After finishing just shy of the medals in 2024 and then making it on to the podium in 2025, Georgia Hunter Bell graduated to the top of the podium in the women’s 1500m at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Kujawy Pomorze 26.
The Briton kept her cool in a race where Birke Haylom ran away from the field in the first half, building up a 3.3-second leading margin at 800m. But Hunter Bell and Australia’s Jessica Hull reeled in the Ethiopian throughout the second half and ran past her just after the bell sounded for the final lap.
Hunter Bell held off Hull’s challenge, crossing the line in a world-leading 3:58.53. Hull, who had earned bronze in the 3000m 24 hours prior, bagged silver with an Oceanian indoor record of 3:59.45 and USA’s Nikki Hiltz took bronze in an indoor PB of 3:59.68, catching European indoor champion Agathe Guillemot just before the finish line.
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