Wrap-up of Day 1 at World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow

Four athletes won the gold medals on the first day of competitions at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland, on Friday.

Sarah Mitton of Canada won the shot put women's final by throwing the ball to 20.22 meters, setting a season best.

"To be the world champion, that sounds amazing," Mitton said. "I was not able to say that before and now, I am probably never going to stop saying it. This is the moment that cannot be taken away from you."

Yemisi Ogunleye of Germany had the silver medal with 20.19 meters, followed by Chase Jackson of the U.S. at 19.67 meters.

In the high jump women's final later on Friday, Nicola Olyslagers of Australia won the gold by jumping over 1.99 meters.

"The first two attempts at 1.99 were just off. I thought, 'Wait a minute, I jumped this two weeks ago at the Maurie Plant meet on a cold night outdoors with a headwind. I know I've got this inside of me'," Olyslagers said. "I had a decision to make – was I going to listen to these doubts, or do what I needed to do? I journaled that 'perfect love casts out fear' … next thing I knew, I was running and it was rhythmic, and it was a 10 out of 10 jump. The gold medal is just the icing on the cake."

Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine came in second at 1.97 meters. The bronze medal went to Lia Apostolovski of Slovenia who set her personal best with 1.95 meters.

Ryan Crouser of the U.S. brought home the shot put men's gold with 22.77 meters that became the new championships record.

"I am happy tonight," Crouser said. "This is a big stepping stone towards the Olympics. In the middle of the winter, you need to have a moment when you think, 'there is just six weeks to a major championships'. I am excited about what I can throw (this season)."

Tom Walsh of New Zealand secured the silver medal with 22.07 meters. Leonardo Fabbri of Italy had the bronze with 21.96 meters.

In the most eye-catching men's 60-meter final on the day, Christian Coleman of the U.S. outran everyone else in world-leading 6.41 seconds this season.

"I had a lot of confidence in myself coming in, I set my mind on letting my body do what I have been doing in practice and I came out with a win," Coleman said. "I can look forward to the rest of the summer (including the Paris Olympics)."

Coleman's compatriot Noah Lyes got the silver with 6.44 seconds, followed by the bronze medalist Ackeem Blake of Jamaica who finished the race in 6.46 seconds.