Friday at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026: Full schedule of events and how to watch - when is Keely Hodgkinson running?

Since then there have been 20 of the events featuring the cream of world indoor track and field athletes battling it out across disciplines.

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The 21st editon will be taking place this week - here’s everything you need to know and the first day of action on Friday, March 19.

When is the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026?

The sporting event will be held over three days of competition from Friday, March 20, to Sunday, March 22.

Where are the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 being held?

This year the championships are being hosted by the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in he Polish city of Toruń.

What is happening on day one of the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026?

Here’s what’s happening on Friday, March 20 - in UK time.

Morning Session

• 9:05am: Men’s 60 Metres Heptathlon
• 9:20am: Men’s 60 Metres Heats1
• 9:53am: Men’s Long Jump Heptathlon
• 10:08am Women’s 400 Metres Heats
• 10:39am: Women’s High Jump Final
• 11:01am: Men’s 400 Metres Heats
• 11:51am: Women’s 800 Metres Heats
• 11:57am: Men’s Shot Put Heptathlon
• 12:26pm: Men’s 800 Metres Heats

Evening Session

• 5:10pm: Women’s Shot Put Final
• 5.16pm: Men’s High Jump Heptathlon
• 5:22pm: Women’s 1500 Metres Heats
• 5:54pm: Men’s 1500 Metres Heats
• 6:35pm: Men’s Triple Jump Final
• 6.42pm: Women’s 400 Metres Semi-Final
• 7:16pm: Men’s 60 Metres Semi-Final
• 7:44pm: Men’s 400 Metres Semi-Final
• 8:22pm: Men’s 60 Metres Final

When is Keely Hodgkinson racing next at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026?

Britain’s Keely Hodgkinson is hot favourite to win a gold medal having broken the world indoor 800 record earlier this year.

She’ll start her campaign in the 800m heats at 11.51am on Friday March 20.

How can I watch the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 on television on Friday?

The BBC will be broadcasting live action throughout the championships on BBC Two, the iPlayer and the Red Button.

Here’s when you can watch on BBC Two today:

• Friday, March 20, 9am: Day one, morning session
• Friday, March 20, 5pm: Day one, evening session

What are the leading British hopes at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026?

Here are Team GB’s main medal hopes, and the events they are competing in:

• Keely Hodgkinson - 800m/4x400m
• Josh Kerr - 3000m
• Molly Caudery - pole vault
• Dina Asher-Smith - 60m
• Georgia Hunter Bell -1500m
• Jeremiah Azu - 60m

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