2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres hurdles
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The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships is scheduled to take place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 21 March 2026. This will be the 22nd time the event will be contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń | |||||||||
| Location | Toruń, Poland | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7.40 | |||||||||
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Background
The men's 60 metres hurdles was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] | 7.27 | Albuquerque, United States | 16 February 2024 | |
| Championship record[2][3] | 7.29 | Belgrade, Serbia | 20 March 2022 | |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 | |||
| 2026 World Lead[4] | 7.32 | Fayetteville, United States | 14 March 2026 |
Qualification
For the men's 60 metres hurdles, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026.[5] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 7.65 s.[5] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[5] There is a target number of 48 athletes.[5]
Results
Round 1
Round 1 were held on 21 March, starting at 10:20 (UTC+1) in the morning.[6]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Demario Prince | 7.58 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | 7.65 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Jonáš Kolomazník | 7.72 | Q | |
| 4 | 1 | John Cabang | 7.77 [.764] | ||
| 5 | 3 | Eduardo de Deus | 7.77 [.765] | ||
| 6 | 4 | Peter Dávid | 7.77 [.861] | PB | |
| 7 | 2 | Stanislav Stankov | 7.95 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Tahj Brown | 8.30 | ||
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Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dylan Beard | 7.50 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Liu Junxi | 7.53 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 4 | Saguirou Badamassi | 7.63 | Q, NR | |
| 4 | 2 | Asier Martínez | 7.65 | q | |
| 5 | 8 | Anthony Ommundsen Johnsen | 7.71 | ||
| 6 | 6 | Youssef Badawy Sayed | 7.78 | SB | |
| 7 | 1 | Oleh Kukota | 7.83 | ||
| 8 | 5 | Keon Rude | 7.94 | ||
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Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Franco le Roux | 7.50 | Q, AR | |
| 2 | 3 | Enrique Llopis | 7.55 | Q | |
| 3 | 7 | Romain Lecoeur | 7.59 | Q | |
| 4 | 7 | Louis François Mendy | 7.64 | q | |
| 5 | 5 | Lin Yi-Kai | 7.73 | ||
| 6 | 4 | Oliver Mulas | 7.77 | ||
| 7 | 6 | Christos-Panagiotis Roumtsios | 7.85 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Usumane Djumop | 8.98 | ||
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Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Wilhem Belocian | 7.49 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Milan Trajković | 7.66 | Q | |
| 3 | 8 | Jerome Campbell | 7.67 | Q | |
| 4 | 4 | Thiago Ornelas | 7.69 | q | |
| 5 | 2 | Santeri Kuusiniemi | 7.75 | ||
| 6 | 3 | Martín Sáenz | 7.79 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Richard Diawara | 7.82 | SB | |
| 8 | 5 | Bojan Novaković | 7.87 | PB | |
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Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jakub Szymański | 7.50 | Q | |
| 2 | 6 | Shusei Nomoto | 7.57 | Q, PB | |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Obasuyi | 7.60 | Q | |
| 4 | 2 | Mondray Barnard | 7.69 | q | |
| 5 | 3 | Elmo Lakka | 7.70 | q | |
| 6 | 7 | Fabio Kobelt | 7.81 | ||
| 7 | 8 | Dmytro Bahinskyi | 7.84 | ||
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Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Trey Cunningham | 7.45 | Q | |
| 2 | 7 | Damian Czykier | 7.54 | Q, SB | |
| 3 | 4 | Chen Yuanjiang | 7.64 | Q, SB | |
| 4 | 5 | Marcos Herrera | 7.69 | q | |
| 5 | 3 | Štěpán Štefko | 7.71 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Ryota Fujii | 7.81 | ||
| 7 | 2 | Dániel Eszes | 7.83 | ||
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Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 21 March, starting at 19:48 (UTC+1) in the evening.[6]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Wilhem Belocian | 7.42 | Q, =PB | |
| 2 | 6 | Dylan Beard | 7.46 | Q | |
| 3 | 5 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | 7.53 | q | |
| 4 | 4 | Damian Czykier | 7.57 | ||
| 5 | 1 | Asier Martínez | 7.62 [.613] | ||
| 6 | 7 | Michael Obasuyi | 7.62 [.615] | ||
| 7 | 8 | Mondray Barnard | 7.68 | ||
| 2 | Jerome Campbell | DQ | |||
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Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Trey Cunningham | 7.35 | Q, PB | |
| 2 | 5 | Demario Prince | 7.53 | Q | |
| 3 | 3 | Liu Junxi | 7.57 | ||
| 4 | 7 | Jonáš Kolomazník | 7.61 | PB | |
| 5 | 2 | Romain Lecoeur | 7.63 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Louis François Mendy | 7.74 [.731] | ||
| 7 | 1 | Elmo Lakka | 7.74 [.737] | ||
| 6 | Milan Trajković | DQ | |||
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Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Jakub Szymański | 7.42 | Q | |
| 2 | 5 | Enrique Llopis | 7.46 | Q | |
| 3 | 6 | Shusei Nomoto | 7.49 | q, NR | |
| 4 | 4 | Franco le Roux | 7.55 | q* | |
| 5 | 2 | Chen Yuanjiang | 7.59 | ||
| 6 | 8 | Marcos Herrera | 7.65 | ||
| 7 | 7 | Saguirou Badamassi | 7.67 | ||
| 8 | 1 | Thiago Ornelas | 7.68 | ||
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*Advanced to the final as the next fastest after the withdrawal of Dylan Beard.
Final
The final was held on 21 March, starting at 21:02 (UTC+1) in the evening.[6]
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Jakub Szymański | 7.40 | |||
| 2 | Enrique Llopis | 7.42 | NR | ||
| 4 | Trey Cunningham | 7.43 [.421] | |||
| 4 | 7 | Demario Prince | 7.43 [.430] | PB | |
| 5 | 3 | Wilhem Belocian | 7.45 | ||
| 6 | 1 | Shusei Nomoto | 7.49 | NR | |
| 7 | 6 | Franco le Roux | 7.51 | ||
| 8 | 8 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | 7.52 | ||
| 6 | Dylan Beard | DNS | |||
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