Indoor worlds start
The World Athletics Indoor Championships kicked off in Torun, Poland today, running through Sunday with marquee middle‑distance names Keely Hodgkinson and Josh Kerr eyeing gold (independent.co.uk). NBC Sports and Peacock are carrying the meet with full schedules and live coverage options available for international viewers (sportingnews.com).
The 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships are being held March 20–22, 2026 at the Kujawsko‑Pomorska Arena in Toruń, Poland. (worldathletics.org)) Final entry lists show 674 athletes from 118 member federations will compete in Toruń — 345 men and 329 women. (worldathletics.org)) The men’s 3000m final is scheduled for Saturday, March 21 at 19:22 CET, and the women’s 800m final is scheduled for Sunday, March 22 at 19:53 CET. (watchathletics.com)) Keely Hodgkinson opened her 2026 season with a British indoor 800m record of 1:56.33 at the UK Indoor Championships on February 14, a performance that put her third on the world indoor all‑time list. (worldathletics.org)) The men’s 3000m in Toruń reunites the 2024 Olympic 1500m podium — Cole Hocker, Josh Kerr and Yared Nuguse — making the race one of the meet’s headline rematches. (worldathletics.org)) Josh Kerr is entered in the 3000m in Toruń and comes in as the reigning world indoor 3000m champion from Glasgow 2024. (worldathletics.org)) Kerr also arrives having recovered from a grade‑two calf tear sustained in the 2025 outdoor World Championships, an injury he disclosed after that season’s finale. (runningmagazine.ca)) The three‑day timetable lists 27 medal events and opens Friday morning with the men’s heptathlon and the women’s high jump before the evening session’s first sprint final — the men’s 60m — crowns an early champion. (worldathletics.org))
