The women's 60 metres hurdles at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena Toruń in Toruń, Poland, on 22 March 2026. This was the 22nd time the event was contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
Background The women's 60 metres hurdles was contested 21 times before 2026, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships. +Records before the 2026 World Athletics Indoor ChampionshipsRecordAthlete (nation)Time (s)LocationDateWorld record 7.65 Glasgow, United Kingdom 3 March 2024Championship record2026 World Lead7.77 Toruń, Poland 22 February 2026
Qualification For the women's 60 metres hurdles, the qualification period ran from 1 November 2025 until 8 March 2026. Athletes could qualify by achieving the entry standard of 8.02 s. Athletes could also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard. There is a target number of 48 athletes.
Results Round 1 Round 1 was held on 22 March, starting at 12:55 (UTC+1) in the morning.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Ditaji Kambundji7.8425Danae Dyer7.90, 37Kreete Verlin7.9741Emma Nwofor8.04 58Sarah Lavin8.08 62Elisa Maria Di Lazzaro8.10 73Oneka Wilson8.12 86Lana Andolšek8.25
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Pia Skrzyszowska7.8428Luca Kozák7.88, 34Martine Hjørnevik7.95, 41Sacha Alessandrini7.96 52Sienna MacDonald8.03 65Greisys Roble8.05 76Zhang Bo-ya8.23 87Nancy Sandoval8.71
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Megan Simmonds7.8925Laëticia Bapté7.96 31Denisha Cartwright7.96 , 43Mariam Abdul-Rashid8.00, 52Karin Strametz8.03 66Myreanna Bebe8.08 78Júlía Kristín Jóhannesdóttir8.11 87Jéssica Barreira8.29
Heat 4 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes15Devynne Charlton7.8228Ida Beiter Bomme7.89, 32María Fernanda Murillo7.95, 43Maayke Tjin A-Lim8.04 56Vitoria Alves8.09 67Evonne Britton8.15 74Victoria Rausch8.1887Jéssica Barreira8.29
Heat 5 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Nadine Visser7.8228Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck7.9336Charisma Taylor7.97, 45Michelle Jenneke7.98, 54Lovise Skarbøvik Andresen7.99, 67Ricarda Lobe8.03 71Chisato Kiyoyama8.15 82Tereza Čorejová8.18
Heat 6 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Alia Armstrong7.8527Marlene Meier7.9631Nika Glojnarič7.99 43Mako Fukube8.02, 58Giada Carmassi8.05 64Larissa Bertényi8.13 75Ketiley Batista8.25 82Shing Cho Yan8.34
Semi-finals The semi-finals were held on 22 March, starting at 18:52 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Heat 1 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes14Nadine Visser7.82 25Megan Simmonds7.82 , 33Marlene Meier7.91 , 42Charisma Taylor7.91 57Martine Hjørnevik7.97 61Sacha Alessandrini7.98 76Luca Kozák8.01 88Sienna MacDonald8.05
Heat 2 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Pia Skrzyszowska7.76 , 24Ditaji Kambundji7.76 , 32Denisha Cartwright7.90 , 43Danae Dyer7.92 55Yanla Ndjip-Nyemeck7.99 67Kreete Verlin8.01 71Lovise Skarbøvik Andresen8.04 88Mariam Abdul-Rashid8.35
Heat 3 Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes13Devynne Charlton7.74, 26Alia Armstrong7.8434Ida Beiter Bomme7.97 47María Fernanda Murillo7.97 55Laëticia Bapté7.97 68Michelle Jenneke8.02 71Mako Fukube8.06 72Nika Glojnarič8.06
Final The final was held on 22 March, starting at 20:13 (UTC+1) in the evening.
Place Lane Athlete Nation Time Notes16Devynne Charlton7.65=23Nadine Visser7.73 35Pia Skrzyszowska7.73 44Ditaji Kambundji7.75 57Megan Simmonds7.82 62Alia Armstrong7.85 71Denisha Cartwright7.90 78Marlene Meier7.90
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