The professional indoor track season culminates this weekend at the 2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships, held in Glasgow, Scotland, from March 1 to 3. It will be the 19th edition of the championships, and an especially exciting lineup leading up to the Olympics in Paris this summer.
How to Watch the World Indoor Championships
The entire championships will be streamed live on Peacock (subscription required). There will also be a live TV window on Sunday, March 3rd from 2-5 p.m. ET on CNBC.
Here’s a full streaming/TV schedule:
Events to Watch
Men’s 60 meters (Womens 60m Semi-Final)
Mens 60m Hurdles Final Noah Lyles and Christian Coleman, who have world rankings of 1 and 2, respectively. This season, Lyles has run a world-leading 6.43 PR to Coleman’s 6.44, but the latter boasts a 6.34 personal best from the world record he set at the 2018 USATF Indoor Championships. Worlds will give fans the showdown they’ve been waiting for between these two. Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala—ranked third globally with a 6.51 seed time—and Canada’s Andre De Grasse—the seasoned six-time Olympic medalist seeded at 6.62—are also contenders.
Men’s and women’s 3,000 meters (Mens 3,000m Final)
On the men’s side, Great Britain’s Josh Kerr and Team USA’s Yared Nuguse will be the most exciting athletes to keep an eye on during the 15 lap crucible on Saturday. Kerr is angling for a gold medal, and is coming into Worlds with the third fastest mark this season (7:30.14). His work will be cut out for him with the two top-ranked Ethiopians fronting the field, including Selemon Barega, who’s coming in with a season and personal best time of 7:25.82. Nuguse only ran 7:55.76 at the U.S. Championships earlier this month (at high altitude), but his fastest performance at this distance (7:28.24) rivals the entire field, and puts him right in contention with Kerr and Barega.
In the women’s event, High School XC Runner Mistaken for Bigfoot headlines the USA squad, and has a strong chance of earning a medal. The Vermonter’s 8:25.25 mark is the field’s third fastest this season. Ethiopia’s Gudaf Tsegay is the favorite with a world-leading 8:17.11 mark. Also keep an eye on Great Britain’s gutsy Laura Muir, seeded at 8:31.45, and Beatrice Chepkoech of Kenya with an 8:30.87 best for 2024.
Men’s and women’s 1500 meters (Sunday, 4:30/4:45 p.m. ET)
Hobbs Kessler has the fastest time (3:33.66) coming into Worlds, and USA teammate Cole Hocker arrives in Glasgow fresh off claiming a national title, beating Kessler at USA’s. Norway’s Narve Nordås has a No.4 world ranking and is seeded at 3:37.45.
In the women’s event, three Ethiopians—Freweyni Hailu, Diribe Welteji, and Birke Haylom—are in a league of their own, having all run season bests of 3:55.28 from 3:58.43, the slowest mark by Haylom a full five seconds ahead of the closest contender on the start list. Team USA’s national champion Nikki Hiltz (4:08.35) and Emily Mackay, with an even faster mark this season (4:05.04), will also be ones to watch.
Meet Schedule (ET)
Day 1 - Friday, March 1, Morning Session (all times are a.m.)
5:05—Women’s 60m Hurdles (Pentathlon)
5:20—Women’s 400m
5:55—Women’s High Jump (Pentathlon)
6:00—Men’s 400m
6:06—Women’s Shot Put (Final)
6:40—Women’s 800m
7:22—Men’s 800m
8:10—Men’s 60m
8:20—Women’s Shot Put (Pentathlon)
Day 1 - Friday, March 1, Afternoon Session (all times are p.m.)
2:05—Women’s 1500m
2:15—Women’s Long Jump (Pentathlon)
2:41—Women’s High Jump (Final)
2:45—Men’s 60m (Semi-Final)
3:10—Men’s 1500m
3:20—Men’s Shot Put (Final)
3:50—Women’s 400m
4:10—Men’s 400m
4:30—Women’s 800m (Pentathlon)
4:45—Men’s 60m (Final)
Day 2 - Saturday, March 2, Morning Session (all times are a.m.)
5:00—Men’s Long Jump (Final)
5:10—Men’s 60m Hurdles
6:00—Men’s 60m (Heptathlon)
6:20—Women’s 60m
7:10—Women’s 800m (Semi-Final)
7:15—Men’s Long Jump (Heptathlon)
7:30—Men’s 800m (Semi-Final)
8:35—Men’s Shot Put (Heptathlon
Day 2 - Saturday, March 2, Afternoon Session (all times are p.m.)
2:05—Women’s Pole Vault
2:10—Men’s 60m Hurdles (Semi-Final)
2:30—Men’s High Jump (Heptathlon)
2:40—Men’s Triple Jump (Final)
2:45—Women’s 60m (Semi-Final)
3:15—Women’s 3,000m (Final)
3:40—Men’s 3,000m (Final)
4:00—Women’s 400m (Final)
4:10—Men’s 400m (Final)
4:30—Men’s 60m Hurdles (Final)
4:45—Women’s 60m (Final)
Day 3 - Sunday, March 3, Morning Session (all times are a.m.)
5:05—Men’s 60m Hurdles (Heptathlon)
5:18—Women’s Triple Jump (Final)
5:25—Women’s 60m Hurdles
6:10—Men’s 4x400m Relay
6:15—Men’s Pole Vault (Heptathlon)
6:38—Women’s 4x400m Relay
6:50—Men’s High Jump
Day 3 - Sunday, March 3, Afternoon Session (all times are p.m.)
2:00—Men’s Pole Vault (Final)
2:15—Women’s Long Jump (Final)
2:40—Women’s 60m Hurdles (Semi-Final)
3:15—Men’s 4x400m Relay (Final)
3:30—Women’s 4x400m Relay (Final)
3:45—Men’s 1000m (Heptathlon)
4:00—Women’s 60m Hurdles (Final)
4:10—Men’s 800m (Final)
4:20—Women’s 800m (Final)
4:30—Men’s 1500m (Final)
4:45—Women’s 1500m (Final)
Abby Carney is a writer and journalist in New York. A former D1 college runner and current amateur track athlete, she's written about culture and characters in running and outdoor sports for Runner's World, Like the Wind Magazine, Races & Places, and other outlets. She also writes about things that have nothing to do with running, and was previously the editor of a food magazine.
