Mondo, Holloway, Jakob, Yaroslava
NANJING (CHN): The 20th edition of World Indoors will be for first time in China, but for third time in Asia after Maebashi and Doha. It is for third time that European and World Indoors are held in the same year (1987 and 1989 before) but more specific is the fact that his championships were originally planned for 2020. But Covid did not allow it by that time and since then the event was two more times postponed. So here we are in the Cube and next World Indoors already in 2026 in Torun (March 20-22). Nanjing 2025 is also the latest date (21-23) in the history of this championships. Despite all this facts several top names of the sport will be competing. Mondo Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Grant Holloway or Yaroslava Mahuchikh just to name a few. In the entries 576 athletes from 127 countries what is at the level of previous championships despite all factors already mentioned. Record numbers are 705 athletes at World Indoors 1997 in Paris (but without technical events direct finals) and 171 countries at World Indoors 2012 in Istanbul. There will be 11 individual title defenders out of 24 individual events. Duplantis, Holloway, Kerr, Lafond and Tentoglou followed their glory in Glasgow by becoming Olympic champions in Paris last year and they will be joined in Nanjing by their fellow Olympic gold medallists Mahuchikh and Ingebrigtsen, who are also among the world record-holders in action. Not invited as in Belgrade and Glasgow, Russian and Belarus athletes, all technical events are held as finals. Qualification was not based on rankings, but current lists. The capacity of the hall is at 2500 level. Mondo track was installed and there’s usual good prize money, too, for places 1-6: $40 000-20 000-10 000-8000-6000-4000, plus a $50,000 bonus for a world record. In Torun 2026 new event will be added, mixed 4×400 m relay.
NANJING (CHN): The 20th edition of World Indoors will be for first time in China, but for third time in Asia after Maebashi and Doha. It is for third time that European and World Indoors are held in the same year (1987 and 1989 before) but more specific is the fact that his championships were originally planned for 2020. But Covid did not allow it by that time and since then the event was two more times postponed. So here we are in the Cube and next World Indoors already in 2026 in Torun (March 20-22). Nanjing 2025 is also the latest date (21-23) in the history of this championships. Despite all this facts several top names of the sport will be competing. Mondo Duplantis, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Grant Holloway or Yaroslava Mahuchikh just to name a few. In the entries 576 athletes from 127 countries what is at the level of previous championships despite all factors already mentioned. Record numbers are 705 athletes at World Indoors 1997 in Paris (but without technical events direct finals) and 171 countries at World Indoors 2012 in Istanbul. There will be 11 individual title defenders out of 24 individual events. Duplantis, Holloway, Kerr, Lafond and Tentoglou followed their glory in Glasgow by becoming Olympic champions in Paris last year and they will be joined in Nanjing by their fellow Olympic gold medallists Mahuchikh and Ingebrigtsen, who are also among the world record-holders in action. Not invited as in Belgrade and Glasgow, Russian and Belarus athletes, all technical events are held as finals. Qualification was not based on rankings, but current lists. The capacity of the hall is at 2500 level. Mondo track was installed and there’s usual good prize money, too, for places 1-6: $40 000-20 000-10 000-8000-6000-4000, plus a $50,000 bonus for a world record. In Torun 2026 new event will be added, mixed 4×400 m relay.
Event by event short previews
Men
60 m: Not clear favorites like Coleman and Lyles last time. Baker is the most experienced, Kennedy was fast outdoors, Azu won European title. And there is Simbine too.
400 m: Bailey unbeaten in US, Molnar unbeaten in Europe.
800 m: New US top name Hoey but strong Europeans not only new champ Chapple but mainly Crestan with his front running.
1500 m: Jakob will have same rivals like at Europeans with Nader, Gourley, Pihlstrom. What is the shape of Tefera (only one race in Lievin 3k)? No other big names from Africa or US.
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