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Day 1 of the 2026 World Indoor Championship is underway 🔽🔽 US coverage is currently available on Peacock. #WorldIndoors

CHASE GETS HER GOLD 🥇 After two outdoor world titles, two indoor bronzes, and one indoor silver Chase Jackson (@chaseypoosp ) WINS her first indoor world title with a throw of 20.14. Sarah Mitton (@mitt_sarah ) earns silver with a throw of 19.78 and Axelina Johansson (@axelina.johansson )sets a national record with a throw of 19.75 for bronze. #WorldIndoors

Here’s your qualifiers out of the men’s 1500m 🔥🌍 Team USA’s Nathan Green qualifies out of Heat 1 with a 3:40.97. The final is set for 1:38 PM ET on Sunday. #WorldIndoors

GREEN GETS IT DONE ✅ Nathan Green advances to the 1500m final with a time of 3:40.97. #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07

Qualifiers out of the 1500m prelims 🔥🌍 Team USA’s Gracie Morris and Nikki Hiltz are both through to the final. 🇺🇸 The finals are slated for 2:22 PM ET on Sunday. #WorldIndoors

NO PROBLEM FOR NIKKI 💨 Nikki Hiltz (@nikkihiltz ) advances out of the 1500m prelims with a time of 4:16.32. Agatha Guillemot (4:16.25) and Ludovica Cavalli (4:16.45) also advance to the Final on Sunday. #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07

Prelims are light work for the 800m Queen👏 After years of battling injury to compete at World Indoors, Keely soars to an easy automatic qualifier in the prelims. Though, she notes that she doesn't like rounds at all. The semi-finals of the 800 will be at 7:22am EST, tomorrow morning. The world-record holder will race in the second heat, with her sights on the final. #WorldIndoors

No more playing around for Jereem Richards 😤 He was surprised late by Matheus Lima in the 400m prelims this morning, but still came away with an automatic qualifier after finishing second in his heat with a 46.10. He will compete in the 400m semi-finals today at 3:44 PM ET. #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07 🎥 @guillaume_laurent_

🚨 Another two go through for Penn State 🚨 Allon Clay 🇯🇵 and Handal Roban🇻🇨 both advance out of the 800m prelims. Clay finished second in Heat 1 with a 1:46.08. Roban finished third in his heat and qualified in on time (1:46.58) #WorldIndoors | @PennStateTFXC

Your first 2026 World Champions are crowned👑👑👑👑 Yaroslava Muhachikh 🇺🇦came away with gold, while a three-way tie takes over Silver. #WolrdIndoors

First Round, not a problem for the Americans 🇺🇸 Cooper Lutkenhaus finishes second in heat two and runs 1:46.24 to advance out of the 800m prelims at the World Indoor Championships. He will be joined by fellow countryman Sean Dolan, who finished third in his heat, in the semi-finals, slated for tomorrow morning at 8:08 AM ET. Dolan ran 1:46.17 in his heat #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07

A stacked field of 800m runners advance to the semi-finals at the World Indoor Championships ⬆️ Not pictured - 🇪🇹 Nigist Getachew and 🇮🇪 Maeve O'Neill have also advanced via their automatic qualifying positions in heat 4. #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07

💔 Heartbreaker in the women's 800m 💔 🇺🇸Valery Tobias is DQ'ed for Lane Infringement (TR17.2.3) and she will not advance to the 800m Semi-Finals. She had finished second in her heat before the DQ. #WorldIndoors

🔥 After failing to advance to the NCAA 800m Final last week, Penn State's Hayley Kitching (AUS) finishes second in her 800m prelim at the World Indoor Championships. She will advance to tomorrow morning's 800m semi-final after running 2:00.99 today. #WorldIndoors

🙅‍♂️ No surprises in the men's 400m as all of the top entrants advance to the semi-finals ➡️ Christopher Morales Williams drops the fastest time of the prelims, a 45.51. Americans Khaleb McRae and Chris Robinson advance, as well as Matheus Lima, Jereem Richards and a number of other top athletes. The semi-finals are slated for 3:44 PM ET. #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07

First World appearance✅ Jordan Anthony adds his first stamp to his passport, as he looks to get his first World title. Anthony heads into prelims as the fourth seed, only 0.02 behind 🇺🇸teammate, Trayvon Bromell, who sits first. #WorldIndoors

She kept us on the edge of our seats 😅 But Bailey Lear will advance out of the 400m prelims at the World Indoor Championships. 💔 Unfortunately, Rosey Effiong will not advance, the first time qualifier out of position. Not pictured, but notable that Henriette Jaeger 🇳🇴 also advanced after winning her respective heat. Pictured are the top 13 finishers from the prelims #WorldIndoors 📸 @janfigueroa07