2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 60 metres
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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.
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| Women's 60 metres at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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Zaynab Dosso, three medals in a row at the World Indoor: 2024 bronze, 2025 silver, 2026 gold. | ||||||||||
| Venue | Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń | |||||||||
| Location | Toruń, Poland | |||||||||
| Dates | 21 March | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7.00 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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Background
The women's 60 metres 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] |  Irina Privalova (RUS) |
6.92 | Madrid, Spain | 11 February 1993 |
| 9 February 1995 | ||||
| Championship record[2] |  Gail Devers (USA) |
6.95 | Toronto, Canada | 12 March 1993 |
| 2026 World Lead[3] |  Julien Alfred (LCA) |
6.99 | Fayetteville, United States | 13 February 2026 |
 Zaynab Dosso (ITA) |
Toruń, Poland | 22 February 2026 |
Qualification
For the women's 60 metres, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026.[4] Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 7.20 s.[4] Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[4] There is a target number of 56 athletes.[4]
Results
Round 1
Round 1 was held on 21 March, starting at 11:05 (UTC+1) in the morning.[5]First 3 of each heat (Q) plus 3 fastest times (q) qualify to the semi-finals.[6]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Zaynab Dosso | Italy |
7.07 [.067] | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Audrey Leduc |  Canada |
7.20 | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Léonie Pointet |  Switzerland |
7.21 [.208] | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Jaslyn Gardner |  United States |
7.27 [.267] | |
| 5 | 3 | Magdalena Lindner |  Austria |
7.35 | |
| 6 | 7 | Jessica Laurance |  Philippines |
7.37 [.363] | |
| 7 | 2 | Ema Bendová |  Slovakia |
7.51 [.506] | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Patrizia Van der Weken |  Luxembourg |
7.14 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Tatjana Pinto |  Portugal |
7.17 [.169] | Q, NR |
| 3 | 8 | Minke Bisschops |  Netherlands |
7.22 [.212] | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Lauren Roy |  Ireland |
7.25 [.246] | q |
| 5 | 6 | Ajla Del Ponte | Switzerland |
7.25 [.247] | |
| 6 | 2 | Viktoria Korbová | Slovakia |
6.81 | |
| 7 | 7 | Zion Corrales-Nelson | Philippines |
7.44 | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Jonielle Smith |  Jamaica |
7.13 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Jaël Bestué |  Spain |
7.18 [.171] | Q, PB |
| 3 | 8 | Karolína Maňasová |  Czech Republic |
7.19 [.183] | Q |
| 4 | 4 | Zala Istenič |  Slovenia |
7.27 [.266] | |
| 5 | 3 | Rafaéla Spanoudaki-Hatziriga |  Greece |
7.36 | |
| 6 | 5 | Alessandra Gasparelli |  San Marino |
7.51 [.509] | |
| 7 | 2 | Christina Alba Marcus Hafliðadóttir |  Iceland |
7.55 | |
| 1 | Saran Hadja Kouyaté |  Guinea |
DNS | ||
| [7] | |||||
Heat 4
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia |
7.06 [.059] | Q |
| 2 | 7 | Sade McCreath | Canada |
7.16 [.158] | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Kelly Doualla | Italy |
7.27 [.266] | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Magdalena Stefanowicz |  Poland |
7.30 [.293] | |
| 5 | 3 | Gabriela Mourão |  Brazil |
7.31 [.305] | |
| 6 | 2 | Beatriz Castelhano | Portugal |
7.37 [.369] | |
| 7 | 4 | María Montt |  Chile |
7.45 [.446] | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 5
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Dina Asher-Smith |  Great Britain |
7.07 [.070] | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Ana Azevedo | Brazil |
7.17 [.168] | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Zoe Hobbs |  New Zealand |
7.21 [.202] | Q |
| 4 | 8 | Ciara Neville | Ireland |
7.31 [.302] | |
| 5 | 4 | Gladymar Torres |  Puerto Rico |
7.33 | |
| 6 | 1 | Liao Yanjun |  Chinese Taipei |
7.34 | |
| 7 | 5 | Natacha Ngoye Akamabi |  Republic of the Congo |
7.46 | SB |
| 8 | 7 | Lamiya Valiyeva |  Azerbaijan |
7.65 | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 6
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 8 | Brianna Lyston | Jamaica |
7.06 [.052] | Q, SB |
| 2 | 6 | Jacious Sears | United States |
7.07 [.069] | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Lotta Kemppinen |  Finland |
7.16 [.160] | Q, NR |
| 4 | 7 | Philina Schwartz |  Germany |
7.18 [.172] | q |
| 5 | 3 | Claudine Njarasoa |  Madagascar |
7.30 [.297] | PB |
| 6 | 2 | Glanyernis Guerra |  Venezuela |
7.42 [.414] | |
| 7 | 5 | Loi Im Lan |  Macau |
7.45 [.449] | |
| [7] | |||||
Heat 7
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland |
7.08 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Amy Hunt | Great Britain |
7.15 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Liranyi Alonso |  Dominican Republic |
7.19 [.188] | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Leah Bertrand |  Trinidad and Tobago |
7.22 [.214] | q |
| 5 | 8 | Isabel Posch | Austria |
7.27 [.270] | |
| 6 | 3 | Lucija Potnik | Slovenia |
7.42 [.412] | |
| 7 | 1 | Soniya Jones |  Antigua and Barbuda |
7.56 | |
| 8 | 6 | Estelle Short |  Cook Islands |
7.93 | PB |
| [7] | |||||
Semi-finals
The semi-finals were held on 21 March, starting at 20:14 (UTC+1) in the evening.[5]
Heat 1
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 5 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia |
7.04 [.033] | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Jacious Sears | United States |
7.04 [.040] | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Brianna Lyston | Jamaica |
7.05 [.041] | q, SB |
| 4 | 3 | Amy Hunt | Great Britain |
7.10 | |
| 5 | 2 | Liranyi Alonso | Dominican Republic |
7.19 [.183] | |
| 6 | 7 | Audrey Leduc | Canada |
7.21 | |
| 7 | 1 | Minke Bisschops | Netherlands |
7.25 [.249] | |
| 8 | 8 | Kelly Doualla | Italy |
7.36 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 2
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Zaynab Dosso | Italy |
7.00 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain |
7.03 [.022] | Q, NR |
| 3 | 2 | Karolína Maňasová | Czech Republic |
7.14 | |
| 4 | 4 | Ana Azevedo | Brazil |
7.15 [.144] | |
| 5 | 6 | Sade McCreath | Canada |
7.15 [.145] | |
| 6 | 7 | Lotta Kemppinen | Finland |
7.19 [.186] | |
| 7 | 8 | Philina Schwartz | Germany |
7.20 [.191] | |
| 8 | 1 | Leah Bertrand | Trinidad and Tobago |
7.25 [.242] | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 3
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jonielle Smith | Jamaica |
7.03 [.022] | Q, PB |
| 2 | 5 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Luxembourg |
7.05 [.049] | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland |
7.08 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Zoe Hobbs | New Zealand |
7.12 | PB |
| 5 | 3 | Tatjana Pinto | Portugal |
7.20 [.196] | |
| 6 | 8 | Lauren Roy | Ireland |
7.23 | |
| 7 | 1 | Léonie Pointet | Switzerland |
7.27 [.264] | |
| 8 | 7 | Jaël Bestué | Spain |
7.27 [.0.163] | |
| [8] | |||||
Final
The final was held on 21 March, starting at 21:20 (UTC+1) in the evening.[5]
| Place | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 |
4 | Zaynab Dosso | Italy |
7.00 | |
 |
2 | Jacious Sears | United States |
7.03 [.022] | SB |
 |
5 | Julien Alfred | Saint Lucia |
7.03 [.025] | |
| 4 | 1 | Brianna Lyston | Jamaica |
7.05 | SB |
| 5 | 6 | Jonielle Smith | Jamaica |
7.06 | |
| 6 | 8 | Ewa Swoboda | Poland |
7.07 [.069] | SB |
| 7 | 3 | Dina Asher-Smith | Great Britain |
7.07 [.070] | |
| 8 | 7 | Patrizia Van der Weken | Luxembourg |
7.10 | |
| [9] | |||||