All you might want to find out about this weekend’s massive occasion in Nanjing, China
Following scorching on the heels of the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, the World Indoor Championships takes place this week from March 21-23 in Nanjing, China, with 576 athletes from 127 nations, together with 20 Olympic medallists, able to compete.
British staff: Amy Hunt (60m); Amber Anning (400m); Georgia Hunter Bell (1500m); Revee Walcott-Nolan (1500m); Molly Caudery (pole vault); Funminiyi Olajide (lengthy soar); Jeremiah Azu (60m); Andy Robertson (60m); Adam Fogg (1500m); Neil Gourley (1500m); Scott Lincoln (shot put)
Timetable and outcomes right here.
The best way to watch it: Throughout European territories, followers can watch the championship by way of Eurovision Sport right here. For UK viewers the occasion is stay on BBC TV, iPlayer and web site. The Nanjing time distinction is GMT +8.
Males
60m: Jeremiah Azu of Britain will hope so as to add the world title to his European crown and he faces Akani Simbine of South Africa, Ronnie Baker of the USA and indoor debutant Lachlan Kennedy of Australia.
400m: Neither of final 12 months’s one-two in Glasgow – Alexander Doom and Karsten Warholm – are in Nanjing so there will likely be a brand new champion with contenders equivalent to Christopher Bailey of the USA, Rusheen McDonald of Jamaica, Attila Molnar of Hungary and Christopher Morales Williams of Canada.
800m: Josh Hoey of the USA has made a reputation for himself this 12 months with North American information and in Nanjing he’ll face Eliott Crestan of Belgium, Mark English of Eire and European indoor champion Samuel Chapple of the Netherlands.
1500m: Jakob Ingebrigtsen will likely be robust favorite after setting a world document earlier this 12 months. Amongst his rivals, although, is Samuel Tefera, the Ethiopian who out-kicked him to win this title in 2022.
3000m: Ingebrigtsen tackles this remaining earlier than the 1500m remaining and faces Ethiopian trio Berihu Aregawi, Biniam Mehary and Getnet Wale.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
60m hurdles: Grant Holloway will likely be one of many strongest favourites of the championships with fellow American Cameron Murray and European indoor winner Jakob Szymanski of Poland amongst these chasing him.
Excessive soar: Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine leads the rankings with 2.34m, which he set when successful the European indoor title. Fourth within the World Indoors 12 months in the past, he faces, amongst others, reigning world indoor and Olympic champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand.
Pole vault: After setting his eleventh world document this 12 months in Clermont-Ferrand with 6.27m, can anybody beat Mondo Duplantis of Sweden?
Mondo Duplantis (Getty)
Lengthy soar: Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, Mattia Furlani of Italy, Tajay Gayle of Jamaica and European indoor champion Bozhidar Saraboyukov of Bulgaria are among the many contenders.
Triple soar: Andy Díaz Hernández received the European indoor title and leads the world rankings however he’ll face reigning world indoor champion Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso amongst others.
Shot put: Italian duo Leonardo Fabbri and Zane Weir lead the rankings within the absence of defending champion Ryan Crouser. Adrian Piperi leads the US problem with European indoor champion Andrei Rares Toader of Romania additionally within the combine.
Heptathlon: Sander Skotheim of Norway has set a European document this 12 months and received gold in Apeldoorn.
Ladies
60m: Zaynob Dosso leads the rankings with an Italian document of seven.01 when successful the European indoor title forward of Mujinga Kambundji and Ewa Swoboda, all of whom compete in Nanjing.
400m: After disqualification on the European Indoor Champs, Amber Anning will likely be aiming to make the rostrum right here and her rivals embody Henriette Jaeger of Norway and Alexis Holmes of the USA with European indoor winner Lieke Klaver lacking.
800m: Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia is the defending champion, Olympic silver medallist and leads the world rankings this 12 months.
1500m: Gudaf Tsegay, Diribe Welteji and Worknesh Mesele kind a powerful Ethiopian entry with Susan Ejore of Kenya, Georgia Hunter Bell of Britain and Shelby Houlihan of the USA hoping to make the rostrum, the latter getting back from a doping ban.
Freweyni Hailu leads Gudaf Tsegay (Getty)
3000m: Freweyni Hailu received the 1500m in Glasgow final 12 months and right here within the longer occasion will likely be joined by fellow Ethiopian Birke Haylom. Look out too for Jess Hull of Australia, Sarah Healy of Eire and Shelby Houlihan of the USA.
60m hurdles: Europeans Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland, Nadine Visser of Netherlands and Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland are up in opposition to Individuals Grace Stark, Christina Clemons and Amber Hughes, plus Ackera Nugent of Jamaica.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
Excessive soar: Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the Olympic champion and world record-holder though she was overwhelmed on this occasion 12 months in the past by Nicola Olyslagers of Australia, the latter of whom will likely be making her season’s debut in Nanjing.
Pole vault: Molly Caudery has a world title to defend however is she totally match after having withdrawn from the European Indoor Champs?
Lengthy soar: No Olympic medallists however loads of up-and-coming skills on this occasion, led by Anthaya Charlton of Bahamas, the sister of dash hurdles world record-holder Devynne Charlton, who jumped 6.98m just lately.
Triple soar: Ana Peleteiro-Compaoré of Spain received the European indoor crown just lately however the rankings are led by Cuba’s Leyanis Pérez and Liadagmis Povea. Olympic and world indoor champion Thea LaFond of Dominica will likely be favorite, although.
Shot put: World indoor champion Sarah Mitton of Canada and European gold medallist Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands face Chase Jackson of the USA, Lijiao Gong of China and Auriel Dongmo of Portugal.
Pentathlon: Saga Vanninen of Finland received silver final 12 months and is in kind to go one higher in Nanjing after taking European indoor gold already this 12 months.
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