Month: March 2025
Tom Walsh won his third world indoor shot put title
Tom Walsh showed his champion spirit once again and won his third world indoor shot put title. The 33-year-old New Zealand’s athlete won the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, with a throw of 21.65m. Tom Walsh was the indoor champion in Portland in 2016 and Birmingham in 2018. He also has a
Team USA won the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays world indoor titles in Nanjing
The United States won the men’s and women’s 4x400m relays world titles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The men’s relay team of Elija Godwin, Brian Faust, Jacory Patterson and Christopher Bailey won the gold medal in 3:03.13 min. The Jamaican team, consisting of Rusheen McDonald—who secured the bronze medal in
Prudence Sekgodiso brought the first world title in South African history in the 800m indoor event
Prudence Sekgodiso became the first South African to win a gold medal in the 800m at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. The 23-year-old athlete, who was a finalist at her Olympic debut in Paris last year, won the world indoor title in Nanjing in 1:58.40 min. The South African’s performance is
Gudaf Tsegay won the 1,500m world indoor gold with a new meeting record
Ethiopian long-distance runner Gudaf Tsegay made an outstanding solo run to win the women’s 1,500m title at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. Gudaf Tsegay won the gold medal in a new meeting record of 3:54.86 min. This was her second indoor 1,500m world title after Belgrade 2022. She also has a
Nicola Olyslagers: I knew I had to do things outside my comfort zone
Nicola Olyslagers defended her world indoor high jump title in Nanjing after taking gold with 1.97m, leaving behind her compatriot from Australia, Eleanor Patterson, and world record holder Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine). “This is the first time I’ve come from a gold medal position to try to defend something outside of Australia. I knew that if
Yaroslava Mahuchikh: We should respect every gold
The world record holder in the high jump and European indoor champion from Apeldoorn this winter, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, won a bronze medal at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing after clearing 1.95m. For the second year in a row, the world indoor title was won by Australian athlete Nicola Olyslagers with 1.97m. “I
Nicola Olyslagers defended her high jump world indoor title
Australian athlete Nicola Olyslagers won the high jump gold for the second year in a row at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China. Nicola Olyslagers, a silver medalist at the last two Olympics in Tokyo and Paris, cleared 1.97m. She didn’t make a single foul until 1.99m, where she recorded her only three
Amber Anning claimed Britain’s first ever women’s 400m world indoor title
Amber Anning claimed Britain’s first ever women’s 400m world indoor title at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China. She suffered a setback in her victory after being involved in a push with American Alexis Holmes as she entered the second lap and lost her balance. However, the Briton eventually recovered to win
Armand Duplantis won his third world indoor title
The great superstar of the pole vault and world record holder in the event, Armand Duplantis, won his third world indoor title. The Swede secured the gold medal at the planetary athletics forum in Nanjing (China) with 6.15m, which he cleared on his first attempt. Armand Duplantis then gave up on attempting a new world
Leyanis Perez Hernandez won the triple jump gold at the Nanjing World Athletics Indoor Championships
There was a strong Cuban dominance in the women’s triple jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing. Leyanis Perez Hernandez, who finished second at last year’s Glasgow World Championships, won the title with a jump of 14.93m in her first attempt. This is also the best result in the world for the season.