That is the compiled information on the World Indoors in Nanjing, China, which shall be held on March 21-23, 2025. This information is from our associates at EME Information. We use this with permission and a subscription.
WORLD INDOORS NEWS (March 13, 2025)
MELBOURNE (AUS): Reigning World Indoor Champion Nicola Olyslagers headlines the 20-strong Australian group for the World Indoor Championships. She shall be joined within the ladies’s excessive leap by 2022 World Champion Eleanor Patterson. Additionally on the group are sprinters Torrie Lewis and Lachlan Kennedy, pole vaulters Kurtis Marschall and Camryn Newton-Smith within the pentathlon, the primary Australian pentathlete at these championships since 1999.
ROME (ITA): A group of 21 athletes will characterize Italy at subsequent week’s World Indoor Championships. Within the group are latest European Indoor Champions Andy Diaz Hernandez (triple leap) and Zaynab Dosso (60m), plus medallists Mattia Furlani (lengthy leap) and Andrea Dallavalle (triple leap). Shot putters Leonardo Fabbri, Zane Weir, and hurdler Lorenzo Simonelli can even compete.
PRAGUE (CZE): The Czech Athletics Federation has introduced 11 athletes will compete on the World Indoor Championships, together with European Indoor Championship medallist Jan Stefela (excessive leap), Amalie Svabikova (pole vault), Vilem Strasky (heptathlon), Jakub Dudycha (800m) and Filip Sasinek (1500m).
AUCKLAND (NZL): New Zealand will ship its largest-ever group to the World Indoor Championships, with 12 athletes. Reigning World Indoor Champion Hamish Kerr will look to defend his excessive leap title. Additionally on the group are shot putters Tom Walsh and Jacko Gill, Olympic silver medallist Maddi Wesche, pole vaulters Imogen Ayris and Olivia McTaggart, sprinter Zoe Hobbs, and 1500m runner Maia Ramsden.
NAIROBI (KEN): Athletics Kenya has chosen 5 males and 5 ladies to characterize Kenya on the World Indoor Championships. They embody Olympians Lilian Odira and Vivian Chebet within the 800m, 2022 World Indoor silver medallist Noah Kibet within the 800m, Susan Ejore within the 1500m, and Cornelius Kemboi within the 3000m.
KINGSTON (JAM): Talking to Tv Jamaica, coach Stephen Francis has confirmed that Kishane Thompson suffered a slight ankle damage throughout coaching, so he won’t compete on the World Indoor Championships. The damage meant Thompson required a couple of days relaxation, which resulted in him not being at his peak through the championships.
WARSAW (POL): The Polish Athletics Federation has introduced that it’ll now ship a ladies’s 4x400m group to the World Indoor Championships as a result of reallocation of locations. Becoming a member of Justyna Święty-Ersetic, beforehand introduced for the person 400m, shall be Aleksandra Formella, Anastasia Kuś, Anna Maria Gryc, and Anna Palys.
TOKYO (JPN): An fascinating Japanese entry is the nationwide 110 m hurdles file holder Shunsuke Izumiya, who’s listed for the lengthy leap. His greatest is of fine high quality, 814 cm.
WORLD INDOORS NEWS (March 14, 2025)
INDIANAPOLIS (USA): USATF has introduced that 56 athletes will characterize the USA of America at subsequent week’s World Indoor Championships. Included within the group are ten medallists from final 12 months’s version, together with Grant Holloway (60m hurdles), Monae’ Nichols (lengthy leap), and Chase Jackson (shot put). Different notable entrants embody Sam Kendricks (pole vault), Alexis Holmes (400m), Ronnie Baker (60m) and Will Claye (triple leap).
LISBON (POR): The Portuguese Athletics Federation has confirmed that seven athletes will compete on the World Indoor Championships. They embody Salome Afonso, who received medals within the 1500m and 3000m on the European Indoor Championships and can contest the 1500m solely, and shot putter Auriol Dongmo. 1500m bronze medallist Isaac Nader can be on the group.
ROME (ITA): Andrea Dallavalle has withdrawn from the Italian group for the World Indoor Championships attributable to a foot damage, FIDAL informs. Dallavalle received bronze eventually weekend’s European Indoor Championships.
WORLD INDOORS NEWS (March 15, 2025)
BIRMINGHAM (GBR): British runner George Mills is out for World Indoors after selecting up an sickness after the European Indoor Championships, the place he got here away with a silver medal within the 3000m behind Jakob Ingebrigtsen, by way of CITIUS MAG.
BRIDGETOWN (BAR): Barbados may have a four-person group for Nanjing subsequent week. Kishawna Niles for ladies in 60 m was the lone lady within the quartet introduced by the Athletics Affiliation of Barbados on Friday alongside Julian Forde in 60 m, Nikkolia Kennedy in 60m Hurdles, and Rasheeme Griffith in 400 m.
KINGSTON (JAM): Jamaica has named a stable squad for the upcoming World Indoors. The 23-member group options a number of the island’s prime indoor performers, together with 60m hurdles sensation Ackera Nugent and Olympic lengthy leap silver medalist Wayne Pinnock, who is anticipated to problem for podium finishes within the lengthy leap, 2019 World Champion Tajay Gayle additionally took half. With Olympic silver medalist Kishane Thompson dominated out attributable to damage, Nishion Ebanks and Rohan Watson will compete within the 60 m. Travis Williams is listed as a reserve. Males 4×400 m can even compete.
WORLD INDOORS NEWS (March 17, 2025)
NANJING (CHN): World U20 champion Jana Koscak from Croatia was not in Apeldoorn however acquired the place within the Nanjing pentathlon. She is contemplating attacking the official U20 World file of 4542 factors by Ukrainian Alina Shukh from 2017. “I can do it, however we’ll see the way it seems. I’m most afraid of the time distinction as a result of they’re seven hours forward of us, and I at all times have slightly bother going from west to east. We’re touring on Sunday, I hope I’ll alter by Friday, and if every little thing goes effectively, I’ll attempt to chase the world file. Taking a look at my information by self-discipline, I’ve outcomes for the file, however every little thing must match up; there are plenty of query marks,” she stated for Sportske Novosti.
DUBLIN (IRL): Mark English (sickness) and Cian McPhillips (damage) are two late withdrawals from the Irish group for the World Indoor Championships.
PARIS (FRA): European indoor 1500m champion Agathe Guillemot has pulled out of the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing attributable to flu.
PRAGUE (CZE): Resulting from sickness, Radek Juška won’t compete within the lengthy leap on the World Indoor Championships.
BIRMINGHAM (GBR): Two-time European U20 cross-country champion Innes FitzGerald has additionally pulled out of the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing attributable to sickness.
ST. GEORGE’S (GRN): Decathlon Olympic bronze medallist Lindon Victor knowledgeable on Instagram that he won’t compete on the World Indoors.
STOCKHOLM (SWE): European indoor 60m bronze medallist Henrik Larsson has opted to not compete on the World Indoor Championships, informs SVT. “Now I wish to beat my private bests in 100 and 200 meters and see if I can dip below ten seconds in 100 meters. I actually really feel I’ve the potential for it,” he stated.
PORT OF SPAIN (TTO): Trinidad and Tobago’s Jereem Richards, the 2022 World Indoor 400m champion, has opted to skip the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, China, to concentrate on the out of doors season, notably the inaugural Grand Slam Observe Sequence (GST) and the World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, in September. “With the Grand Slam and all of the meets it has this 12 months, and with the [World] Championship being late, I really feel prefer it makes extra sense to only concentrate on the out of doors season,” stated Richards. Through Sportsmax.television.
NANJING (CHN): Recent European Indoor champion Attila Molnar from Hungary is already in China and has the primary coaching behind him. It was within the out of doors stadium as the sector was present process the final preparations. For the Hungarian file holder, fascinating information: along with his colleagues, they’ll have just one race within the 4×400 m as entered are 5 groups in addition to Hungary, USA, Jamaica, Nigeria, and the house group of China.
