Sasha Zhoya postponed the indoor season opener
French hurdles star Sasha Zhoya shared on Instagram that he has had to withdraw from his first scheduled race of the season. “Current circumstances have left me no choice but to pull out of some upcoming indoor competitions, I won’t be racing this weekend at Bercy Meeting in Paris. My priorities are clear to my
Keely Hodgkinson could become the first woman in history to win three European indoor 800m titles
Keely Hodgkinson is set for a big indoor season, which includes the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn from March 6-9. The Olympic 800m champion has already announced that she is targeting the long-standing 800m world indoor record of 1:55.82 min at home at her own meeting, the Keely Klassic, in Birmingham on February 15. Keely
Bahamian athlete Anthaya Charlton topped the women’s long jump world rankings for the season
Bahamian athlete Anthaya Charlton has topped the women’s long jump world rankings for the season. She cleared 6.98m at a college competition in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Anthaya Charlton’s achievement is a new Bahamian record and also a qualifying mark for the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, from March 21-23. The previous Bahamian indoor long jump
Canadian athlete Alysha Newman
Alysha Newman is a distinguished Canadian athlete specializing in track and field, particularly in the pole vault discipline. She represented Canada at the Rio 2016, Tokyo 2020, and Paris 2024 Olympics. She claimed the pole vault bronze at the Paris Olympics in 2024 and and became Commonwealth Games champion in 2018, setting a new Games
British runner Melissa Courtney-Bryant
Melissa Courtney-Bryant is a British middle- and long-distance runner. She won the bronze medal in the 1,500m at the 2018 Commonwealth Games and bronze for the 3,000m at the 2019 and 2023 European Indoor Championships. She is also a two-time British indoor champion. Melissa Courtney-Bryant was born on August 30, 1993, in Poole, England. She
Sander Skotheim won the heptathlon gold in Tallinn and improved the European record
Norwegian athlete Sander Skotheim won the heptathlon event in Tallinn at the World Athletics Combined Series with 6484 points. The Glasgow 2024 world indoor silver medalist thus improved by 5 points the European record of Kevin Mayer, who had been at the top since 2017. Kevin Mayer’s previous record was set at the European Indoor
Strong results in middle-distance running at the Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix
Josh Hoey, Melissa Courtney-Bryant and Andrew Coscoran left their mark with thrilling victories in the long runs at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label’s Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Two weeks after setting a North American 1,000m record of 2:14.48 min , which moved him into second place on the all-time world list,
Julien Alfred, Rai Benjamin and Noah Lyles triumphed in the sprint events in Boston
Paris 2024 Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred won the 300m in a new Saint Lucia record of 36.16 sec at the World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold Label’s in Boston New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. Her training partner Dina Asher-Smith took second place in the event in 36.87 sec. In the men’s 300m event of the
George Mills improved British national record in 3,000m
British athlete George Mills broke his country’s 3,000m national record at a World Athletics Tour indoor Silver Label’s Meeting de L’Eure in Val-de-Reuil, France. His time of 7:27.92 min moved him into ninth place in the all-time world indoor rankings. The previous British record in the event was held by reigning 1,500m world champion Josh
Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon gold in Tallinn with season best and national record
World silver medalist in the pentathlon Saga Vanninen won the pentathlon in Tallinn with a new Finnish record of 4,843 points, the best result in the world this season. The result moved Saga Vanninen to 16th place in the world rankings all-time. Personal bests of 6.48m in the long jump and 2:11.70 min in the