Preview: World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid
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The highly anticipated World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid Meeting promises an exhilarating conclusion to the World Athletics Indoor Tour season, bringing together a stellar lineup of elite athletes at the Gallur track. With $10,000 in prize money and wild card entries for the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing on the line, competitors will leave nothing to chance in their quest for glory. Key clashes to watch include the women’s shot put battle between Chase Jackson and Sarah Mitton, the pole vault showdown featuring Molly Caudery and Tina Sutej, and the men’s 60m hurdles duel between Wilhem Belocian and Dylan Beard. The action-packed evening will also feature an electrifying men’s 400m race, where Attila Molnar and Brian Faust will go head-to-head in their pursuit of tour supremacy.
Women’s Shot Put:
Double world outdoor champion Chase Jackson is set to face reigning world indoor champion Sarah Mitton in a star-studded field featuring three athletes with personal bests beyond the 20-meter mark. Jackson currently leads the standings with 25 points after victories in Astana (19.13m) and Torun (20.24m, a U.S. indoor record), along with a third-place finish in Karlsruhe (20.06m). She recently secured her fifth U.S. indoor title with a 19.65m effort. Mitton follows closely with 15 points after a standout win in Karlsruhe, where she set a North American indoor record of 20.68m—the best indoor mark since 2013. The competition will also include Sweden’s Fanny Roos, Portugal’s Olympic finalist Jessica Inchude, Spanish national record holder Belen Tolmil, and Portugal’s Eliana Bandeira.
Women’s Pole Vault:
World indoor champion Molly Caudery has amassed 17 points in the standings following her victory in Karlsruhe and a second-place finish in Liévin, where she cleared 4.75m on both occasions. Caudery, who also claimed world indoor gold in Glasgow (4.80m) and set a 2024 world-leading mark of 4.92m, will make her Madrid debut with hopes of overtaking Slovenia’s Tina Sutej (22 points) in the tour standings. Sutej, a world indoor bronze medallist in 2022, secured her lead with a victory in Ostrava (4.70m), a second-place finish in Karlsruhe (4.70m), and a third-place effort in Liévin (4.65m). The competition also includes Italy’s Elisa Molinarolo, China’s Huiqin Xu, and Spanish vaulters Malalen Axpe and Clara Fernandez.
Women’s Triple Jump:
World indoor silver medallist Leyanis Pérez Hernandez and Slovenia’s Neja Filipic are tied atop the standings with 10 points each. Pérez Hernandez claimed victory in Liévin (14.62m), while Filipic triumphed in Astana (14.05m). The Cuban star boasts an impressive resume, including world outdoor silver in Budapest (14.96m), world indoor bronze in Glasgow (14.90m), and a fifth-place Olympic finish. Filipic, seventh at the European Championships, will look to challenge for the win alongside reigning European indoor champion Tugba Danismas (14.57m PB), Finland’s Senni Salminen, and Spain’s Elda Romeva.
Men’s Triple Jump:
While not a World Indoor Tour Gold scoring event, the men’s triple jump features an elite lineup led by reigning world indoor and outdoor champion Fabrice Zango. The Burkina Faso athlete holds the world indoor record (18.07m) and won gold at the 2023 World Championships (17.64m) and the 2024 World Indoors (17.53m). He will face 2022 world indoor champion Lazaro Martinez (17.64m PB) and Algeria’s Yasser Tricki, the 2024 world indoor silver medallist (17.35m). Other notable competitors include Portugal’s Tiago Pereira and France’s Thomas Gogois.
Women’s 60m:
Patrizia Van der Weken aims to secure her position at the top of the World Indoor Tour Gold standings after wins in Ostrava (7.08) and Karlsruhe (7.13). She shares the lead with 20 points alongside Jacious Sears and Zaynab Dosso, who are absent from Madrid. Australian rising star Torrie Lewis, who recently set a national indoor 60m record (7.14), will be a strong contender, as will Spain’s Maria Perez, fresh off a national indoor title. Other key names include British indoor champion Bianca Williams (7.19 PB), Portugal’s Lorene Bazolo, and Belgium’s Delphine Nkansa.
Men’s 60m Hurdles:
Dylan Beard and Wilhem Belocian will battle for the overall tour title, with both athletes tied at 20 points. Beard secured wins in Astana (7.58) and New York (PB 7.38), while Belocian has been in top form, clocking 7.46 in Liévin and winning races in Karlsruhe, Paris, and the French Championships (7.52). Spain’s Enrique Llopis, who equalled the national record (7.48) on the Gallur track in 2023, will look to challenge, along with Abel Jordan and Asler Martinez.
Men’s 400m:
Attila Molnar and Brian Faust both enter the race with a chance of winning the overall standings. Molnar remains unbeaten this season, winning in Belgrade (45.66), Ostrava (45.08), and Lyon (45.56). Faust, victorious in Karlsruhe (46.03), will look to challenge the Hungarian star. Spain’s Oscar Husillos and Inaki Canal will also compete on home soil, along with Dutch Olympian Liemarvin Bonevacia and Swiss duo Lionel Spitz and Ricky Petrucciani.
Men’s & Women’s 800m:
The men’s 800m features U.S. middle-distance star Jonah Koech, who ran 1:44.82 at the Millrose Games. He will face Italy’s Catalin Tecuceanu, who set the national indoor record (1:45.00) in Madrid last year. Spain’s Alvaro De Arriba and Adrian Ben add to the competitive field. In the women’s race, Slovenia’s Anita Horvat will take on Ethiopia’s Tigist Girma and Worknesh Mesele, Italy’s Eloisa Coiro, and Spain’s Lorea Ibarzabal.
Women’s 3000m & Men’s 1500m:
Ethiopia’s Lomi Muleta, winner in Karlsruhe, will battle compatriot Birke Haylom for the 3000m title. Top Europeans include Italy’s Federica Del Buono and Spain’s Marta Serrano. The men’s 1500m will feature Britain’s Thomas Keen, France’s Louis Gilavert, and Ireland’s Cathal Doyle, each seeking a strong finish to their indoor season.
With fierce battles across multiple disciplines, the Madrid Indoor Meeting will serve as a thrilling finale to the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold. Fans can expect world-class performances and unforgettable moments as athletes make their final push for glory on the road to the World Indoor Championships in Nanjing.
