The 21st World Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 20 to 22 March 2026 at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, BiT City, Kuyavian–Pomeranian, Poland. It was the second time the country has held the event after the 2014 edition in Sopot. The venue previously hosted the 2021 European Athletics Indoor Championships.
On 22 March 2023, the World Athletics Council awarded the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships to Toruń, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, in the Kuyavian-Pomeranian region of Poland.
Schedule All times are local (UTC+1).
R1Round 1SSemi-finalsFFinalM = morning session, E = evening session
+Men Date → 20 March 21 March 22 March Event ↓ M E M E M E 60 m R1 S F 400 m R1 S F 800 m R1 S F 1500 m R1 F 3000 m F 60 m hurdles R1 S F 4 × 400 m R1 F High jump F Pole vault F Long jump F Triple jump F Shot put F Heptathlon F
+Women Date → 20 March 21 March 22 March Event ↓ M E M E M E 60 m R1 S F 400 m R1S F 800 m R1 S F 1500 m R1 F 3000 m F 60 m hurdles R1 S F 4 × 400 m R1F High jump F Pole vault F Long jump F Triple jump F Shot put F Pentathlon F
+Mixed Date → 20 March 21 March 22 March Event ↓ M E M E M E 4 × 400 m F
+Day 1 — Friday, 20 March 2026TimeEventGenderRound10:0560 metresMHeptathlon10:2060 metresMRound 110:50Long JumpMHeptathlon11:15400 metresWRound 111:30High JumpWFinal11:55400 metresMRound 112:35800 metresWRound 113:00Shot PutMHeptathlon13:20800 metresMRound 1Friday Evening18:351500 metresWRound 118:35High JumpMHeptathlon18:45Shot PutWFinal19:181500 metresMRound 119:35Triple JumpMFinal20:05400 metresWSemi-final20:2560 metresMSemi-final20:50400 metresMSemi-final21:2260 metresMFinalDay 2 — Saturday, 21 March 2026TimeEventGenderRound10:0560 metres HurdlesMHeptathlon10:2060 metres HurdlesMRound 111:0560 metresWRound 111:10Pole VaultMHeptathlon11:554x400 metres RelayMixedFinal12:08800 metresWSemi-final12:15High JumpMFinal12:37800 metresMSemi-finalSaturday Evening18:35Pole VaultMFinal18:40400 metresMFinal18:501000 metresMHeptathlon19:053000 metresWFinal19:20Triple JumpWFinal19:253000 metresMFinal19:5060 metres HurdlesMSemi-final20:1560 metresWSemi-Final20:44400 metresWFinal21:0560 metres HurdlesMFinal21:2060 metresWFinalDay 3 — Sunday, 22 March 2026TimeEventGenderRound10:0560 metres HurdlesWPentathlon10:20Long JumpWFinal10:254x400 metres RelayMRound 110:45High JumpWPentathlon11:004x400 metres RelayWRound 111:20Shot PutMFinal12:5560 metres hurdlesWRound 113:15Shot Put (Pentathlon)WPentathlonSunday Evening17:40Long Jump (Pentathlon)WPentathlon18:05Pole VaultWFinal19:02Long jumpMFinal19:091500 metresMFinal19:2060 metres hurdlesWSemi-final19:421500 metresWFinal19:55800 metresMFinal20:05800 metresWFinal20:15800 metres (Pentathlon)WPentathlon20:2560 metres hurdlesWFinal20:384 x 400 metres relayMFinal20:504 x 400 metres relayWFinal Timetable released for World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 World Athletics PRESS RELEASE - 21 AUGUST 2025
Medal table
Placing table United States won the placing table.
RankCountry45678MedalsPoints1 5 7 6 1 4 3 4 1 18 1642 1 1 2 2 1 3 3 2 4 583 1 2 1 3 1 1 2 0 4 544 0 2 2 2 3 0 2 0 4 525 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 4 495 3 2 0 0 0 0 5 1 5 497 0 2 3 1 1 0 1 0 5 438 1 2 2 0 0 1 0 2 5 399 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 0 2 3610 0 0 1 1 2 3 1 1 1 31
Medal summary
Men 6.41 6.45 [.447] 6.45 [.448] 44.76 CR 45.03 45.39 1:44.24 1:44.38 1:44.66 3:39.63 3:40.06 3:40.26 7:35.56 7:35.70 7:35.71 7.40 7.42 7.43 Justin RobinsonChris RobinsonDemarius SmithKhaleb McRaeElija Godwin*TJ Tomlyanovich* 3:01.52 CR Jonathan SacoorChristian IguacelJulien WatrinAlexander DoomRobin Vanderbemden*Dylan Borlee* 3:03.29 Reheem HaylesDelano KennedyTyrice TaylorKimar FarquharsonDemar Francis* 3:05.99 2.30 m 2.30 m 2.26 m =2.26 m 6.25 m CR 6.05 m 6.00 m = 8.46 m 8.39 m = 8.31 m 17.47 m 17.33 m 17.30 m 21.82 m 21.64 m 21.49 m 6670 6337 6245
Women 7.00 7.03 [.022] 7.03 [.025] 50.76 50.83 51.02 1:55.30 CR 1:56.64 1:58.36 3:58.53 3:59.45 3:59.68 8:57.64 8:58.12 8:58.18 7.65 = 7.73 7.73 Bailey LearRosey EffiongParis PeoplesShamier LittleAbbey Glynn*Brianna White* 3:25.81 Lieke KlaverMyrte van der SchootNina FrankeEveline Saalberg Madelief van Leur*Elisabeth Paulina* 3:26.00 Paula SevillaAna PrietoRocio ArroyoBlanca HervasCarmen Avilés*Daniela Fra* 3:26.04 2.01 m 1.99 mNot awarded 4.85 m 4.80 m 4.70 m 6.92 m 6.87 m 6.80 m 14.95 m = 14.86 m 14.70 m 20.14 m 19.78 m 19.75 m 4888 4860 4839
Mixed Jonathan SacoorJulien WatrinHelena PonetteIlana Hanssens 3:15.60 CR Markel FernándezDavid GarcíaPaula SevillaBlanca Hervás 3:16.96 Marcin KarolewskiKajetan DuszyńskiAnna GrycJustyna Święty-Ersetic 3:17.44
Qualification The qualification period for all events ran from 1 November 2025 to 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the Entry Standard within the qualification period or by World Indoor Tour Wildcard, or by virtue of their position in the World Rankings as of 8 March 2026 to complete, where necessary, the target number of athletes in each event. In total no more than two male and two female athletes from any one Member were invited.Qualification systems for WIC Kujawy Pomorze 26, WRE Gaborone 26 and WU20 Oregon 26 published 08 OCT 2025 World Athletics
+EventWomenMenQuotaIndoorIndoor60 metres7.20 6.59 56400 metres 51.75 45.80 30800 metres2:00.90 1:45.90 301500 metres(Mile)4:06.00 3:36.00 303000 metres(5000 metres)8:35.00 7:33.00 1560 m hurdles8.02 7.65 48High jump 12Pole vault 12Long jump 16Triple jump 16Shot put 16Combined events colspan=4 14Relays colspan=5
Participating nations 674 athletes from 118 federations are entered in the event.
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External links World Athletics website
References