The 2026 World Indoor Athletics Championships brought together the world’s best track and field athletes for a three-day spectacle from March 20-22.
The event brings together 674 competitors spread over 26 events.
Star Power Display
In the men’s pole vault, the focus is on Sweden’s Mondo Duplantis, who has won 15 world records in the event and enters the championships having cleared 6.31m just a few days ago.
Great Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson, who recently set a new indoor world record in the women’s 800m event, leads the charge in the middle distance events, which also includes defending champion Josh Kerr in the 3000m event.
Kerr faces a rematch with Paris 2024 1500m champion, American Cole Hocker, in the 3000m event.
In the sprints, Jamaican Kishane Thompson and American Trayvon Bromell are expected to challenge reigning British champion Jeremiah Azu in the men’s 60m event.
Saint Lucia’s Olympic 100m champion, Julien Alfred, is clearly one of the favorites in the women’s event.
Highlights of the first day
In the opening session, the first gold medal of the event was won by Ukraine’s Yaroslava Mahuchikh, jumping 2.01m to claim victory in the women’s high jump.
The 24-year-old outperformed Australian Nicola Olyslagers and two others in a rare three-way tie for the silver medal.
How to watch
Fans can live stream through different broadcasters. For people in the United Kingdom, BBC iPlayer offers free streaming.
Although Canadians can understand CNC Gem. For Australian and American viewers, there is 9Now And Peacockrespectively. Viewers in countries without broadcast partners can access free streams through World Athletics+.
Complete program
Day 1 – Friday March 20 (evening session)
- 5:16 p.m. – Men’s high jump – Heptathlon
- 5:22 p.m. – 1500 m women – 1st round
- 5:54 p.m. – men’s 1500 m – 1st round
- 6:35 p.m. – Men’s triple jump – Final
- 6:42 p.m. – Women’s 400m – Semi-final
- 7:16 p.m. – men’s 60m – Semi-final
- 7:44 p.m. – men’s 400m – Semi-final
- 8:22 p.m. – 60 m men – Final
Day 2 – Saturday March 21
Morning session
- 9:05 a.m. – 60 m hurdles men – Heptathlon
- 9:20 a.m. – 60 m hurdles men – 1st round
- 10:05 a.m. – 60 m women – 1st round
- 10:10 a.m. – Men’s pole vault – Heptathlon
- 11:00 a.m. – 4x400m mixed relay – Final
- 11:15 a.m. – Men’s high jump – Final
- 11:22 a.m. – Women’s 800m – Semi-final
- 12:08 p.m. – men’s 800m – Semi-final
Evening session
- 5:25 p.m. – Men’s pole vault – Final
- 5:34 p.m. – men’s 400m – Final
- 5:52 p.m. – men’s 1000m – Heptathlon
- 6:04 p.m. – 3000 m women – Final
- 6:22 p.m. – 3000 m men – Final
- 6:38 p.m. – Women’s triple jump – Final
- 6:48 p.m. – Men’s 60m hurdles – Semi-final
- 7:14 p.m. – Women’s 60m – Semi-final
- 7:40 p.m. – Women’s 400m – Final
- 8:02 p.m. – Men’s 60m hurdles – Final
- 8:20 p.m. – 60 m women – Final
Day 3 – Sunday March 22
Morning session
9:05 a.m. – Women’s 60m hurdles – Pentathlon
- 9:20 a.m. – Women’s long jump – Final
- 9:43 a.m. – Women’s high jump – Pentathlon
- 9:48 a.m. – Men’s 4x400m relay – 1st round
- 10:23 a.m. – Men’s shot put – Final
- 11:05 a.m. – Women’s 4x400m relay – 1st round
- 11:55 a.m. – women’s 60m hurdles – 1st round
- 12:21 p.m. – Women’s shot put – Pentathlon
Evening session
- 4:40 p.m. – Women’s long jump – Pentathlon
- 4:45 p.m. – Women’s pole vault – Final
- 5:38 p.m. – men’s 1500m – Final
- 5:51 p.m. – Women’s 60m hurdles – Semi-final
- 6:12 p.m. – Men’s long jump – Final
- 6:22 p.m. – Women’s 1500m – Final
- 6:38 p.m. – men’s 800 m – Final
- 6:53 p.m. – women’s 800 m – Final
- 7:03 p.m. – 800 m women – Pentathlon
- 7:13 p.m. – Women’s 60m hurdles – Final
- 7:26 p.m. – Men’s 4x400m relay – Final
- 7:47 p.m. – Women’s 4x400m relay – Final
