Great Britain has selected a 29-member squad led by Olympic champion Keely Hodgkinson for the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships in Poland. Kenya announced a six-member team focusing on middle-distance events. The event is set for March 20 to 22 in Torun.
The 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships will take place from March 20 to 22 in Torun, Poland, featuring elite track and field athletes indoors. Great Britain's squad, announced on March 5, includes 29 members with Hodgkinson, the 24-year-old Olympic 800m champion, leading the gold medal hopes after breaking the women's indoor 800m world record four weeks prior. She aims for her first world indoor title and could join the 4x400m relay following a personal best of 51.49 seconds in the 400m.
Other key British athletes include Jeremiah Azu seeking to retain his men's 60m title, Amy Hunt and Dina Asher-Smith in the women's 60m, and Josh Kerr attempting to regain his 3000m title from two years ago. In the women's 1500m, Georgia Hunter Bell and Jemma Reekie are selected, with Bell's bronze from last year potentially upgrading due to a doping ban on the runner-up. Pole vaulter Molly Caudery and 800m runner Ben Pattison target podium returns, while reigning 400m champion Amber Anning opts out to prepare for outdoor seasons including the Commonwealth Games and European Championships.
The British team list covers events from 60m to heptathlon, with 15 selections pending final world rankings by March 11. Kenya's six-member squad, unveiled on March 4 by Athletics Kenya, blends experience and youth. Men include Brian Omari Tinega in 400m, Noah Kibet in 800m, and Jacob Krop in 3000m. Women are Mercy Adongo Oketch in 400m, Rosemary Longisa in 800m, and Susan Lokayo Ejore in 1500m. The federation expressed confidence in challenging for podiums, leveraging Kenya's strength in middle- and long-distance running.