All it’s good to learn about this weekend’s massive occasion in Nanjing, China
Following scorching on the heels of the European Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn, the World Indoor Championships takes place this week from March 21-23 in Nanjing, China, with 576 athletes from 127 international locations, together with 20 Olympic medallists, able to compete.
British workforce: Amy Hunt (60m); Amber Anning (400m); Georgia Hunter Bell (1500m); Revee Walcott-Nolan (1500m); Molly Caudery (pole vault); Funminiyi Olajide (lengthy leap); Jeremiah Azu (60m); Andy Robertson (60m); Adam Fogg (1500m); Neil Gourley (1500m); Scott Lincoln (shot put)
Timetable and outcomes right here.
Tips on how to watch it: Throughout European territories, followers can watch the championship through Eurovision Sport right here. For UK viewers the occasion is dwell on BBC TV, iPlayer and web site. The Nanjing time distinction is GMT +8.
Males
60m: Jeremiah Azu of Britain will hope so as to add the world title to his European crown and he faces Akani Simbine of South Africa, Ronnie Baker of the US and indoor debutant Lachlan Kennedy of Australia.
400m: Neither of final 12 months’s one-two in Glasgow – Alexander Doom and Karsten Warholm – are in Nanjing so there will probably be a brand new champion with contenders reminiscent of Christopher Bailey of the US, Rusheen McDonald of Jamaica, Attila Molnar of Hungary and Christopher Morales Williams of Canada.
800m: Josh Hoey of the US has made a reputation for himself this 12 months with North American information and in Nanjing he’ll face Eliott Crestan of Belgium, Mark English of Eire and European indoor champion Samuel Chapple of the Netherlands.
1500m: Jakob Ingebrigtsen will probably be sturdy favorite after setting a world report earlier this 12 months. Amongst his rivals, although, is Samuel Tefera, the Ethiopian who out-kicked him to win this title in 2022.
3000m: Ingebrigtsen tackles this closing earlier than the 1500m closing and faces Ethiopian trio Berihu Aregawi, Biniam Mehary and Getnet Wale.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen (Getty)
60m hurdles: Grant Holloway will probably be one of many strongest favourites of the championships with fellow American Cameron Murray and European indoor winner Jakob Szymanski of Poland amongst these chasing him.
Excessive leap: Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine leads the rankings with 2.34m, which he set when profitable the European indoor title. Fourth within the World Indoors 12 months in the past, he faces, amongst others, reigning world indoor and Olympic champion Hamish Kerr of New Zealand.
Pole vault: After setting his eleventh world report this 12 months in Clermont-Ferrand with 6.27m, can anybody beat Mondo Duplantis of Sweden?
Mondo Duplantis (Getty)
Lengthy leap: Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece, Mattia Furlani of Italy, Tajay Gayle of Jamaica and European indoor champion Bozhidar Saraboyukov of Bulgaria are among the many contenders.
Triple leap: Andy Díaz Hernández gained the European indoor title and leads the world rankings however he’ll face reigning world indoor champion Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso amongst others.
Shot put: Italian duo Leonardo Fabbri and Zane Weir lead the rankings within the absence of defending champion Ryan Crouser. Adrian Piperi leads the US problem with European indoor champion Andrei Rares Toader of Romania additionally within the combine.
Heptathlon: Sander Skotheim of Norway has set a European report this 12 months and gained gold in Apeldoorn.
Ladies
60m: Zaynob Dosso leads the rankings with an Italian report of seven.01 when profitable the European indoor title forward of Mujinga Kambundji and Ewa Swoboda, all of whom compete in Nanjing.
400m: After disqualification on the European Indoor Champs, Amber Anning will probably be aiming to make the rostrum right here and her rivals embody Henriette Jaeger of Norway and Alexis Holmes of the US with European indoor winner Lieke Klaver lacking.
800m: Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia is the defending champion, Olympic silver medallist and leads the world rankings this 12 months.
1500m: Gudaf Tsegay, Diribe Welteji and Worknesh Mesele kind a robust Ethiopian entry with Susan Ejore of Kenya, Georgia Hunter Bell of Britain and Shelby Houlihan of the US hoping to make the rostrum, the latter coming back from a doping ban.
Freweyni Hailu leads Gudaf Tsegay (Getty)
3000m: Freweyni Hailu gained the 1500m in Glasgow final 12 months and right here within the longer occasion will probably be joined by fellow Ethiopian Birke Haylom. Look out too for Jess Hull of Australia, Sarah Healy of Eire and Shelby Houlihan of the US.
60m hurdles: Europeans Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland, Nadine Visser of Netherlands and Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland are up towards Individuals Grace Stark, Christina Clemons and Amber Hughes, plus Ackera Nugent of Jamaica.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Getty)
Excessive leap: Yaroslava Mahuchikh is the Olympic champion and world record-holder though she was crushed on this occasion 12 months in the past by Nicola Olyslagers of Australia, the latter of whom will probably be making her season’s debut in Nanjing.
Pole vault: Molly Caudery has a world title to defend however is she totally match after having withdrawn from the European Indoor Champs?
Lengthy leap: No Olympic medallists however loads of up-and-coming skills on this occasion, led by Anthaya Charlton of Bahamas, the sister of dash hurdles world record-holder Devynne Charlton, who jumped 6.98m not too long ago.
Triple leap: Ana Peleteiro-Compaoré of Spain gained the European indoor crown not too long ago however the rankings are led by Cuba’s Leyanis Pérez and Liadagmis Povea. Olympic and world indoor champion Thea LaFond of Dominica will probably be favorite, although.
Shot put: World indoor champion Sarah Mitton of Canada and European gold medallist Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands face Chase Jackson of the US, Lijiao Gong of China and Auriel Dongmo of Portugal.
Pentathlon: Saga Vanninen of Finland gained silver final 12 months and is in kind to go one higher in Nanjing after taking European indoor gold already this 12 months.
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