TORUN, Poland, March 23 (Xinhua) -- Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas equaled her own world record of 7.65 seconds on Sunday and became the first woman to win three world indoor titles in the 60-meter hurdles.
Charlton, who also won in 2024 and 2025, celebrated by placing a crown on her head and draping herself in the Bahamian flag during her lap of honor.
"I didn't have the best start, I stumbled a bit but I tried to fix it as fast as I could," Charlton said. "I knew I had it when I crossed the finish line. I know I could have run a little bit faster too."
In the women's pentathlon, Sofie Dokter of the Netherlands produced a career-best performance to upset world champion Anna Hall of the United States and world silver medalist Kate O'Connor of Ireland, winning gold with a world-leading 4,888 points. Dokter cried on the podium as the Dutch anthem played.
New Zealand's Tom Walsh secured the men's shot put title with a season-best throw of 21.82 meters in the sixth and final round. Americans Jordan Geist and Roger Steen took silver and bronze.
The men's long jump final also produced late drama as Portugal's Gerson Balde surged from behind with a world-leading leap of 8.46 meters in the sixth round to overtake Italy's Mattia Furlani for gold. Furlani claimed silver with a personal-best 8.39m, while Bulgaria's Bozhidar Saraboyukov took bronze with 8.31m.
Portugal added another gold in the women's long jump through Agate De Sousa, who jumped 6.92 meters in the fifth round. Italy's Larissa Iapichino took silver with 6.87m in the final round, and Colombia's Natalia Linares won bronze with 6.80m.
Britain enjoyed a strong final day in the middle-distance events. Georgia Hunter Bell won the women's 1,500m in a world-leading 3:58.53, while Australia's Jessica Hull, bronze medalist in the 3,000m a day earlier, took silver in 3:59.45.
Keely Hodgkinson added another British gold in the women's 800m, setting a championship record of 1:55.30. Molly Caudery then won the women's pole vault with 4.85 meters.
The United States swept both 4x400m relay titles. The men won in a championship-record 3:01.52, with Belgium taking silver and Jamaica bronze. The U.S. women won in a season-best 3:25.81, ahead of the Netherlands and Spain.
The United States topped the medal table with 18 medals, including five gold. Host Poland finished with one gold, one silver and two bronze. ■
