{"id":4627,"date":"2026-05-02T20:07:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/4627\/"},"modified":"2026-05-02T20:07:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-02T20:07:11","slug":"2026-world-indoor-championships-stories-by-justin-lagat","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/poland\/4627\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 World Indoor Championships Stories, by Justin Lagat"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin Lagat is our senior writer for Kenyan Athletics. Justin is a coach, athlete, journalist, and keen observer of the sport. One of my favorite championships was at Budapest, when Justin, Deji, Stuart, and I were able to share nine days at the World Championships.\u00a0<\/p>\n

During the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Toru\u0144, Poland, Justin Lagat provided extensive coverage for RunBlogRun. Below are the titles and links to his stories from the event:<\/p>\n

Day 1 Kujawy Pomorze World Indoor championships: All Kenyan Sprinters at the championships sail through to the finals!<\/a><\/p>\n

Focuses on the opening-day highlights, including Kenyan sprinters advancing and Yaroslava Mahuchikh winning the first gold medal of the championships.<\/p>\n

\"\"Angelina Topic, Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Yuliva Levchenko, and Nicola Olyslagers, Torun 2026 HJ Medalists, photo by World Athletics<\/p>\n

Torun 2026, Day 2: Nadia Battocletti and Josh Kerr win competitive 3000m titles in Kujawy Pomorze<\/a><\/p>\n

Covers the thrilling 3000m victories of Nadia Battocletti and Josh Kerr, along with Armand Duplantis\u2019s championship record in the pole vault.<\/p>\n

\"\"In the 3000m, Nadia Battocletti took gold, Emily MacKay, US, silver, and Jess Hull, AUS, bronze, photo by World Athletics<\/p>\n

Day 3 Highlights of the middle-distance events from Kujawy Pomorze<\/a><\/p>\n

A recap of the final day\u2019s middle-distance action, featuring 12 finals and standout performances from Keely Hodgkinson and Georgia Hunter-Bell.<\/p>\n

\"\"Georgia Hunter Bell takes the W1500m at World Indoor Champs, photo by World Athletics<\/p>\n

\"\" <\/p>\n

Since 2013, Justin Lagat has written for RunBlogRun. His weekly column is called A view from Kenya. Justin writes about the world of Kenyan athletics on a weekly basis and during championships, provides us additional insights into the sport.<\/p>\n


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