Saturday at the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026: Full schedule of events and how to watch - when is Keely Hodgkinson running?
It’s the second day of action in Poland.
Held every two years and originally called ‘The World Indoor Games’, the first edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships was held in Paris in 1985.
Since then there have been 20 of the events featuring the cream of world indoor track and field athletes battling it out across disciplines.
The 21st editon will be taking place this week - here’s everything you need to know and the second day of action on Saturday, March 21.
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 Saturday, March 21 - in UK time.
Morning Session
Evening Session
- 5:25pm: Men’s Pole Vault Final
- 5:34pm: Men’s 400 Metres Final
- 5:52pm: Men’s 1000 Metres Heptathlon
- 6:04pm: Women’s 3000 Metres Final
- 6:22pm: Men’s 3000 Metres Final
- 6:38pm: Women’s Triple Jump Final
- 6:48pm: Men’s 60 Metres Hurdles Semi-Final
- 7:14pm: Women’s 60 Metres Semi-Final
- 7:40pm: Women’s 400 Metres Final
- 8:02pm: Men’s 60 Metres Hurdles Final
- 8:20pm: Women’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 continue her campaign in the 800m semi-finals at 11.22am on Saturday March 21.
How can I watch the World Athletics Indoor Championships 2026 on television on Saturday?
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:
- Saturday, March 21, 9am: Day one, morning session
- Saturday, March 21, 5.15pm: 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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