Published: March 21, 2026 at 11:03 am
Jordan Anthony is the new star of the track. The 21-year-old American Jordan Anthony sped to the men’s 60m title at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń, Poland, on Friday evening, clocking a 6.41 to topple an experienced field.
Thus, the California-native backed up his shocking win over training-mate Noah Lyles at the US Indoor Championships earlier this month.
While Anthony was the clear winner, Paris 2024 100m silver medallist Kishane Thompson of Jamaica was just 0.001 ahead of the 2016 champion in this event, Trayvon Bromell. Both men registered a 6.45, but a photo finish saw Thompson just ahead of the American veteran. They claimed the silver and bronze, respectively.
However, 2025 champion Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain was kept off of the podium, coming in fourth at 6.46.
Andy Diaz Hernandez of Italy successfully defended his men’s triple jump title at the World Indoors, soaring to a world lead 17.47m. Pic: Enervit
Hernandez, Jackson triumph
Earlier in the evening, Andy Diaz Hernandez of Italy successfully defended his men’s triple jump title at the World Indoors, soaring to a world lead 17.47m. The 30-year-old also claimed Olympic bronze in Paris.
American Chase Jackson claimed the women’s shot-put gold with a throw of 20.14m. Jackson is the 2022 and 2023 outdoor world champion but won her first indoor crown after podium finishes in 2022, 2024 and 2025.
American Chase Jackson claimed the women’s shot-put gold with a throw of 20.14m. Pic: Track & Field News
Mahuchikh wins women’s high jump gold
Yaroslava Mahuchikh had become the first gold medallist of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń on Friday, winning the women’s high jump with a clearance of 2.01m.
The Paris 2024 Olympic champion was the only athlete to clear the height, finishing ahead of Australia’s 2025 world champion Nicola Olyslagers, Serbia’s Angelina Topić, and Ukraine’s Yuliia Levchenko, who shared silver after each ended the competition on 1.99m.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh had become the first gold medallist of the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toruń on Friday, winning the women’s high jump with a clearance of 2.01m
Mahuchikh, the 2022 world indoor champion and 2023 world outdoor champion, was flawless from 1.93m onward, clearing 1.96m, 1.99m and 2.01m at the first attempt to take control of the contest. With her nearest challengers unable to match 2.01m, the Ukrainian then took aim at a new championship record of 2.06m but could not clear the height.
Medallists: Men’s 60m final: 1. Jordan Anthony (USA) – 6.41, 2. Kishane Thompson (JAM) – 6.45, 3. Trayvon Bromell (USA) – 6.45.
Women’s high jump: 1. Yaroslava Mahuchikh (UKR) — 2.01m, 2. Nicola Olyslagers (AUS) — 1.99m, Angelina Topić (SRB) — 1.99m, Yuliia Levchenko (UKR) — 1.99m.
