Seventeen of Canada’s best and brightest track stars are set to shine on the world stage once again at the 2026 World Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland.
The three-day competition will be held at Poland’s Arena Torun from Friday, March 20 to Sunday, March 22. If you’re looking to cheer on your favourite athletes or just follow along as Team Canada faces off against the top athletes in the world, here’s everything you need to know.
Mariam Abdul-Rashid in the 100m hurdles at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. Photo: Nick Iwanyshyn
Team Canada’s competition schedule
Day 1: Friday E.T.
5:20 a.m. – men’s 60m, round 1 (Travis Campbell, Tyrell Davis)
6:08 a.m. – women’s 400m, round 1 (Emma Cannan, Zoe Sherar)
6:56 a.m. – men’s 400m, round 1 (Christopher Morales-Williams)
7:38 a.m. – women’s 800m, round 1 (Avery Pearson, Maeliss Trapeau)
8:21 a.m. – men’s 800m, round 1 (Abdullahi Hassan)
(Note: Matti Erickson will no longer be competing due to a stress fracture.)
1:10 p.m. – women’s shot put final (Sarah Mitton)
1:22 p.m. – women’s 1,500m, round 1 (Lucia Stafford)
1:54 p.m. – men’s 1,500m, round 1 (Aaron Ahl, Foster Malleck)
2:42 p.m. – women’s 400m semi-final (Emma Cannan , Zoe Sherar)*
3:16 p.m. – men’s 60m semi-final (Travis Campbell, Tyrell Davis)*
3:44 p.m. – men’s 400m semi-final (Christopher Morales-Williams)*
4:22 p.m. – men’s 60m final (Travis Campbell, Tyrell Davis)*
Day 2: Saturday E.T.
5:20 a.m. – men’s 60m hurdles, round 1 (Keon Rude)
6:05 a.m. – women’s 60m, round 1 (Audrey Leduc, Sade McCreath)
7:22 a.m. – women’s 800m semi-final (Avery Pearson, Maeliss Trapeau)*
8:08 a.m. – men’s 800m semi-final (Abdullahi Hassan)*
1:34 p.m. – men’s 400m final (Christopher Morales-Williams)*
2:48 p.m. – men’s 60m hurdles semi-final (Keon Rude)*
3:14 p.m. – women’s 60m semi-final (Audrey Leduc, Sade McCreath)*
3:40 p.m. – women’s 400m final (Emma Cannan, Zoe Sherar)*
4:02 p.m. – men’s 60m hurdles final (Keon Rude)*
4:20 p.m. – women’s 60m final (Audrey Leduc, Sade McCreath)*
Day 3: Sunday E.T.
7:55 a.m. – women’s 60m hurdles, round 1 (Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Sienna MacDonald)
12:45 p.m. – men’s 1,500m final (Aaron Ahl, Foster Malleck)*
1:51 p.m. – women’s 60m hurdles semi-final (Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Sienna MacDonald)*
2:22 p.m. – women’s 1,500m final (Lucia Stafford)*
2:38 p.m. – men’s 800m final (Abdullahi Hassan)*
2:53 p.m. – women’s 800m final (Avery Pearson, Maeliss Trapeau)*
3:13 p.m. – women’s 60m hurdles final (Mariam Abdul-Rashid, Sienna MacDonald)*
*Pending qualification
Photo: Jan Figueroa
Streaming and live results
The first event of the 2026 World Indoor Championships begins Friday at 10:05 a.m. local time (5:05 a.m. ET). The event will be streamed live on CBC Sports and CBC Gem. See the full competition schedule here.