Attaoui 2:14.52 ER/WL, de Sousa 697 WL/MR, Llopis 7.45 NR
MADRID (ESP, February 6). Indoor stars highlighted the World Indoor Tour Gold Madrid 2026. Mohamed Ataoui missed the 1000m short track world record by 0.32 seconds, but ran the third fastest indoor time and the European short track record of 2:14.52. It was a record attempt with great pace Philip Ostrovsky to nearly 800m, Attaoui clocked 1:45.58 in the 800m split with Mariano Garcia finishing second in 2:16.40. Enrique Llopis In the 60 m hurdles, he set a new record of 7.45 in front of the home team, beating Lorenzo Simonelli (7.50). Agate de Souza took the lead and world meet record 697 in the fourth long jump to win ahead of Irati Mitxelena (670 =PB). Jordan Geist repeated his world leading performance from Ostrava in 22.04 to beat Rajindra Campbell (21.94) and Roger Steen (21.88) in a quality race.
Ali Al Balushi Oman won the 60m in 6.53 from Cuba’s Jens Fernandez (6.56) and Great Britain’s Eugene Amo-Dadzie (6.59 =PB). Like Claver Clocking 51.26 to win the 400m ahead of Blanca Hervas (51.59) and Portugal’s Sofia Lavreshina won the B race in a close NR/PB of 52.07. Charitable Hufnagel The U.S. improved her lifetime best to 196 on her second and final attempt after failing once at 194 (attempted 200) and edging out Maria Zodzik (194).
Birch Haylom 1500m was exceeded in 4:02.37 minutes Nadia Battocletti (4:03.59 PBi), Tshepo Tshite won the 3000m in 7:39.11 and Audrey Vero won the 800m in 2:00.68 but was slower than B winner Rocio Arroyo of Spain who clocked a 1:59.97 PB at the World Indoors.
