The World Athletics Indoor Championships Glasgow 24 concluded on Sunday (3) after three days of thrilling action that kicked off a busy year of top-level competition in the sport.
The event in the Scottish city was the first of five World Athletics Series events taking place in 2024, a year that features the Olympic Games in Paris in August.
A total of 586 athletes from 128 countries across all six continental areas competed in Glasgow, watched by more than 22,000 ticketed spectators from 37 countries, and produced two world records, five championship records, 10 area records and 54 national records.
Femke Bol broke the first world record of the weekend, improving her own 400m mark to 49.17 to win her first world indoor title on Saturday. She doubled her medal haul in Glasgow by anchoring the Netherlands to 4x400m gold on the final day.
Devynne Charlton of The Bahamas also made history in the Glasgow Arena, taking 0.02 off her world 60m hurdles record with a storming 7.65 run on Sunday.
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RECORDS
2 world indoor records: Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 in 400m. Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65 in 60m hurdles.
5 championship records: Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 in 400m. Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65 in 60m hurdles. Ryan Crouser (USA) 22.77m in shot put. Grant Holloway (USA) 7.29 in 60m hurdles. Elle St Pierre (USA) 8:20.87 in 3000m.
10 area records: Femke Bol (NED) 49.17 in 400m for Europe. Devynne Charlton (BAH) 7.65 in 60m hurdles for NACAC. Zoe Hobbs (NZL) 7.09 and 7.06 in 60m for Oceania. Jessica Hull (AUS) 8:24.39 in 3000m for Oceania. Kenya 3:06.96 and 3:06.71 in 4x400m for Africa. Hamish Kerr (NZL) 2.36m in high jump for Oceania. Elle St Pierre (USA) 8:20.87 in 3000m for NACAC. Nozomi Tanaka (JPN) 8:36.03 in 3000m for Asia.
54 national records
14 world leading performances
