women’s 1500m final
Georgia Hunter Bell’s (GBR) winning time of 3:58.53 is the third fastest in World Indoor Championships history behind Gudaf Tsegay’s championship record of 3:54.86 from 2025 and her 3:57.19 clocking from 2022
Hunter Bell becomes the first Brit - male or female - to win a world indoor 1500m title
After winning bronze in the 3000m final, Jessica Hull (AUS) upgraded to silver in the 1500m. She is the only athlete to win two individual medals at the 2026 World Indoor Championships
Agathe Guillemot (FRA) becomes the first athlete to break the 4:00-barrier at the World Indoor Championships but not come away with a medal. Her time of 3:59.71 for fourth was the fastest ever non-medal winning time in the 1500m
Three of the top four athletes set national records: 1. Hunter Bell (3:58.53), 2. Hull (3:59.35), 4. Guillemot (3:59.71). Hull's time was also an area record, becoming the first Oceanian to break the 4:00-barrier indoors
After bravely leading through 800m in 2:05.30, Birke Haylom (ETH) faded to fifth. This means Ethiopia will leave the World Indoor Championships without any sort of medal for the first time since Lisbon in 2001
Men's 1500m final
Mariano Garcia (ESP) becomes the first athlete in World Indoor Championships history to win titles at both 800m and 1500m. He had previously won the 800m title in 2022. "It's my first year seriously preparing for the 1500m and what better way than winning a world indoor championships. Hopefully, in the coming years I will stay at this level because I'm still a rookie they don't really know me yet," he said
Garcia also becomes the first Spaniard to win the 1500m title at the World Indoor Championships. Spain had previously won four silver medals and two bronze medals in the men’s 1500m
In total, Spain have won 48 medals at the World Indoor Championships but this was only their fourth gold medal. Aside from Garcia's two gold medals, Spain also won the 800m in 1985 (Colomon Trabado) and the shot put in 2003 (Manuel Martinez)
Garcia closed with a last 800m of 1:48.28, a last 400m of 53.09 and a last 200m of 26.62
Adam Spencer (AUS) becomes just the second Australian to win a medal in the 1500m after Mike Hillardt won the first ever 1500m title in 1985
Morning session
Men’s shot put final
Tom Walsh (NZL) becomes the most bemedalled male athlete in World Indoor Championships history with a fourth gold and a seventh medal (4-1-2) in total. He had previously held the record at six medals with Cuban high jumper Javier Sotomayor (4-1-1) and Bahamian 400m runner Chris Brown (1-2-3)
Walsh becomes the first male shot putter to win four world indoor titles. He also equals his compatriot and Kujawy Pomorze event ambassador Valerie Adams who won the women's shot put title four times between 2008-2014
Scott Lincoln’s (GBR) fourth-place finish is the best finish by a Brit in either a world indoor or outdoor shot put final
Women’s long jump final
Agate de Sousa (POR) follows in the footsteps of Naide Gomes who won the world indoor long jump title in 2008
With bronze, Natalia Linares (COL) wins Colombia’s first ever medal in World Indoor Championships history. Their best ever performance prior to these championships was a seventh-place finish in the men’s 60m hurdles in 2006
Women’s 60m hurdles heats
Nine women ran 7.90 or faster across the six heats and 21 athletes broke the eight second-barrier.
Among those to qualify were Luca Kozak (HUN) 7.88, Ida Beiter Bomme (DEN) 7.89 and Maria Fernanda Murillo (COL) 7.95, all of whom set national records
Women’s 4x400m heats
Slovakia qualifies for the final with an outright national record of 3:29.87, their first ever sub-3:30 indoors or outdoors (their outdoor NR is 3:31.66). Emma Zapletalova ran the fastest leg across the two heats with 50.46 on the anchor leg in the first heat
Men's 4x400m heats
Venezuela (VEN) improved the South American indoor record from 3:10.50 to 3:07.05 in the heats
Records set
World records (1)
Women's 60m hurdles final - Devynne Charlton (BAH) - 7.65 (=WR)
Championship records (3)
Women's 800m final - Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) - 1:55.30
Women's 60m hurdles final - Devynne Charlton (BAH) - 7.65 (=WR)
Men's 4x400m final - United States (USA) 3:01.52
World leads (6)
Women's 60m hurdles semifinal - Pia Skrzyszowska (POL) - 7.76
Women's 60m hurdles semifinal - Devynne Charlton (BAH) - 7.74
Women's 1500m final - Georgia Hunter Bell (GBR) - 3:58.53
Pentathlon - Sofie Dokter (NED) - 4888 points
Women's 60m hurdles final - Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65
Men's long jump final - Gerson Balde (POR) - 8.46m
Area records (4)
Men's 4x400m heats - Venezuela (VEN) - 3:07.05
Women's 1500m final - Jessica Hull (AUS) 3:59.45
Men's 800m final - Peter Bol (AUS) 1:45.14
Women's 60m hurdles final - Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65 (=AR)
National records (19)
Men’s 4x400m heats
Portugal (POR) — 3:04.75
Venezuela (VEN) — 3:07.05
Hungary (HUN) — 3:05.67
Women’s 4x400 heats
Slovak Republic (SVK) — 3:29.87
Portugal (POR) — 3:31.37
Women’s 60m hurdles heats
Luca Kozák (HUN) — 7.88
Júlía Kristín Jóhannesdóttir (ISL) — 8.11
María Fernanda Murillo (COL) — 7.95
Ida Beiter Bomme (DEN) — 7.89
Women’s 60m hurdles final
Devynne Charlton (BAH) — 7.65 (=NR)
Pia Skrzyszowska (POL) — 7.73
Women’s 1500m final
Georgia Hunter Bell (GBR) — 3:58.53
Jessica Hull (AUS) — 3:59.45
Agathe Guillemot (FRA) — 3:59.71
Men’s 800m final
Peter Bol (AUS) — 1:45.14
Women’s 800m final
Audrey Werro (SUI) — 1:56.64
Pentathlon
Sofie Dokter (NED) — 4888
Kate O’Connor (IRL) — 4839
Men's long jump final
Gerson Baldé (POR) — 8.46m
