The 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championship was the nineteenth edition, and was hosted by World Athletics, in Glasgow, Scotland, between March 1 -3. The Championship hosted more than six hundred-and-fifty competitors from approximately one-hundred-and-thirty countries that competed in twenty-six disciplines, that is, thirteen for men and thirteen for women. The Championship was highlighted by excellent performances by Femke Bol (Netherland), Devynne Charlton (Bahamas), Julien Alfred (St. Lucia) Christian Coleman (USA) and Elle St. Pierre (USA).
Julien Alfred wins first Global title in the Women’s 60m
Julien Alfred won gold in the women’s 60m final in an impressive 6.98, to hand St. Lucia its first global title, and in the process remains undefeated during the indoor season. This was Alfred second sub-7.00-seconds performance this season as she posted 7.99 at the Millrose Games in New York on Feb 11. Alfred was closely followed by Ewa Swaboda in 7.00 and Zaynab Dosso of Italy in 7.05. The field was rounded-out by Zoe Hobbs of New Zealand in 7.06, Mikiah Brisco of the USA in 7.08, Rani Rosius of Belgium in 7.14 and Patrizia Van Der Weken of Luxenberg in 7.15. Aleia Hobbs of the USA did not repot to the final due to an injury she picked up in the semifinals. The Jamaican pair of Sashalee Forbes and Briana Williams did not advance to the final.
Coleman over Lyles in Men’s 60m
Christian Coleman and Noah Lyles of the USA mined gold and silver for the USA, posting 6.41 and 6.44, respectively, while Ackeem Blake of Jamaica won the bronze medal in 6.46. Coleman’s intention was made clear in the semi-finals when he posted a world leading time of 6.43 seconds. Coleman had turned the tables on Lyles who defeated him at the USA Indoor Championships on February 16-17, 2024 and robbed him of the 60m national title. The field was rounded-out by Ferdinand Omanyala of Kenya in 6.56, Henrik Larsson of Sweden in 6.56, Emmanual Eseme of Cameroon in 6.68, Shuhei Tada of Japan in 6.70 and Chituru Ali of Italy in 8.00.
Femke Bol set world record in Women’s 400m
The Dutch woman, Femke Bol, won gold medal in the women’s 400m in an World Record and Area Record time of 49.17 seconds, to get the better of her team-mate, Lieke Klaver, who posted 50.16 for the silver and Alexis Holmes of the USA, who stopped the clock in 50.24. The field was rounded-out by Laviai Nielsen of Germany in 50.89, Talitha Diggs of the USA in 51.23 and Susanne Gogl-Walli of Austria in 51.37.
Doom over Warholm in the Men’s 400m
Alexander Doom of Belgium won gold in the men’s 400m in 45.25, while Karsten Warholm of Norway won silver in 45.34 and Rusheen McDonald of Jamaica won bronze in 45.65. The field was rounded-out by Joao Coelho of Portugal in 45.86, Attila Molnar of Hungary in 46.11 and Matej Krsek of Czech Republic in 46.47.
Women 60m Hurdles Final
Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas produced World Record, to win the women’s 60m hurdles final, posting a career best of 7.65, while Cyrena Samba-Mayela of France won silver in 7.74 and Pia Skrzyszowska of Poland won bronze in 7.79. The field was rounded-out by Masai Russel of the USA in 7.81, Sarah Lavin of Ireland in 7.91, Charisma Taylor of the Bahamas in 7.92, Cindy Sember of Great Britain in 7.92 and Luca Kozak of Hungary in 8.01. Unfortunately, the Jamaican representative in Megan Tapper, did not advance from the semifinal round.
Men’s 60m Hurdles Final
Grant Holloway of the USA won gold in the men’s 60m Hurdles, posting a time of 7.29, while Lorenzo Ndele Simonflli of Italy won silver in 7.43 and Just Kwaou-Mathey of France won bronze in 7.47. The field was rounded-out by Enrique LLopis of Spain in 7.53, Jakub Szymanski of Poland in 7.53, Trey Cunningham of the USA in 7.53, Michael Obasuyi of Belgium in 7.55 and Milan Trajkovic of Cyprus in 7.59.
Women’s 800m Short Track Final
Tsige Duguma of Ethiopia won gold in the women’s 800m in 2:01.90, while Jemma Reekie of Great Britain won silver in 2:02.72 and Noelie Yarigo of Benin won bronze in 2:03.15. The field was rounded-out by Vivian Chebet Kiprotich of Kenya in 2:03.76, Habitam Alemu of Ethiopia in 2:03.89 and Halimah Nakaayi of Uganda in 2:05.53.
Men’s 800m Short Track Final
Bryce Hoppel of the USA won gold in the men’s 800m final in 1:44.92, while Andreas Kramer of Sweden won silver in 1:45.27 and Elliot Crestan of Belgium won bronze in 1:45.32. The field was rounded-out by Catalin Tecucean of Italy in 1:46.39 and Mariano Garcia of Spain in 1:48.77. Benjamin Robert of France was disqualified.
Women’s 1500m Short Track Final
Freweyni Hailu of Ethiopia won gold in the women’s 1500m final in 4:01.46, while Nikki Hiltz of the USA won silver in 4:02.32 and Emily Mackay of the USA won bronze in 4:02.69. The field was rounded-out by Georgia Bell of Germany in 4:03.47, Diribe Welteji of Ethiopia in 4:03.82, Revee Walcott-Nolan of Great Britain in 4:04.60, Agathe Guillemot of France in 4:04.94, Salome Afonso of Portugal in 4:06.27, Maia Ramsden of New Zealand in 4:06.88, Lucia Stafford of Canada in 4:08.90 and Esther Gurrero of Spain in 4:12.33.
Men’s 1500m Short Track Final
Geordie Beamish of New Zealand won the men’s 1500m in 3:36.54, to dismiss the challenges from Cole Hocker and Hobbs Kessler of the USA, both of whom clocked 3:36.69 and 3:36.72, respectively. The field was rounded-out by Isaac Nader of Portugal in 3:36.97, Narve Gilje Nordas of Norway in 3:37.03, Abdel Mechaal of Spain in 3:37.76, Samuel Tefera of Ethiopia in 3:38.10, Samuel Pihlstrom of Sweden in 3:38.35, Biniam Mehary of Ethiopia in 3:40.00, Vincent Kibet Keter of Kenya in 3:40.04, Mario Garcia of Spain in 3:40.48, Ryan Mphahlele of South Africa in 3:41.08, Kieran Lumb of Canada in 3:41.37 and Adam Fogg of Great Britain in 3:43.81.
Women’s 3000m Short Track Final
Elle St. Pierre won gold in the women’s 3000m final in an Area Record of 8:20.87, while Gaudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia won Silver in 8:21.13 and Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya won bronze in 8:22.68. The field was rounded-out by Jessica Hull of Australia in an Area Record of 8:24.39, Laura Muir of Great Britain in 8:29.76, Lemlem Hailu of Ehiopia in 8:30.36, Hirut Meshesha of Ethiopia in 8:34.61, Nozomi Tanaka of Japan in an Area Record of 8:36.03, Teresiah Muthoni Gateri of Kenya in 8:38.96, Marta Garcia of Spain in 8:40.34, Josette Andrews of the USA in 8:41.93, Hannah Nuttall of Great Britain in 8:48.24, Ludovica Cavalli of Italy in 8:48.46, Aqueda Marques of Spain in 8:48.57, Roisin Flanagan of Ireland in 8:53.02 and Emeline Imanizabayo of Rwanda in 9:28.58.
Men’s 3000m Short Track Final
Josh Kerr of Great Britain won gold in the men’s 3000m in 7:42.98, while Yared Muguse of the USA won silver in 7:43.59 and Salemon Barega of Ethiopia won bronze in 7:43.64. The field was rounded-out by Getnet Wale of Ethiopia in 7:44.77, Olin Kacker of the USA in 7:45.40, Adel Mechaal of Spain in 7:45.67, Pietro Arese of Italy in 7:46.46, John Heymans of Belgium in 7:48.18, Mohamed Ismail of Djibouti in 7:50.05, Hicham Akankam of Morocco in 7:55.04, Federico Riva of Italy in 8:02.66 and Mohammad Karim Yaqoot of Afghanistan in 9:37.10.
Women’s High Jump Final
Nicola Olyslagers of Australia won the women’s high jump with 1.99m, while Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine won silver with 1.97m and Lia Apostolovski of Slovenia won bronze with1.95m. The field was rounded-out by Christina Honsel of Germany with 1.95m, Angelina Tpic of Serbia with 1.92m, Miorgan Lake of Great Britain with 1.92m, Tatianna Gusin of Germany with 1.88m, Nadezhda Dubovitskaya of Kazakhstan and Yuliia Levchenko of Ukraine in 1.84m.
Men’s High Jump Final
Hamish Kerr of New Zealand cleared 2.36m to win the men’s high jump, which was an Area Record, while Shelby McEwen of the USA won silver with 2.28m and Sanghyeok Woo of Korea won bronze with a similar 2.28m. The field was rounded-out by Oleh Doroshchuk of Ukraine with 2.24m, Jan Stefela of the Czech Republic with 2.24m, Vernon Turner of the USA with 2.24m, Norbert Kobielski of Poland with 2.24m, Edgar Rivera of Mexico with 2.20m, Donald Thomas of Bahamas with 2.15m, Ryoichi Akamatsu of Japan with 2.15m, Andrii Protsenko of Ukraine with 2.15m and Thamos Camoy of Belgium with 2.15m.
Women’s Long Jump Final
Tara Davis-Woodhall and Monae Nichols of the USA won gold and silver, respectively, in the women’s long jump, cutting the sands in 7.07m and 6.85m, while Fatima Diame of Spain won the bronze with a jump of 6.78m. The field was rounded-out by Mikaelle Assani of Germany with 6.77m, Annik Kalin of Switzerland with 6.75m, Milica GArdasevic of Serbia with 6.74m, Larissa Iapichino of Italy with 6.69m, Alina Rotaru-Kottmann of Romania with 6.46m, Sumire Hata of Japan with 6.43m, Tissanna Hickling of Jamaica with 6.43m, Diana Lesti of Hungary with 6.35m, Natalia Linares of Colombia with 6.33m, Petra Banhidi-Farkas of Hungary with 6.30m, Elaine Martins of Brazil with 6.29m and Lissandra Maysa Campos of Brazil with 6.15m.
Men’s Long Jump Final
Miltiadis Tentoglou of Greece won gold in the men’s long jump, cutting the sands in 8.22m, while Mattia Furlani of Italy won silver with a similar 8.22m and Carey McLeod of Jamaica won bronze with 8.21m. The field was rounded-out by Simon Batz of Germany with 8.06m, Jarrion Lawson of the USA with 8.06m, Tajay Gayle of Jamaica with 7.89m, William Williams of the USA with 7.83m, Thobias Montler of Sweden with 7.80m and Julian Wang of China with 7.74m.
Women’s Triple Jump Final
Thea Lafond of Dominica won gold in the women’s triple jump in a distance of 15.01m, while Leyanis Perez Hernandez of Cuba won the silver medal with a jump of 14.90m and Ana Peleteiro-Compaore of Spain won bronze with 14.75m. The field was rounded-out by Keturah Orji of the USA with 14.36m, Jasmine Moore of the USA with 14.15m, Charisma Taylor of the Bahamas with 14.11m, Kimberly Williams of Jamaica with 14.07m, Ilionis Guillaume of France with 14.01m, Dianna Ana Maria Ion of Romania with 13.73m, Elena Andreea Talos of Romania with 13.65m, Neja Filipic of Slovenia with 13.62m, Kristine Makela of Finland with 13.47m, Dovile Kilty of Lithuania with 13.46m and Gabriele Santos of Brazil with 13.45m. Mariko Morimoto of Japan did not record a mark, while Liadagmis Povea of Cuba did not start.
Men’s Triple Jump Final
Hugues Fabrice Zango of Burkina Faso won gold in the men’s triple jump, cutting the sands in 17.53m, while Yasser Mohammed Trikli of Algeria won silver with 17.35m and Tiago Pereira of Portugal won bronze in 17.08m. The field was rounded-out by Yaoqing Fang of China with 16.93m, Emmanuel Ihemeje of Italy with 16.90m, Donald Scott of the USA with 16.88m, Yaming Zhu of China with 16.72m, Lazaro Martinez of Cuba with 16.69m, Max Heb of Germany with 16.66m, Almir Dos Santos of Brazil with 16.63m, Praveen Chithravel of India with 16.45m, Chris Benard of the USA with 16.14m, Cristian Napoles of Cuba with 15.98m and Dimitrios Tsiamis of Greece with 15.95m.
Women’s Shot Put Final
Sarah Mitton of Canada won gold in the women’s shot put, throwing an Area Record of 20.22m, while Yemisi Ogunleye of Germany won silver with 20.19m and Chase Jackson of the USA won bronze with 19.67m. The field was rounded-out by Maddison-Lee Wesche of New Zealand with 19.62m, Jessica Schilder of the Netherlands with 19.37m, Danniel Thomas-Dodd of Jamaica with 19.12m, Maggie Ewen of the USA with 18.96m, Axelina Johansson of Sweden with 18.68m, Fanny Roos of Sweden with 18.21m, Jessica Inchude of Portugal with 18.04m, Alina Kenzel of Germany with 17.80m, Eliana Bandeira of Portugal with 17.35m, Amelia Campbell of Germany with 17.21m, Erna Soley Gunnarsdottir of Israel with 17.07m, Dimitriana Bezede of Moldova with 16.95m, Jorinde Van Klinken of the Netherlands with 16.88m and Ivana Xennia Gallardo of Chile with 16.36m.
Men’s Shot put Final
Ryan Crouser of the USA won gold in the men’s shot put, throwing a distance of 22.77m, while Tom Walsh of New Zealand won silver with 22.07m and Leonardo Fabbri of Italy won bronze with 21.96m. The field was rounded-out by Zane Weir of Italy with 21.85m, Jacko Gill of New Zealand with 21.69m, Chukwuebuka Cornnell Enekwechi of Nigeria with 21.60m, Darlan Romani of Brazil with 21.11m, Filip Mihaljevic of Croatia with 20.73m, Mesud Pezer of Boznia and Herzegovina with 20.41m, Scott Lincoln of Great Britain with 20.36m, Tomas Stanek of the Czech Republic with 20.31m, Bob Bertemes of Luxenberg with 20.30m, Roger Steen of the USA with 19.97m, Mostyafa Amr Hassan of Egypt with 19.88m and Uziel Munoz of Mexico with 19.28m. Rajindra Campbell of Jamaica did not register a mark.
Henley Taylor (Sensenya Ben Nyah)
Freelance Sports Writer
Bryce Hoppel picture courtesy of Joe Swift
2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships Results (March 1-3, 2024)
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