USA’s Chase Jackson completed the world indoor medal set, getting gold in the shot put on the first evening of action at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26 on Friday (20).
The two-time world champion was the sole athlete to surpass 20 metres, throwing 20.14m in the fourth round to clinch her first global title indoors. She becomes the second US athlete to win this title, after Michelle Carter in 2016.
Canada’s Sarah Mitton secured a silver to go with her two gold medals won in 2024 and 2025 after throwing 19.78m in the fourth round and matching it in the sixth.
Bronze went to Sweden’s Axelina Johansson, who improved her own national record to 19.75m to become her nation’s first ever world medallist in the women’s throws.
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