The 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships return to Toruń as Team GB look to build success in a year without the Olympics or outdoor world championships.
After winning gold in Glasgow two years ago, Josh Cole will be hoping for another gold in the men’s 3000m, but he will have to beat his 1.5bn rival Cole Hocker of the United States at the Paris Olympics. Jeremiah Azu won a stunning gold medal at the last World Indoors with a stunning victory in the men’s 60m in Nanjing, China last year, but the Briton will face stiff competition from Jamaica’s Kishane Thompson and Americans Jordan Anthony and Trayvon Bromell this year.
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Amber Anning also won the women’s 400m gold last year but will skip this week’s championships to focus on the outdoor championships with the Commonwealth Games and European Championships coming up.
Keely Hodgkinson is looking to win gold in the women’s 800m, while teammate Georgia Hunter Bell is also hoping to win gold in the women’s 1,500m.
Here is the schedule and list of activities for this weekend’s three-day event:
Day 1 – Friday, March 20
morning
9:05 a.m.: Men’s 60m, heptathlon
9:20 a.m.: Men’s 60m first round
9:53 a.m.: Men’s heptathlon long jump
10:08 a.m.: Women’s 400m first round
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10:39 AM: Women’s High Jump Final – Medal Final
10:56 a.m.: Men’s 400m first round
11:38 AM Women’s 800m first round
11:57 AM Men’s shot put heptathlon
12:21 PM Men’s 800m first round
evening meeting
5:10 p.m.: Women’s shot put final
5:16 p.m.: Men’s high jump heptathlon
5:22 PM Women’s 1500m first round
5:54 p.m.: Men’s 1500m first round
6:35 PM: Men’s Triple Jump Finals – Medal Finals
6:42 p.m.: Women’s 400m semifinals
7:16 PM: Men’s 60m semifinals
7:44 PM: Men’s 400m semifinals
8:22 PM: Men’s 60m final
Azu hopes to defend his title in Toruń (Reuters)
Day 2 – Saturday, March 21
Morning session
9:05 a.m.: Men’s 60-meter hurdles heptathlon
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9:20 a.m.: Men’s 60-meter hurdles first round
10:05 a.m.: Women’s 60m first round
10:10 a.m.: Men’s pole vault heptathlon
11:00 AM: Mixed 4x400m Relay Final – Medal Final
11:15 AM: Men’s High Jump Final – Medal Final
11:22 a.m.: Women’s 800m semifinals
12:08 PM: Men’s 800m semifinals
evening meeting
5:25pm: Men’s Pole Vault Finals – Medal Finals
5:34 p.m.: Men’s 400m final
5:52pm: Men’s 1000m heptathlon
6:04 p.m.: Women’s 3000m final
6:22pm: Men’s 3000m final
6:38 PM: Women’s Triple Jump Finals – Medal Finals
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6:48 p.m.: Men’s 60-meter hurdles semifinals
7:14 PM: Women’s 60m semifinals
7:40pm: Women’s 400m final
8:02 PM: Men’s 60-meter hurdles final
8:20pm: Women’s 60m final
Britain’s Keeley Hodgkinson reacts after breaking the world record in the women’s 800m final (AFP/Getty)
Day 3 – Sunday, March 22
Morning session
9:05 a.m.: Women’s 60-meter hurdles pentathlon
9:20 AM: Women’s Long Jump Final – Medal Final
9:43 a.m.: Women’s high jump pentathlon
9:48 a.m.: Men’s 4x400m relay first round
10:23 a.m.: Men’s shot put final
11:05 a.m.: Women’s 4x400m relay first round
11:55 a.m.: Women’s 60-meter hurdles first round
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12:21 PM: Women’s shot put pentathlon
evening meeting
4:40 p.m.: Women’s pentathlon long jump
4:45pm: Women’s Pole Vault Finals – Medal Finals
5:38pm: Men’s 1500m final
5:51 p.m.: Women’s 60-meter hurdles semifinals
6:12 PM: Men’s Long Jump Final – Medal Final
6:22pm: Women’s 1500m final
6:38 p.m.: Men’s 800m final
6:53 p.m.: Women’s 800m final
7:03 PM: Women’s 800m pentathlon
7:13 p.m.: Women’s 60-meter hurdles final
7:26 PM: Men’s 4x400m Relay Final – Medal Final
7:47 PM: Women’s 4x400m Relay Final – Medal Final