Last weekend, some of the world’s strongest, fastest and fittest track and field talents came together to battle it out in front of roaring crowds and cheering supporters. The only twist? It was indoors.

The World Athletics Indoor Championships happens every two years, this year taking place in Torún, one of Poland’s oldest cities and a UNESCO heritage site, known for its gothic architecture.

Who are some of the female athletes representing Team GB?

The Championships spanned the 20th to 22nd March with Team GB sending out a strong and stacked team, including 800m indoor women’s world-record holder Keeley Hodgkinson, the fastest female British sprinter in history Dina Asher-Smith and the former world indoor pole vault champion Molly Caudery.

How did the Championships progress for Team GB’s women?

Friday

Friday morning saw a number of exciting heats.

Unsurprisingly, Keeley Hodgkinson glided through her first 800m with ease, whilst British runners Yemi Mary John and Louisa Stoney put in some gritty and impressive performances in the 400m, despite not making it through to the semi-finals.

Alongside Hodgkinson, Issy Boffey, who ran an outstanding time of 1 minute 57 seconds in the 800m earlier this season, also made it through to the semi-finals of the 800m.

The first round of the 1500m took place during Friday’s afternoon session, where Georgia Hunter-Bell, the Olympic bronze medalist and former tech sales worker, won her heat.

Saturday

On Saturday morning, the first round of the women’s 60m took place, with both British athletes Dina Asher-Smith and, the world outdoor 200m silver medalist and Cambridge graduate, Amy Hunt progressing to the semi-finals.

Image - Amy Hunt far left racing in Doha in 2025 - Alamy

The morning session also saw the women’s 800m semi-final, where, once again, Hodgkinson qualified for the next round, whilst Boffey narrowly missed out.

The afternoon’s main events for the British women were the 60m semi-final and final. Despite a good effort from Hunt, only Asher-Smith made it through to the final in which she placed 7th.

The British women’s 4x400m relay team qualified for the event’s final on Sunday morning, whilst Emma Nwofor just missed out on a place in the 60m hurdles semi-final.

Sunday

There is no doubt that, for the Brits, Sunday evening was the most exciting part of the whole Championships.

In just 28 minutes, Britain secured three gold medals.

Molly Caudrey won the women’s pole vault, jumping 4.85m,

Georgia Hunter-Bell took the win in the women’s 1500m, running a time of 3 minutes 58 seconds and,

the current queen of middle distance running, Keeley Hodgkinson soared to victory in the women’s 800m, running a time of 1 minute 55 seconds.

However, for Hodgkinson, the night did not stop there. Spectators saw the decorated indoor world record holder immediately leave the track and head back towards the warmup area.

Whilst most athletes would have thrown themselves into immediate festivities, Keeley Hodgkinson celebrated her success by running in the final of 4x400m relay for team GB, alongside short distance sprinter Dina Asher-Smith. Whilst Asher-Smith held the indoor 300m indoor British record until February 2025, this team seemed, for me, to be one of the Championship’s most unexpected and exciting surprises.

In the end, the GB ended up placing 5th, with the US taking the gold.

Most successful indoor championships in history for Team GB

The three women's golds coupled with Josh Kerr’s victory in the 3000m meant that Team GB saw their most successful Championships in history, leaving fans excited and eager to see what will happen next in this golden age of British athletics.

World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 by Freya John