Wu Yanni breaks women's 60m hurdles national record at Nanjing 2025

Wu Yanni of China finished the women's 60-meter hurdles semifinals at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing, east China's Jiangsu Province, in 8.01 seconds, on Sunday. Her performance set the new domestic record of the event, but was not good enough to send her to the final.

Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas won the gold medal of the event in a season-best 7.72 seconds. The silver went to Ditaji Kambundji of Switzerland who was only 0.01 second behind. Ackera Nugent of Jamaica was in third in 7.74 seconds.

American sprinters dominated the men's 4x400m relay, clocking 3:03.13 for the title. Chris Bailey, Brian Faust, and Jacory Patterson teamed up with Elija Godwin to storm to victory, finishing nearly two seconds ahead of Jamaica. China, which had been in third place for several laps, saw Hungary's Attila Molnar surge ahead to secure the bronze with a national record of 3:06.03. China finished fourth with a national record of 3:06.90.

Quanera Hayes, Bailey Lear, Rosey Effiong, and Alexis Holmes claimed the women's 4x400m relay gold for the USA as well after finishing the final in 3:27.45. Poland followed with silver in 3:32.05, while Australia took the bronze in 3:32.65.

A thrilling battle among American Josh Hoey, Belgium's Eliott Crestan and Spain's Elvin Canales in the men's 800m final ended with a close win for Hoey in 1:44.77. He surged to the front in the final stretch, but in a dramatic finish, he faded slightly, holding on just enough to win by a mere 0.04 seconds.

The women's 800m gold went to South Africa's Prudence Sekgodisoa who set a world-leading indoor personal best of 1:58.40 to secure her first global medal. Nigist Getachew of Ethiopia came in second and Patricia Silva in third.

Norwegian star Jakob Ingebrigtsen completed a remarkable distance double, following his gold in the 3,000m with another win in the 1,500m, clocking 3:38.79. Britain's Neil Gourley took silver in 3:39.07, while American Luke Houser claimed the bronze.

Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay continued to shine, improving her own championship record to 3:54.86 in the women's 1,500m. She led a 1-2 finish for Ethiopia, with Diribe Welteji taking silver in 3:59.30. Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell completed the podium with a personal best of 3:59.84.

Italy's Mattia Furlani soared to victory in the long jump with a winning leap of 8.30 meters. Jamaica's Wayne Pinnock followed closely behind with a fourth-round jump of 8.29 meters, while Australia's Liam Adcock, in his first indoor competition, earned bronze with 8.28 meters.

American Claire Bryant captured the women's long jump title in a sensational performance. In her major international debut, Bryant led from the first round and set a personal best of 6.96 meters in the fifth round, securing gold. Switzerland's Annik Kalin earned silver, while Spain's Fatima Diame claimed bronze.

In the high jump, Australia's Nicola Olyslagers successfully defended her title with a clearance of 1.97 meters, edging out her teammate Eleanor Patterson. Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh took the bronze with 1.95 meters.

New Zealand's Tom Walsh claimed his third shot put title, launching a season's best of 21.65 meters to secure gold by a narrow three-centimeter margin over Sweden's Roger Steen. American Adrian Piperi took bronze with a throw of 21.48 meters.

Norwegian Sander Skotheim added another triumph to his collection, taking the heptathlon title with a score of 6,475 points, a remarkable feat just weeks after his European indoor title. Estonia's Johannes Erm earned silver with a national record of 6,437 points, while Germany's Till Steinforth took bronze with 6,275 points.