The men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships took place on the short track of the Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park in Nanjing, China, on 22 March 2025. This will be the 21st time the event is contested at the World Athletics Indoor Championships. Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standard or by their World Athletics Ranking in the event.
| Men's 60 metres hurdles at the 2025 World Athletics Indoor Championships | ||||||||||
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| Venue | Nanjing's Cube at Nanjing Youth Olympic Sports Park | |||||||||
| Location | Nanjing, China | |||||||||
| Dates | 22 March | |||||||||
| Winning time | 7.42 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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The heats are scheduled for 22 March during the morning session. The semi-finals and the final are scheduled for 22 March during the evening session.
Background
editThe men's 60 metres hurdles was contested 20 times before 2025, at every previous edition of the World Athletics Indoor Championships.
| Record | Athlete (nation) | Time (s) | Location | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| World record[1] |  Grant Holloway (USA)
|
7.27 | Albuquerque, United States | 16 February 2024 |
| Championship record[2][3] | 7.29 | Belgrade, Serbia | 20 March 2022 | |
| Glasgow, United Kingdom | 2 March 2024 | |||
| World leading[4] | 7.36 | Virginia Beach, United States | 14 March 2025 |
Qualification
editFor the Men's 60 metres hurdles, the qualification period runs from 1 September 2024 until 9 March 2025.[5] Athletes can qualify by achieving the entry standards of 7.57 s.[6] Athletes can also qualify by virtue of their World Athletics Ranking for the event or by virtue of their World Athletics Indoor Tour wildcard.[5] There is a target number of 48 athletes.[6]
Results
editHeats
editThe heats are scheduled to be held on 22 March, starting at 10:25 (UTC+8) in the morning.[7] First 4 of each heat (Q) plus 4 fastest times (q) qualify to semi-finals.
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 3 | Qin Weibo |  China
|
7.64 | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Michael Obasuyi |  Belgium
|
7.67 | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Demario Prince |  Jamaica
|
7.70 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Richard Diawara |  Mali
|
7.79 | Q, SB |
| 5 | 4 | Abdel Kader Larrinaga |  Portugal
|
7.81 | q |
| 6 | 7 | Yousuf Badawy Sayed |  Egypt
|
7.99 | |
| 7 | 6 | Dániel Eszes |  Hungary
|
8.07 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | Grant Holloway |  United States
|
7.49 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Wilhem Belocian |  France
|
7.58 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Krzysztof Kiljan |  Poland
|
7.71 | Q |
| 4 | 2 | Oumar Doudai Abakar |  Qatar
|
7.75 | Q |
| 5 | 6 | Tetsuro Nishi |  Japan
|
7.79 | q |
| 6 | 5 | Mikdat Sevler |  Turkey
|
7.84 | q |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli |  Italy
|
7.61 [.609] | Q |
| 2 | 5 | Jerome Campbell | Jamaica
|
7.61 [.610] | Q |
| 3 | 6 | Rafael Pereira |  Brazil
|
7.65 | Q |
| 4 | 7 | Bálint Szeles | Hungary
|
7.89 | Q |
| — | 3 | Yaqoub Al-Youha |  Kuwait
|
DNF | |
| — | 2 | Jonáš Kolomaznik |  Czech Republic
|
DQ | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 4
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Cameron Murray | United States
|
7.68 | Q |
| 2 | 2 | Eduardo Rodrigues | Brazil
|
7.75 | Q |
| 3 | 4 | Alin Ionuț Anton |  Romania
|
7.85 [.844] | Q |
| 3 | 8 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | France
|
7.85 [.844] | Q |
| 5 | 5 | Kaweesha Bandara |  Sri Lanka
|
7.87 | q |
| 6 | 7 | Filip Jakob Demšar |  Slovenia
|
7.89 | |
| 7 | 3 | Luka Trgovčević |  Serbia
|
8.10 | |
| [8] | |||||
Heat 5
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Jakub Szymański | Poland
|
7.55 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Liu Junxi | China
|
7.64 | Q |
| 3 | 2 | Jeremie Lararaudeuse |  Mauritius
|
7.72 | Q |
| 4 | 5 | Nikkolia Kennedy |  Barbados
|
7.89 [.881] | Q |
| 5 | 8 | Nicolò Giacalone | Italy
|
7.89 [.890] | |
| 6 | 7 | Saguirou Badamassi |  Niger
|
7.97 | |
| 7 | 1 | Yaqoub Alyouha | Kuwait
|
8.50 | |
| 8 | 3 | Alexander Männel |  Paraguay
|
8.51 | |
| [8] | |||||
Semi-finals
editThe semi-finals were held on 22 March, starting at 19:50 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7]
Heat 1
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Demario Prince | Jamaica
|
7.60 | Q |
| 2 | 4 | Qin Weibo | China
|
7.60 | Q |
| 3 | 3 | Jakub Szymański | Poland
|
7.63 | |
| 4 | 7 | Oumar Doudai Abakar | Qatar
|
7.66 | NR |
| 5 | 2 | Jeremie Lararaudeuse | Mauritius
|
7.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Mikdat Sevler | Turkey
|
7.81 | |
| 7 | 1 | Bálint Szeles | Hungary
|
7.89 | |
| 5 | Cameron Murray | United States
|
DQ | ||
| [9] | |||||
Heat 2
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6 | Liu Junxi | China
|
7.51 | Q |
| 2 | 3 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | Italy
|
7.55 | Q, SB |
| 3 | 5 | Michael Obasuyi | Belgium
|
7.61 | q |
| 4 | 2 | Pascal Martinot-Lagarde | France
|
7.69 | |
| 5 | 7 | Alin Ionuț Anton | Romania
|
7.77 | |
| 6 | 8 | Tetsuro Nishi | Japan
|
7.83 | |
| 7 | 1 | Abdel Kader Larrinaga | Portugal
|
7.84 | |
| 8 | 4 | Eduardo Rodrigues | Brazil
|
7.85 | |
| [9] | |||||
Heat 3
edit| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 4 | Grant Holloway | United States
|
7.48 | Q |
| 2 | 6 | Wilhem Belocian | France
|
7.51 | Q |
| 3 | 5 | Jerome Campbell | Jamaica
|
7.61 | q |
| 4 | 3 | Rafael Pereira | Brazil
|
7.67 | |
| 5 | 7 | Krzysztof Kiljan | Poland
|
7.68 | |
| 6 | 2 | Richard Diawara | Mali
|
7.79 | SB |
| 7 | 8 | Kaweesha Bandara | Sri Lanka
|
24.33 | |
| 8 | 1 | Nikkolia Kennedy | Barbados
|
DNF | |
| [9] | |||||
Final
editThe final was held on 22 March, starting at 21:05 (UTC+8) in the evening.[7]
| Rank | Lane | Athlete | Nation | Time | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
6 | Grant Holloway | United States
|
7.42 | |
|
5 | Wilhem Belocian | France
|
7.54 | |
|
3 | Liu Junxi | China
|
7.55 | |
| 4 | 2 | Lorenzo Ndele Simonelli | Italy
|
7.60 | |
| 5 | 1 | Michael Obasuyi | Belgium
|
7.60 | |
| 6 | 4 | Demario Prince | Jamaica
|
7.63 | |
| 7 | 8 | Jerome Campbell | Jamaica
|
7.71 | |
| 8 | 7 | Qin Weibo | China
|
7.72 | |
| [10] | |||||
References
edit- ^ "All time Top lists - Senior - 60 Metres hurdles". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "2022 World Athletics Indoor Championships - 60 Metres mens hurdles - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 20 March 2022. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "2024 World Athletics Indoor Championships - 60 Metres mens hurdles - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 2 March 2024. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Season Top Lists – Senior 2025 – 60 Metres mens hurdles". World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b "Timetable and qualification system approved for WCH Tokyo 25 and WIC Nanjing 25".
- ^ a b "World Athletics Indoor Championships Nanjing 25 Qualification System and Entry Standards" (PDF). World Athletics. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "Nanjing 2025 - Timetable". World Athletics. 16 March 2025. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
- ^ a b c d e "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Round 1 results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ a b c "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Semifinals results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
- ^ "60 Metres Hurdles Men - Final results" (PDF). World Athletics. 22 March 2025. Retrieved 22 March 2025.