Preview: World Indoors pentathlon, Torun 2026
Anna Hall leads the world lists in pentathlon this year and, as the sole 5000/7000 athlete in the field, will begin as hot favourite for the world indoors. But Hall…
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Anna Hall leads the world lists in pentathlon this year and, as the sole 5000/7000 athlete in the field, will begin as hot favourite for the world indoors. But Hall…
Sander Skotheim will not be in Toruń to defend his world indoor heptathlon title. The Norwegian’s withdrawal leaves Kyle Garland of the USA and Simon Ehammer of Switzerland to lead…
Six weeks ago, the UK’s combined events athletes converged on Sheffield for the English Athletics Championships. This weekend, Scotland returns the favour as home athletes and guests alike head to…
The 2026 women’s pentathlon in Tallinn couldn’t be more different to the 2025 iteration, where the future European and World Indoor champion Saga Vanninen dominated the competition. This occasion brings…
Rasmus Roosleht has a healthy lead at the end of day one over teammate Hans Christian Hausenberg and Czechia’s Ondrej Kopecky. With rivals Risto Lillemets, and Devon Williams of the…
Alas, our preview of the 2026 Tallinn heptathlon starts with some bad news. The three-time winner of this competition, 2025 heptathlon and decathlon world leader Sander Skotheim, has withdrawn with…
As anticipated in our preview, the defending champion Lewis Church had a strong start to his first day, close to replicating the marks in his 2025 winning series in the…
“I think Great Britain is about to have another 8000-point decathlete,” Simon Ehammer muttered to me between vaults at the Multistars decathlon in Brescia in April 2025. He was right.…
If the women’s heptathlon offered us a clear favourite for the gold medal, then the World Championships’ men’s decathlon feels much more like a “pick’n’mix” selection, where multiple combinations of…
Anna Hall: The Clear Favourite Without doubt, Anna Hall of the USA is outstanding favourite for the 2025 world championships heptathlon title. This is neither controversial statement nor hot take,…