Summary

  1. Goodbyepublished at 20:50 GMT 20 March

    Time for us to say goodbye from day one at the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Torun.

    Take a read of Harry Poole's report on today's action, with defending champion Jeremiah Azu finishing fourth in the men's 60m final and Georgia Hunter Bell progressing to the women's 1500m final.

    We'll be back tomorrow with BBC Two coverage from 17:15 GMT.

    Enjoy the rest of your evening.

  2. Postpublished at 20:41 GMT 20 March

    We're almost finish with our day one coverage, so let's take a look ahead to Saturday's action.

    We've got seven medals to be handed out in a jam-packed evening session, with coverage starting on BBC Two at 17:15 GMT.

    • 17:25: Men’s pole vault final
    • 17:34: Men’s 400m final
    • 17:52: Men’s 1,000m heptathlon
    • 18:04: Women’s 3,000m final (with Hannah Nuttall and Katie Snowden)
    • 18:22: Men’s 3,000m final (with Josh Kerr)
    • 18:38: Women’s triple jump final (with Georgina Forde-Wells)
    • 18:48: Men’s 60m hurdles semi-finals
    • 19:14: Women’s 60m semi-finals (with Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith)
    • 19:40: Women’s 400m final
    • 20:02: Men’s 60m hurdles final
    • 20:20: Women’s 60m final
  3. Postpublished at 20:35 GMT 20 March

    Women's 1500m heats

    Earlier this evening Great Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell cruised into Sunday's final of the women's 1500m, winning the third and final heat this evening.

    Team-mate Jemma Reekie wasn't able to join her in Sunday's final, finishing fourth in the preceding heat having lead in the early stages.

    Media caption,

    GB'S Hunter Bell into 1500m final but Reekie out in heats

  4. Postpublished at 20:31 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC Two

    Azu cannot be disappointed.

    He was so close on the finish line and he ran a brilliant race.

  5. Postpublished at 20:31 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    Jeremiah Azu talks to Jordan AnthonyImage source, Getty Images

    We've just witnessed one of the best men's 60m finals of all time. And Azu was right there in the mix.

  6. Azu finishes fourth in men's 60mpublished at 20:30 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Trayvon Bromell, Jeremiah Azu, and Jordan Anthony cross the lineImage source, Getty Images

    It's fourth place for Jeremiah Azu by the finest of margins.

    He finishes fourth in 6.46 seconds, with Kishane Thompson of Jamaica and American Trayvon Bromell in silver and bronze positions - both with times of 6.45 seconds.

  7. Postpublished at 20:28 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    Jordan AnthonyImage source, Getty Images

    Anthony is very special. Incredible.

    For someone so young to be thrown into a real focus - it's outstanding. He handled the pressure well.

    There were people running fast to the left and right of him and he thought 'I'm just going to nail what I can do'.

  8. Anthony wins men's 60m finalpublished at 20:25 GMT 20 March
    Breaking

    Men's 60m final

    It's Jordan Anthony's title!

    It's a victory for the 21-year-old American in a time of 6.41 seconds.

    We're still waiting for the final places behind Anthony, but we believe Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu has finished fourth in his title defence.

  9. Postpublished at 20:24 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Jeremiah Azu of Great Britain goes in lane five - he's defending the title he won in Nanjing a year ago.

    He's flanked by Americans Jordan Anthony and Trayvon Bromell, while Jamaicans Bryan Levell and Kishane Thompson stand either side of them.

    It's a very tidy field - here's how Azu made it through to the final.

    Media caption,

    Azu into men's 60m final with personal best time

  10. Postpublished at 20:22 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Time for the big finale at the end of the first day of action.

    Goose-bumps.

    Jeremiah AzuImage source, Reuters
  11. Postpublished at 20:22 GMT 20 March

    Men's triple jump final

    Over in the triple jump, Andy Diaz Hernandez of Italy triumphs by virtue of his 17.47m first jump.

    That's the longest jump of the year thus far.

    Jordan Scott of Jamaica takes silver while Yasser Mohammed Triki of Algeria has bronze.

  12. 'It's all in the mind for Azu now'published at 20:19 GMT 20 March

    Men's 60m final

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    Three-time world heptathlon champion on BBC Two

    There's not a lot you can do [when there is a quick turnaround between races]. You almost don't need a full cool down and a full warm up.

    You're at a sweet spot of 40 minutes. You can maintain that adrenaline, keep the momentum going, a little warm up, a bit of refuelling.

    It's in the mind at that stage. It's about how do you go into that final. You can't do much more physically.

    It's about putting yourself in the right mindset and knowing you've got the belief to go out there and contend for that goal.

    Hopefully Jeremiah can do that.

  13. Postpublished at 20:12 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Khaleb McCraeImage source, Getty Images

    And when we do get going Khaleb McCrae takes the fourth semi-final comfortably.

    The American's time is 45.39 seconds, which puts him ahead of Omar Elkhatib of Portugal, Reheem Hayles of Jamaica and Bosko Kijanovic of Serbia.

    Those three fail to make times that send them through to the dual finals - Brazil's Matheus Lima, Kenya's Brian Onyari Tinega, Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago and Tomas Horak of the Czech Republic take those spots.

  14. Postpublished at 20:09 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    A false start is really not necessary in the 400m.

    Especially at an indoors - the starter is right on top of you.

  15. Postpublished at 20:09 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    We've got a false start in the fourth and final semi-final.

    Reheem Hayles of Jamaica is shown a green card and will be allowed to run.

    American Khaleb McCrae then steps away at the reset - it's unclear why, but he gets a green card too.

  16. Postpublished at 20:04 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Colin Jackson
    Two-time world 110m hurdles champion on BBC TV

    The young Czech Horak tried to do the right thing - to get to the front and be a bit more dominate.

    But he's much slighter than Molnar. So when Molnar just leaned on him a little bit that completely threw his race.

    Tomas Horak and Attila MolnarImage source, Getty Images
  17. Postpublished at 20:02 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    In Nanjing last year the 400m was a United States shut-out, with Christopher Bailey, Brian Faust and Jacory Patterson taking all three medals.

    None of them have returned for this event in 2026, with Chris Robinson and Khaleb McCrae - due in semi-final four - the only Americans in the field.

    Meanwhile in semi-final three, Attila Molnar of Hungary wins in 45.81 seconds ahead of 18-year-old Tomas Horak of the Czech Republic - that's a reverse of their finishing positions when they ran in the same heat this morning.

    Argentina's Elian Larregina, who sports a backwards baseball cap, is third in front of Franko Burraj of Albania.

    Attila Molnar crosses the lineImage source, Getty Images
  18. Postpublished at 19:54 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Christopher Morales WilliamsImage source, Getty Images

    Christopher Morales Williams of Canada takes semi-final two.

    His time of 45.35 seconds is enough to win the race ahead of Kenya's Brian Onyari Tinega.

    Jereem Richards of Trinidad and Tobago in third and Spain's Markel Fernandez finishes fourth.

  19. Postpublished at 19:49 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    A reminder that the 400m events have a changed format this year.

    Only lanes three to six are used to reduce the disadvantage of running in lanes one and two, meaning there's a maximum of four athletes allowed in each race.

    That means the final will be split into two, with four in each race and the medals awarded to the three fastest overall times.

  20. Postpublished at 19:47 GMT 20 March

    Men's 400m semi-finals

    Matheus LimaImage source, Getty Images

    We're into the men's 400m semi-finals - four races in this one.

    Brazil's Matheus Lima sets the early pace in semi-final one, but is overhauled by Chris Robinson of the United States, who finishes with a time of 45.46 seconds.

    It's still a national record for Lima, who finishes ahead of Ericsson Tavares of Portugal and Spain's David Garcia.