The women's 60 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 21 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The women's 60 metres was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record 6.92 Madrid, Spain 11 February 19939 February 1995Championship record6.95 Toronto, Canada 12 March 19932026 World Lead6.99 Fayetteville, United States 13 February 2026Toruń, Poland22 February 2026
Qualification For the women's 60 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 7.20 s. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 56 athletes.
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 21 March, starting at 11:05 (UTC+1) in the morning.First 3 of each heat () plus 3 fastest times () qualify to the semi-finals.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Zaynab Dosso7.07 26Audrey Leduc7.20, 38Léonie Pointet7.21 45Jaslyn Gardner7.27 53Magdalena Lindner7.3567Jessica Laurance7.37 72Ema Bendová7.51
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Patrizia Van der Weken7.1425Tatjana Pinto7.17 , 38Minke Bisschops7.22 44Lauren Roy7.25 56Ajla Del Ponte7.25 62Viktoria Korbová6.8177Zion Corrales-Nelson7.44
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes17Jonielle Smith7.1326Jaël Bestué7.18 , 38Karolína Maňasová7.19 44Zala Istenič7.27 53Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga7.3665Alessandra Gasparelli7.51 72Christina Alba Marcus Hafliðadóttir7.551Saran Hadja Kouyaté
Heat 4 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Julien Alfred7.06 27Sade McCreath7.16 35Kelly Doualla7.27 48Magdalena Stefanowicz7.30 53Gabriela Mourão7.31 62Beatriz Castelhano7.37 74María Montt7.45
Heat 5 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Dina Asher-Smith7.07 26Ana Azevedo7.17 32Zoe Hobbs7.21 48Ciara Neville7.31 54Gladymar Torres7.3361Liao Yanjun7.3475Natacha Ngoye Akamabi7.4687Lamiya Valiyeva7.65
Heat 6 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes18Brianna Lyston7.06 , 26Jacious Sears7.07 34Lotta Kemppinen7.16 , 47Philina Schwartz7.18 53Claudine Njarasoa7.30 62Glanyernis Guerra7.42 75Loi Im Lan7.45
Heat 7 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes15Ewa Swoboda7.0824Amy Hunt7.1532Liranyi Alonso7.19 47Leah Bertrand7.22 58Isabel Posch7.27 63Lucija Potnik7.42 71Soniya Jones7.5686Estelle Short7.93
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 21 March, starting at 20:14 (UTC+1) in the evening. Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes15Julien Alfred7.04 24Jacious Sears7.04 36Brianna Lyston7.05 , 43Amy Hunt7.1052Liranyi Alonso7.19 67Audrey Leduc7.2171Minke Bisschops7.25 88Kelly Doualla7.36
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Zaynab Dosso7.0025Dina Asher-Smith7.03 , 32Karolína Maňasová7.1444Ana Azevedo7.15 56Sade McCreath7.15 67Lotta Kemppinen7.19 78Philina Schwartz7.20 81Leah Bertrand7.25
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Jonielle Smith7.03 , 25Patrizia Van der Weken7.05 36Ewa Swoboda7.0842Zoe Hobbs7.1253Tatjana Pinto7.20 68Lauren Roy7.2371Léonie Pointet7.27 87Jaël Bestué7.27
Final
The final was held on 21 March, starting at 21:20 (UTC+1) in the evening. Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes4Zaynab Dosso7.002Jacious Sears7.03 5Julien Alfred7.03 41Brianna Lyston7.0556Jonielle Smith7.0668Ewa Swoboda7.07 73Dina Asher-Smith7.07 87Patrizia Van der Weken7.10
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