Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay bounced back from her Paris 2024 Olympic Games heartbreak with a dominant championship record as the 2025 World Indoor Championships came to a close on Sunday, March 23, in Nanjing, China.
The middle-distance runner sensation bagged her second world indoor 1500m title after storming to gold in 3:54.86.
Her time now stands as the fourth-fastest indoor women’s 1500m in history, owning the top four performances with an untouched world record of 3:53.09.
Gudaf Tsegay led an Ethiopian 1-2, with teammate Diribe Welteji claiming silver in 3:59.30, while Great Britain’s Georgia Hunter Bell rounded out the podium with a personal best of 3:59.84.
Australia’s Georgia Griffith set an Oceanian indoor record of 4:00.80 in fourth.
Norway’s Jakob Ingebrigtsen also made history on the final day of competition after completing a stunning distance double, adding the 1500m gold to his 3000m title from the previous day.
Ingebrigtsen, who had never won a world indoor crown, crossed the line in 3:38.79, holding off Britain’s Neil Gourley, who clocked 3:39.07 and the USA’s Luke Houser at 3:39.17 in a competitive finish.
Meanwhile, Bahamian sprint hurdler Devynne Charlton also delivered a standout performance defending her world indoor title in the 60m hurdles.
Despite enduring a challenging season leading up to the championships, Charlton rose to the occasion, clocking 7.72 to claim gold.
Switzerland’s Ditaji Kambundji took silver in 7.73, while Jamaica’s Ackera Nugent earned bronze in 7.74.
The final day of action also saw the USA finish the weekend at the top of the medals table as they dominated the relays.
The men’s 4x400m team, featuring the individual medalists from the 400m, cruised to victory in 3:03.13.
Elsewhere, Jamaica was unchallenged in second place with 3:05.05 as Hungary overtook China on the final leg to claim bronze in 3:06.03 in a national record.
The US women capped off the championships with a commanding win in the 4x400m, finishing in 3:27.45, nearly five seconds ahead of Poland and Australia, who clocked 3:32.05 and 3:32.65, respectively.
The next World Athletics Championships will be held in Tokyo from 13-21 September 2025.