# 2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships

The 18th World Athletics Indoor Championships were held from 18 to 20 March 2022 in Belgrade, Serbia.
Ethiopia headed the medal table, with 4 gold medals. United States won the most medals, with 19, as well as getting the second highest number of golds, with 3.

## Bidding process

Belgrade won the bid for the Championships on November 22, 2019.

## Schedule

| H | Heats | S | Semi-finals | F | Final |
| M = morning session, A = afternoon session ||||||
    All dates are CET (GMT+1)
Men :
| Date → | 18 March | 18 March | 19 March | 19 March | 19 March | 20 March | 20 March | 20 March |
| Event ↓ | M | A | M | A | A | M | A | A |
| 60 m | | | H | S | F | | | |
| 400 m | H | S | | F | F | | | |
| 800 m | H | | | F | F | | | |
| 1500 m | | | H | | | | F | F |
| 3000 m | H | | | | | F | | |
| 60 m hurdles | | | | | | H | S | F |
| 4 × 400 m | | | | | | H | F | F |
| High jump | | | | | | F | | |
| Pole vault | | | | | | | F | F |
| Long jump | | F | | | | | | |
| Triple jump | F | | | | | | | |
| Shot put | | | | F | F | | | |
| Heptathlon | F | F | F | F | F | | | |
Women :
| Date → | 18 March | 18 March | 18 March | 19 March | 19 March | 19 March | 20 March | 20 March |
| Event ↓ | M | A | A | M | A | A | M | A |
| 60 m | H | S | F | | | | | |
| 400 m | H | S | S | | F | F | | |
| 800 m | | | | H | | | | F |
| 1500 m | H | | | | F | F | | |
| 3000 m | | F | F | | | | | |
| 60 m hurdles | | | | H | S | F | | |
| 4 × 400 m | | | | | | | H | F |
| High jump | | | | F | | | | |
| Pole vault | | | | | F | F | | |
| Long jump | | | | | | | | F |
| Triple jump | | | | | | | F | |
| Shot put | | F | F | | | | | |
| Pentathlon | F | F | F | | | | | |
Event schedule :
| Day 1 — Friday, 18 March 2022 ||||
| Time (CET) | Division | Event | Round |
| 9:35 | W | 60 Metres Hurdles | Pentathlon |
| 9:55 | M | 60 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 10:15 | W | 60 Metres | Heats |
| 10:40 | M | Long Jump | Heptathlon |
| 11:00 | M | 400 Metres | Heats |
| 11:10 | W | High Jump | Pentathlon |
| 11:45 | W | 400 Metres | Heats |
| 12:05 | M | Shot Put | Heptathlon |
| 12:10 | M | Triple Jump | Final |
| 12:30 | W | 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 13:00 | M | 800 Metres | Heats |
| 13:20 | W | Shot Put | Pentathlon |
| 13:30 | M | 3000 Metres | Heats |
| 17:30 | W | Long Jump | Pentathlon |
| 18:10 | W | 60 Metres | Semi-final |
| 18:35 | W | 400 Metres | Semi-final |
| 18:55 | W | Shot Put | Final |
| 19:00 | M | High Jump | Heptathlon |
| 19:05 | M | Long Jump | Final |
| 19:10 | M | 400 Metres | Semi-final |
| 20:00 | W | 800 Metres | Pentathlon |
| 20:30 | W | 3000 Metres | Final |
| 20:55 | W | 60 Metres | Final |
| Day 2 — Saturday, 19 March 2022 ||||
| Time (CET) | Division | Event | Round |
| 9:30 | M | 60 Metres Hurdles | Heptathlon |
| 9:50 | W | 60 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 10:30 | M | Pole Vault | Heptathlon |
| 10:45 | M | 60 Metres | Heats |
| 11:00 | W | High Jump | Final |
| 11:45 | W | 800 Metres | Heats |
| 12:15 | M | 1500 Metres | Heats |
| 18:05 | W | Pole Vault | Final |
| 18:15 | W | 60 Metres Hurdles | Semi-final |
| 18:40 | M | 60 Metres | Semi-final |
| 19:10 | M | 800 Metres | Final |
| 19:30 | M | 1000 Metres | Heptathlon |
| 19:40 | M | Shot Put | Final |
| 19:50 | W | 400 Metres | Final |
| 20:10 | M | 400 Metres | Final |
| 20:35 | W | 1500 Metres | Final |
| 21:05 | W | 60 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 21:20 | M | 60 Metres | Final |
| Day 3 — Sunday, 20 March 2022 ||||
| Time (CET) | Division | Event | Round |
| 10:05 | M | 60 Metres Hurdles | Heats |
| 10:45 | M | High Jump | Final |
| 11:00 | W | Triple Jump | Final |
| 11:10 | W | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 11:35 | M | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Heats |
| 12:05 | M | 3000 Metres | Final |
| 16:35 | M | Pole Vault | Final |
| 17:05 | M | 60 Metres Hurdles | Semi-final |
| 17:30 | W | Long Jump | Final |
| 18:05 | W | 800 Metres | Final |
| 18:35 | M | 1500 Metres | Final |
| 19:30 | M | 60 Metres Hurdles | Final |
| 19:40 | W | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Final |
| 19:55 | M | 4 x 400 Metres Relay | Final |

## Entry standards

| Event | Men | Men | Men | Women | Women | Women | Athletes |
| Event | Indoor | Outdoor | Outdoor | Indoor | Outdoor | Outdoor | |
| 60 metres | 6.63 | 10.10 | 100m | 7.30 | 11.15 | 100m | 56 |
| 400 metres | 46.50 | 45.00 | | 52.90 | 51.00 | | 30 |
| 800 metres | 1:46.70 | 1:44.00 | | 2:01.50 | 1:58.00 | | 18 |
| 1500 metres | 3:39.00 | 3:33.00 | 1500m | 4:09.00 | 4:02.00 | 1500m | 18 |
| 1500 metres | 3:39.00 | 3:55.00 | Mile | 4:09.00 | 4:28.50 | Mile | 18 |
| 3000 metres | 7:50.00 | 7:40.00 | 3000m | 8:49.00 | 8:30.00 | 3000m | 24 (men) 15 (women) |
| 3000 metres | 7:50.00 | 13:10.00 | 5000m | 8:49.00 | 14:50.00 | 5000m | 24 (men) 15 (women) |
| 60 metres hurdles | 7.72 | 13.40 | 110mh | 8.16 | 12.85 | 100mh | 48 |
| High jump | 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | 2.34 m (7 ft 8 in) | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 1.97 m (6 ft 5+1⁄2 in) | 12 |
| Pole vault | 5.81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) | 5.81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) | 5.81 m (19 ft 1⁄2 in) | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | 4.75 m (15 ft 7 in) | 12 |
| Long jump | 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 8.22 m (26 ft 11+1⁄2 in) | 6.80 m (22 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 6.80 m (22 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 6.80 m (22 ft 3+1⁄2 in) | 16 |
| Triple jump | 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) | 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) | 17.10 m (56 ft 1 in) | 14.30 m (46 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | 14.30 m (46 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | 14.30 m (46 ft 10+3⁄4 in) | 16 |
| Shot put | 21.10 m (69 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 21.10 m (69 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 21.10 m (69 ft 2+1⁄2 in) | 18.30 m (60 ft 1⁄4 in) | 18.30 m (60 ft 1⁄4 in) | 18.30 m (60 ft 1⁄4 in) | 16 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay | No Standard | No Standard | No Standard | No Standard | No Standard | No Standard | – |
| Indoor heptathlon / Indoor pentathlon | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | Winner of 2021 Combined Events Challenge 5 best from 2021 outdoor list 5 best from 2022 indoor list 1 wild card | 12 |

## Medal summary
### Men

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Marcell Jacobs Italy | 6.41 WL, AR | Christian Coleman United States | 6.41 WL | Marvin Bracy United States | 6.44 PB |
| 400 metres details | Jereem Richards Trinidad and Tobago | 45.00 CR, NR | Trevor Bassitt United States | 45.05 PB | Carl Bengtström Sweden | 45.33 NR |
| 800 metres details | Mariano García Spain | 1:46.20 | Noah Kibet Kenya | 1:46.35 | Bryce Hoppel United States | 1:46.51 |
| 1500 metres details | Samuel Tefera Ethiopia | 3:32.77 CR | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Norway | 3:33.02 | Abel Kipsang Kenya | 3:33.36 SB |
| 3000 metres details | Selemon Barega Ethiopia | 7:41:38 | Lamecha Girma Ethiopia | 7:41:63 | Marc Scott Great Britain | 7:42:02 SB |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Grant Holloway United States | 7.39 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde France | 7.50 | Jarret Eaton United States | 7.53 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Belgium (BEL) Julien Watrin Alexander Doom Jonathan Sacoor Kevin Borlée Dylan Borlée | 3:06.52 SB | Spain (ESP) Bruno Hortelano Iñaki Cañal Manuel Guijarro Bernat Erta | 3:06.82 SB | Netherlands (NED) Taymir Burnet Nick Smidt Terrence Agard Tony van Diepen Isayah Boers Jochem Dobber | 3:06.90 SB |
| High jump details | Woo Sang-hyeok South Korea | 2.34 m | Loïc Gasch Switzerland | 2.31 m SB | Hamish Kerr New Zealand | 2.31 m NR |
| High jump details | Woo Sang-hyeok South Korea | 2.34 m | Loïc Gasch Switzerland | 2.31 m SB | Gianmarco Tamberi Italy | 2.31 m SB |
| Pole vault details | Armand Duplantis Sweden | 6.20 m WR | Thiago Braz Brazil | 5.95 m AR | Christopher Nilsen United States | 5.90 m |
| Long jump details | Miltiadis Tentoglou Greece | 8.55 m WL | Thobias Montler Sweden | 8.38 m NR | Marquis Dendy United States | 8.27 m SB |
| Triple jump details | Lázaro Martínez Cuba | 17.64 m WL | Pedro Pichardo Portugal | 17.46 m NR | Donald Scott United States | 17.21 m SB |
| Shot put details | Darlan Romani Brazil | 22.53 m CR, AR | Ryan Crouser United States | 22.44 m | Tomas Walsh New Zealand | 22.31 m AR |
| Heptathlon details | Damian Warner Canada | 6489 pts WL | Simon Ehammer Switzerland | 6363 pts NR | Ashley Moloney Australia | 6344 pts AR |

### Women

| Event | Gold | Gold | Silver | Silver | Bronze | Bronze |
| 60 metres details | Mujinga Kambundji Switzerland | 6.96 WL NR | Mikiah Brisco United States | 6.99 PB | Marybeth Sant-Price United States | 7.04 PB |
| 400 metres details | Shaunae Miller-Uibo Bahamas | 50.31 SB | Femke Bol Netherlands | 50.57 | Stephenie Ann McPherson Jamaica | 50.79 NR |
| 800 metres details | Ajeé Wilson United States | 1:59.09 SB | Freweyni Hailu Ethiopia | 2:00.54 SB | Halimah Nakaayi Uganda | 2:00.66 |
| 1500 metres details | Gudaf Tsegay Ethiopia | 3:57.19 CR | Axumawit Embaye Ethiopia | 4:02.29 | Hirut Meshesha Ethiopia | 4:03.39 |
| 3000 metres details | Lemlem Hailu Ethiopia | 8:41.82 SB | Elinor Purrier St. Pierre United States | 8:42.04 | Ejgayehu Taye Ethiopia | 8:42.23 |
| 60 metres hurdles details | Cyréna Samba-Mayela France | 7.78 NR | Devynne Charlton Bahamas | 7.81 NR | Gabbi Cunningham United States | 7.87 |
| 4 × 400 metres relay details | Jamaica (JAM) Junelle Bromfield Janieve Russell Roneisha McGregor Stephenie Ann McPherson Tiffany James | 3:28.40 SB | Netherlands (NED) Lieke Klaver Eveline Saalberg Lisanne de Witte Femke Bol Andrea Bouma | 3:28.57 SB | Poland (POL) Natalia Kaczmarek Iga Baumgart-Witan Kinga Gacka Justyna Święty-Ersetic Aleksandra Gaworska | 3:28.59 SB |
| High jump details | Yaroslava Mahuchikh Ukraine | 2.02 m WL | Eleanor Patterson Australia | 2.00 m AR | Nadezhda Dubovitskaya Kazakhstan | 1.98 m AR |
| Pole vault details | Sandi Morris United States | 4.80 m SB | Katie Nageotte United States | 4.75 m | Tina Šutej Slovenia | 4.75 m |
| Long jump details | Ivana Vuleta Serbia | 7.06 m WL | Ese Brume Nigeria | 6.85 m SB | Lorraine Ugen Great Britain | 6.82 m SB |
| Triple jump details | Yulimar Rojas Venezuela | 15.74 m WR | Maryna Bekh-Romanchuk Ukraine | 14.74 m PB | Kimberly Williams Jamaica | 14.62 m SB |
| Shot put details | Auriol Dongmo Portugal | 20.43 m WL | Chase Ealey United States | 20.21 m AR | Jessica Schilder Netherlands | 19.48 m |
| Pentathlon details | Noor Vidts Belgium | 4929 pts WL | Adrianna Sułek Poland | 4851 pts NR | Kendell Williams United States | 4680 pts SB |

## Medal table

* Host nation (Serbia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Ethiopia (ETH) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 3 | 7 | 9 | 19 |
| 3 | Belgium (BEL) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 5 | Sweden (SWE) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 6 | Bahamas (BAH) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Brazil (BRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | France (FRA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Portugal (POR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Spain (ESP) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 6 | Ukraine (UKR) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 | Jamaica (JAM) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 13 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Cuba (CUB) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Greece (GRE) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Serbia (SRB)* | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Trinidad and Tobago (TTO) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 14 | Venezuela (VEN) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 21 | Netherlands (NED) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 22 | Australia (AUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Kenya (KEN) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 25 | Nigeria (NGR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 27 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 27 | New Zealand (NZL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 29 | Kazakhstan (KAZ) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Slovenia (SLO) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 29 | Uganda (UGA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (31 entries) | Totals (31 entries) | 26 | 26 | 27 | 79 |

## Participating nations

In brackets the number of athletes participating.
* Albania (1)
* Algeria (2)
* Andorra (1)
* Argentina (1)
* ART (1)
* Australia (15)
* Austria (2)
* Azerbaijan (1)
* Bahamas (5)
* Bangladesh (1)
* Barbados (3)
* Belgium (20)
* Bermuda (1)
* Bolivia (1)
* Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
* Botswana (1)
* Brazil (17)
* Bulgaria (1)
* British Virgin Islands (2)
* Burundi (1)
* Canada (18)
* Chad (1)
* Chile (1)
* China (1)
* Chinese Taipei (1)
* Colombia (1)
* Comoros (1)
* Croatia (2)
* Cuba (5)
* Cyprus (3)
* Czech Republic (13)
* Denmark (5)
* Dominica (1)
* Ecuador (5)
* Egypt (1)
* Eritrea (1)
* Estonia (5)
* Eswatini (1)
* Ethiopia (14)
* Finland (5)
* France (10)
* Gambia (1)
* Germany (16)
* Ghana (2)
* Gibraltar (1)
* Great Britain (30)
* Greece (6)
* Grenada (1)
* Guyana (4)
* Haiti (2)
* Hong Kong (1)
* Hungary (4)
* Iceland (2)
* India (3)
* Indonesia (1)
* Iran (2)
* Ireland (16)
* Israel (3)
* Italy (22)
* Ivory Coast (1)
* Jamaica (15)
* Japan (7)
* Kazakhstan (3)
* Kenya (9)
* Kosovo (1)
* Kuwait (1)
* Kyrgyzstan (1)
* Latvia (1)
* Liberia (2)
* Lebanon (1)
* Libya (1)
* Lithuania (2)
* Luxembourg (3)
* Madagascar (1)
* Maldives (1)
* Mali (1)
* Malta (2)
* Mauritius (1)
* Mexico (4)
* Moldova (1)
* Monaco (1)
* Montenegro (1)
* Morocco (5)
* Netherlands (20)
* New Zealand (5)
* Niger (1)
* Nigeria (6)
* North Macedonia (1)
* Norway (5)
* Oman (1)
* Pakistan (1)
* Paraguay (1)
* Peru (1)
* Philippines (1)
* Poland (23)
* Portugal (12)
* Puerto Rico (1)
* Qatar (2)
* Romania (10)
* Saudi Arabia (1)
* Senegal (1)
* Serbia (13)
* Seychelles (1)
* Sierra Leone (1)
* Singapore (1)
* Slovakia (7)
* Slovenia (7)
* South Africa (3)
* South Korea (1)
* South Sudan (1)
* Spain (25)
* Sudan (1)
* Sweden (14)
* Switzerland (10)
* Tajikistan (1)
* Tanzania (1)
* Togo (1)
* Trinidad and Tobago (4)
* Tunisia (1)
* Turks and Caicos Islands (1)
* Turkey (1)
* Uganda (2)
* Ukraine (6)
* United Arab Emirates (1)
* United States (52)
* United States Virgin Islands (1)
* Uruguay (1)
* Uzbekistan (2)
* Venezuela (3)
* Belarusian and Russian athletes are not allowed to compete at the event after a ban as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

## Concerns and criticisms
### Kosovo's participation

Kosovo had one representative at the championships, Gresa Bakraći who competed at women's 1500m event. Due a long-standing dispute over the country's independence from the host nation, Kosovo's flag was not shown on the big screen and not been included on the official competition website ran by the Organising Committee and hosted on the World Athletics domain.