Summary

  • Use play icon to watch live coverage from Nanjing, China (UK only)

  • Four gold medals on offer on first day of competition

  • Britain's Jeremiah Azu claims superb 60m gold for first global title

  • Ireland's Kate O'Connor takes pentathlon silver behind Finland's Saga Vanninen

  • Georgia Hunter Bell through to women's 1500m final but Revee Walcott-Nolan out

  • Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen & GB's Neil Gourley secure spots in men's 1500m final

  • Amber Anning puts in fine performance to reach women's 400m final

Media caption,

Britain's Azu wins dramatic indoor 60m World Championship final

  1. Hunter Bell finishes first in 1500m heatpublished at 10:49 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Georgia Hunter Bell takes top spot in heat two after dictating that race.

    Australia's Georgia Griffith is second and Spain's Esther Guerrero third as they book their spots in the final.

    Britain's Georgia Hunter BellImage source, Getty Images
  2. Postpublished at 10:48 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Georgia Hunter Bell has picked up the pace and surges into the lead with a lap and a half to go.

    She's just starting to stretch a bit of a lead here.

  3. Postpublished at 10:47 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Australia's Georgia Griffith says enough is enough and moves up into first place as we approach the penultimate lap.

  4. Postpublished at 10:46 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Georgia Hunter Bell sitting comfortably in second place after three laps of the 400m track.

    The pace is a little slow, though, at the minute.

  5. Postpublished at 10:44 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Off we go in the second heat of the 1500m.

    Georgia Hunter Bell heads to the front of the pack in the early stages.

  6. Tsegay leaving nothing to chancepublished at 10:42 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Paula Radcliffe
    Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    Gudaf Tsegay left absolutely nothing down to chance. She conserved energy in the opening stages and then she wound it up.

    It is hard to tell how much more she has got, she doesn't give much away.

  7. Postpublished at 10:40 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m

    Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay, America's Sinclaire Johnson and Kenya's Susan Lokayo Ejore cruise through in the first heat of the women's 1500m.

    Georgia Hunter Bell is up next.

  8. Postpublished at 10:37 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Men's 60m heats

    BBC Sport

    Britain's Andy Robertson, who injured himself in the men's 60m heats earlier today: "I felt my groin go out of the blocks. Everything felt fine in warm-up. I felt just as good as I did two weeks ago, so my confidence was really high.

    "I thought I could carry on but I just couldn't. When I get back I'll see the doctor and hopefully it's nothing too serious."

  9. What happened this morning?published at 10:35 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    While we've all been tucked up in bed this morning, action was already under way in China.

    Great Britain's Jeremiah Azu cruised through to the semi-final of the men's 60m with the third fastest qualifying time of 6.53 seconds.

    He goes in semi-final one at around 12:00 GMT and will hope to progress to the final, which is the last event at around 13:25.

    Media caption,

    GB's Azu cruises into 60m semi-finals

  10. Postpublished at 10:33 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m heats

    The women's 1500m heats are just getting under way in China.

    Georgia Hunter Bell goes in heat two while compatriot Revee Walcott-Nolan is in heat three.

  11. Hunter Bell hoping to bounce backpublished at 10:31 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women's 1500m heats

    Georgia Hunter Bell will aim to bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on the podium at the European Indoor Championships two weeks ago.

    The women's 1500m heats get under way in just a few minutes.

    The Olympic bronze medallist, 31, was the strong favourite in Apeldoorn but faded to fourth in the closing stages, as team-mate Revee Walcott-Nolan clinched her first international medal.

    Ethiopia's Gudaf Tsegay is the standout favourite for gold in Nanjing. The eight-time global medallist boasts a season's best time five seconds quicker than anyone this year, having run three minutes 53.92 seconds in February.

    Compatriot Diribe Welteji and American Heather MacLean have both also gone under four minutes in 2025, with Hunter Bell fourth-fastest in the line-up with a season's best time of 4:00.63.

    Media caption,

    Hunter Bell fails to medal as GB's Walcott-Nolan claims 1500m bronze

  12. Postpublished at 10:29 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Paula Radcliffe
    Former women's marathon world record holder on BBC TV

    GB have sent a strong team - and a compact team - to Nanjing.

  13. Postpublished at 10:27 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Dame Jessica Ennis-Hill
    London 2012 Olympic heptathlon champion on BBC TV

    If you look at that list of British names, they are all very capable of getting on the podium.

  14. Who is in the GB team?published at 10:25 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Women

    60m - Amy Hunt

    400m - Amber Anning

    1500m - Georgia Hunter Bell, Revee Walcott-Nolan

    Pole Vault - Molly Caudery

    Long Jump - Funminiyi Olajide

    Men

    60m - Jeremiah Azu, Andy Robertson

    1500m - Adam Fogg, Neil Gourley

    Shot put - Scott Lincoln

  15. What's on the schedule?published at 10:22 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    Times in GMT and subject to change

    Evening Session - coverage gets underway from 10:15 GMT

    • Men's high jump (10:30)
    • Women's 1500m heats (10:35) - Georgia Hunter Bell (heat two) and Revee Walcott-Nolan (heat three)
    • Women's pentathlon - long jump (10:42) -
    • Men's 1500m heats (11:20) - Neil Gourley (heat one) and Adam Fogg (heat four)
    • Women's shot put (11:48)
    • Men's 60m semi-finals (12:10) - Jeremiah Azu (heat one)
    • Women's 400m semi-finals (12:33) - Amber Anning (heat three)
    • Men's 400m semi-finals (12:50)
    • Women's pentathlon - 800m (13:08)
    • Men's 60m final (13:20)
  16. Tune in!published at 10:19 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    BBC Two

    You can keep up with all the action on BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website and app.

    Hit the button at the top of this page to join Gabby Logan, Paula Radcliffe, Jess Ennis-Hill and the team!

  17. Good morning!published at 10:15 Greenwich Mean Time 21 March

    It's day one of the World Indoor Athletics Championships in Nanjing, China and we've got plenty of action coming up for you.

    Can Jeremiah Azu add world indoor gold to his European title? Can Georgia Hunter Bell bounce back from the disappointment of missing out on the podium at the Europeans two weeks ago?

    Let's find out.

  18. Today's schedulepublished at 11:07 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    Times in GMT and subject to change

    BBC Sport

    Evening Session - coverage gets underway from 10:15 GMT

    • Men's high jump (10:30)
    • Women's 1500m heats (10:35)
    • Women's pentathlon - long jump (10:42)
    • Men's 1500m heats (11:20)
    • Women's shot put (11:48)
    • Men's 60m semi-finals (12:10)
    • Women's 400m semi-finals (12:33)
    • Men's 400m semi-finals (12:50)
    • Women's pentathlon - 800m (13:08)
    • Men's 60m final (13:20)
  19. Hunter Bell in Great Britain team for World Indoorspublished at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    BBC Sport

    Georgia Hunter BellImage source, Getty Images
    Image caption,

    Georgia Hunter Bell finished fourth in the 1500m at the European Athletics Indoor Championships

    Olympic bronze medallist Georgia Hunter Bell is in Great Britain's team for this month's World Athletics Indoor Championships in China.

    Hunter Bell claimed bronze in the 1500m on her Olympic debut at Paris 2024, three years after she returned to the sport.

    The 31-year-old has since left her job in cyber security to focus full time on athletics.

    She will race in the women's 1500m at the event in Nanjing from 21-23 March along with team-mate Revee Walcott-Nolan, who took bronze at the European Athletics Indoor Championships in the Netherlands last weekend.Read more and get the full GB squad here.

  20. How can I watch?published at 10:55 Greenwich Mean Time 18 March

    All times are GMT and subject to change

    BBC iPlayer

    Friday, 21 March

    02:00-06:05 - Red Button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

    10:15-13:45 - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

    Saturday, 22 March

    02:00-05:45 - Red Button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

    10:30-13:45 - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

    Sunday, 23 March

    02:00-05:45 - Red Button, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app

    10:30-13:45 - BBC Two, BBC iPlayer and BBC Sport website & app