Devynne Charlton, Eliott Crestan and Zaynab Dosso ended their World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold campaigns on a high by clinching statement victories in the final meeting of the series in Toru\u0144 yesterday.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Charlton was among the athletes who secured their tour titles with a win in Toru\u0144. The Bahamian two-time world indoor champion and world record-holder became the fastest woman in the 60m hurdles so far this year as she clocked a meeting record of 7.77 to narrowly hold off Switzerland\u2019s world 100m hurdles champion Ditaji Kambundji.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
It was a battle between the two fastest women in history and Charlton got the better start but Kambundji finished strongly to push her rival close, crossing the line just 0.01 back. Nadine Visser was third in 7.80 and home favourite Pia Skrzyszowska fourth in 7.82. Skrzyszowska had earlier won her heat in 7.83.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The women\u2019s 60m is not a scoring discipline on the World Indoor Tour this year but Dosso still made her mark ahead of the World Indoor Championships by setting a meeting and national record of 6.99 to equal the world lead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Italian two-time world indoor medallist dipped under seven seconds for the first time \u2013 becoming the 15th athlete to ever break the barrier \u2013 to beat world indoor bronze medallist Patrizia van der Weken and world 200m silver medallist Amy Hunt who ran respective PBs of 7.01 and 7.04. Home star Ewa Swoboda finished fourth in 7.09.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Breaking seven seconds for the first time certainly feels special,” said Dosso. “Now I feel ready for the World Indoors. The competition will certainly be tough, everyone was setting PBs here, but I am confident about my form.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Belgium\u2019s Crestan achieved his third World Indoor Tour Gold meeting win of the season, adding 800m triumph in Toru\u0144 to his victories in Ostrava and Li\u00e9vin. That saw him claim the overall tour crown after his clear 1:44.07 win ahead of Polish indoor record-holder Maciej Wyderka (1:44.30).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since the start of this month, Crestan has achieved three of the six fastest times of the season and three of the 12 fastest indoor performances of all time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The women\u2019s 1500m tour title had already been secured by Birke Haylom but France\u2019s European indoor champion Agathe Guillemot achieved a big confidence-boosting win as she overpowered Ethiopia\u2019s two-time world indoor champion Freweyni Hailu to triumph in a PB of 4:00.64.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hailu and her compatriot Haylom broke away along with Guillemot and Hailu had the lead off the final bend, but Guillemot found a gap on the inside and strode through to win by 0.03. Haylom was third in 4:00.92.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
France\u2019s Azeddine Habz ran a meeting record of 3:32.56 \u2013 the third-fastest time in the world this year \u2013 to win a dramatic men\u2019s 1500m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The 2025 world leader launched himself over the finish line as a fast-finishing Tshepiso Masalela tried to deny him in the closing stages, but Masalela \u2013 making his indoor 1500m debut \u2013 was later disqualified and Habz was confirmed as the winner ahead of Samuel Chapple (3:32.68) and Samuel Pihlstr\u00f6m (3:33.47), who both set national short track records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
European indoor champion Jakub Szymanski got a win on home soil in the men\u2019s 60m hurdles, clocking 7.48, while Ethiopia\u2019s world indoor silver medallist Nigist Getachew won the women\u2019s 800m in an indoor PB of 1:59.32 as the top six all dipped under two minutes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World 400m hurdles bronze medallist Emma Zapletalova went quickest in the 400m, winning her race in 50.90, but the overall tour title had already been won by Lieke Klaver who ran 51.35 to finish second in the other 400m final behind Lurdes Gloria Manuel (51.17).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
USA\u2019s Joe Kovacs clinched shot put victory during his European indoor meeting debut. The two-time world champion threw a season\u2019s best of 21.92m in the first round and will now aim to secure his spot at the US Championships to compete at his first World Indoor Championships back in Torun next month. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
His compatriot Roger Steen, the indoor world leader, was second with a best of 21.62m. Their fellow US thrower Jordan Geist was not competing this time but he clinched the overall World Indoor Tour title thanks to his performances in Ostrava, Madrid and Belgrade.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
World silver medallist Maria Zodzik equalled her indoor PB of 1.98m to win the high jump and the overall tour trophy, securing her spot for the World Indoor Championships back on home soil. Jamaica\u2019s Lamara Distin was second on countback and Ukraine\u2019s Yuliia Levchenko was third, both athletes clearing 1.94m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
European indoor champion Larissa Iapichino leapt to victory and the overall tour title, soaring 6.72m to win the long jump by a single centimetre ahead of world indoor silver medallist Annik K\u00e4lin, making her season debut.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norway\u2019s Sondre Guttormsen went into the competition with the overall pole vault tour title secured and he added one more win to his tally in Toru\u0144. He cleared 5.85m to triumph over his brother Simen and USA\u2019s Chris Nilsen, who both cleared 5.80m with Nilsen getting the runner-up spot on countback.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The meeting also featured a pentathlon and that was won by Poland\u2019s Paulina Ligarska by a single point ahead of Great Britain\u2019s Abigail Pawlett \u2013 4676 to 4675, both PB performances.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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