IRELAND’S NICK GRIGGS finished ninth as Great Britain’s Josh Kerr took gold in the final of the men’s 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.
Griggs, the Irish indoor champion at the distance, ran 7:39.03 for a top-10 finish in his first world final at senior level, coming home ahead of team-mate Andrew Coscoran who finished 13th in 7:43.89.
“Ninth in the world is not too bad, but I’m a bit disappointed,” the 21-year-old said afterwards.
“I gave it all I had on the day, and it was a quality race, but it’s frustrating because I feel it’s only a solid run.
I’m not satisfied, but if your mediocre day is ninth in the world, I think that’s something to build on.
The 15-lap race had been heralded as one of the stand-out events at the world indoors, and Kerr hit the front at the bell, clocking 7:35.56 for victory, 0.14 ahead of US rival Cole Hocker. France’s Yann Schrub claimed bronze.
Irish duo Griggs and Coscoran were in elite company, including the full men’s 1500m podium from the 2024 Olympics along with the world 3,000m steeplechase champion, New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish, in a stacked clash of medallists.
Josh Kerr held off a late charge from Cole Hocker, left, to win the world title. AP Photo / Petr David Josek/Alamy Stock Photo
AP Photo / Petr David Josek/Alamy Stock Photo / Petr David Josek/Alamy Stock Photo
With two laps to go, the Ethiopian pair of Addisu Yihune and Getnet Wale looked to be in control at the front, but their teamwork went astray as they collided.
It was then that Kerr made his move past Hocker and Yared Nuguse. As the bell rang for the final lap, Kerr struck, with Schrub following on his coattails.
Hocker kicked down the home stretch to nip in front of the Frenchman, but he had left himself too much to do and Kerr streaked through with gritted teeth for a second world indoor title.
Lauren Roy did not progress past the 60m semi-finals on Saturday evening. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
Later on Saturday, Lauren Roy finished sixth in her semi-finals of the women’s 60m with a time of 7.23 seconds.
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Armand Duplantis delivered a pole vault masterclass to win a fourth world indoor title on Saturday.
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Duplantis’ return to the venue where he set his first world record (of 6.17m) back in 2020 proved a fortuitous one.
The US-born Swede totally dominated proceedings, nailing all six of his vaults with aplomb to win with a commanding best of 6.25 metres, a championship record.
Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis claimed silver (6.05m), but his gamble on passing at heights to push the bar higher to up the pressure on Duplantis backfired.
It was Duplantis’ fourth world title, equalling Sergey Bubka’s record.
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It was the unlikely figure of Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer who took centre stage earlier in the evening, the 26-year-old Swiss bettering American Ashton Eaton’s 14-year-old world record.
In a display of consistency, Ehammer produced four top performances in the seven-discipline event held over two days.
Simon Ehammer won the heptathlon. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
He left just enough in the tank to finish the final event, the lung-busting 1,000m, for a points total of 6,670, beating by 15pts the mark Eaton set at the 2012 Istanbul world indoors.
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In the final of the women’s 60m, Italy’s Zaynab Dosso came out on top, upsetting a field including St Lucia’s Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, who finished third in a photo-finish from American silver medallist Jacious Sears.
Italy's Zaynab Dosso won the women's 60m final. Morgan Treacy / INPHO
Morgan Treacy / INPHO / INPHO
Dosso clocked a winning time of 7.00sec to complete the medal set after silver in 2025 and bronze in 2024.
In a nail-biting finish to the women’s 3,000m, Italy’s Olympic and world 10,000m silver medallist Nadia Battocletti stormed home for gold in 8:57.64.
There was home delight as Natalia Bukowiecka claimed silver behind Manuel before Jakub Szymanski set the crowd on fire with victory in the men’s 60m hurdles in 7.40sec.
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IRELAND’S NICK GRIGGS finished ninth as Great Britain’s Josh Kerr took gold in the final of the men’s 3,000m at the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland.
Griggs, the Irish indoor champion at the distance, ran 7:39.03 for a top-10 finish in his first world final at senior level, coming home ahead of team-mate Andrew Coscoran who finished 13th in 7:43.89.
“Ninth in the world is not too bad, but I’m a bit disappointed,” the 21-year-old said afterwards.
“I gave it all I had on the day, and it was a quality race, but it’s frustrating because I feel it’s only a solid run.
The 15-lap race had been heralded as one of the stand-out events at the world indoors, and Kerr hit the front at the bell, clocking 7:35.56 for victory, 0.14 ahead of US rival Cole Hocker. France’s Yann Schrub claimed bronze.
Irish duo Griggs and Coscoran were in elite company, including the full men’s 1500m podium from the 2024 Olympics along with the world 3,000m steeplechase champion, New Zealand’s Geordie Beamish, in a stacked clash of medallists.
With two laps to go, the Ethiopian pair of Addisu Yihune and Getnet Wale looked to be in control at the front, but their teamwork went astray as they collided.
It was then that Kerr made his move past Hocker and Yared Nuguse. As the bell rang for the final lap, Kerr struck, with Schrub following on his coattails.
Hocker kicked down the home stretch to nip in front of the Frenchman, but he had left himself too much to do and Kerr streaked through with gritted teeth for a second world indoor title.
Later on Saturday, Lauren Roy finished sixth in her semi-finals of the women’s 60m with a time of 7.23 seconds.
- Magic Mondo -
Armand Duplantis delivered a pole vault masterclass to win a fourth world indoor title on Saturday.
Duplantis’ return to the venue where he set his first world record (of 6.17m) back in 2020 proved a fortuitous one.
The US-born Swede totally dominated proceedings, nailing all six of his vaults with aplomb to win with a commanding best of 6.25 metres, a championship record.
Greece’s Emmanouil Karalis claimed silver (6.05m), but his gamble on passing at heights to push the bar higher to up the pressure on Duplantis backfired.
It was Duplantis’ fourth world title, equalling Sergey Bubka’s record.
- Hepatahlon WR -
It was the unlikely figure of Switzerland’s Simon Ehammer who took centre stage earlier in the evening, the 26-year-old Swiss bettering American Ashton Eaton’s 14-year-old world record.
In a display of consistency, Ehammer produced four top performances in the seven-discipline event held over two days.
He left just enough in the tank to finish the final event, the lung-busting 1,000m, for a points total of 6,670, beating by 15pts the mark Eaton set at the 2012 Istanbul world indoors.
- 6om shock -
In the final of the women’s 60m, Italy’s Zaynab Dosso came out on top, upsetting a field including St Lucia’s Olympic 100m champion Julien Alfred, who finished third in a photo-finish from American silver medallist Jacious Sears.
Dosso clocked a winning time of 7.00sec to complete the medal set after silver in 2025 and bronze in 2024.
In a nail-biting finish to the women’s 3,000m, Italy’s Olympic and world 10,000m silver medallist Nadia Battocletti stormed home for gold in 8:57.64.
There was home delight as Natalia Bukowiecka claimed silver behind Manuel before Jakub Szymanski set the crowd on fire with victory in the men’s 60m hurdles in 7.40sec.
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