The Final Leg

Jamaica recently announced their team for the 2026 World Indoor Championships which included Kishane Thompson, Bryan Levell and Ackeem Blake all running the 60m. They will be going head to head against Jordan Anthony and Trayvon Bromell from the United States, as well as Jeremiah Azu from Great Britain. What should we expect from this group in Poland next week?

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Today we recap the 2026 USATF Indoor Championships, specifically the men's 60m and women's 60m and breakdown the implications heading into the World Indoor Championships later this month.

We then shift over to discuss Jamaica's current 60m women and determine who should be selected to run at the world indoor championships as well.

Next we discuss the recent announcement of Gout Gout running the 200m at the Prefontaine Classic against Kenny Bednarek and Letsile Tebogo.

Finally, we breakdown Emmanouil Karalis' amazing 6.17m pole vault, if this makes him competitive with Mondo Duplantis, and the current landscape of Men's pole vaulting in 2026

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Sources:

- USATF Indoor Champs Results: https://results.usatf.org/2026Indoors/

- 2026 Jamaica Women's 60m top-list: https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/sprints/60-metres/all/women/senior/2026?regionType=countries®ion=jam&timing=electronic&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229684&ageCategory=senior

- Gout Gout to run the Prefontaine Classic: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVbnjg0j7A3/?img_index=1

Emmanouli Karalis 6.17m Jump: https://www.instagram.com/p/DVUB9kojImp/?hl=en&img_index=1

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:56 USA Indoors Takeaways

06:05 Men's 60m

14:15 Women's 60m

23:33 Comment Discussion

33:39 Jamaica's World Indoor 60m dilemma?

48:48 Gout Gout vs Letsile vs Kenny B Prefontaine 200m

1:04:43 Emmanouil Karalis & the Men's Pole Vault

2016 Olympic Champion and 400m World Record holder Wayde Van Niekerk has opened up his 2026 season with a 100m and 200m down in South Africa. What does this potentially mean for his year and what should we expect from him going forward?

The 2026 USATF Indoor Championships will be going down this weekend in NYC, who are some of the top athletes to keep an eye out for?

The Women’s 60m has been on fire in 2026 and we are arguably looking at one of the most high quality fields at the World Indoor Championships this year. Let’s take a look at some of the main players as well as breakdown a few historical stats related to the women’s 60m

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Sources:

- Wayve Van Niekerk 100m opener: https://x.com/TrackGazette/status/2025536236371210541

- Wayde Tokyo 2025 interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49Rj9dZ-hA&t=31s

- 2026 USATF Indoor Champs Entries: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/events/161439/entries/170?bl=wizard&filters=e30%3D

- All-time Women's 60m: https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/60-metres/all/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2026-02-23&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229684&ageCategory=senior

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:10 Keely Hodgkinson 800m World Record

11:19 Wayde Van Niekerk's 2026 Opener

42.08 All-time Men's Splits

49:49 Women's Indoor 60m Breakdown

Nigeria is blocking Favour Ofili from Transferring to Turkey ahead of the 2028 Olympics. Let's break down why they are doing it and why it may likely not workSource Article: https://guardian.ng/sport/nsc-moves-to-block-ofilis-nationality-switch-to-turkey/

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:23 What is current happening with Nigeria and Favour Ofili

05:04 Favour Ofili’s 2025 switch to Turkey

07:12 Transfer of Allegiance Rules

10:34 Why Favour is switching to Turkey

15:10 Why Nigeria is trying to block her

21:03 Why Nigeria will likely fail

24:05 Why this is really bad for Nigeria’s future

29:42 Summary

The men’s 400m has been on fire at the top of 2026, and we are barely half way through the indoor season. We’ve seen multiple men dip under the 45 second barrier, an NCAA freshman take down the World U20 Record, one of the top pros possibly taking down the official world record, the 4x400m relay world record record almost broken, and a ton of depth behind them all.

Let's breakdown the current landscape of the men's 400m in 2026 so far.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:25 Khaleb McRae 400m World Record?

03:59 Christopher Morales-Williams

04:55 NCAA Indoor 400m

06:54 NCAA Indoor 4x400

07:47 Top NCAA 4x4 Splits

09:01 Summary

In today's Livestream, we breakdown Elaine Thompson-Herah's return to the track after 2 years with her 7.24 in the 60m and discuss expectations going forward in 2026 and beyond.

We also discuss Oblique Seville after his 400m PB and is 200m potential this year.

Finally, I respond to some live comments primarily discussing the men's 100m, specifically some races from the Bolt Era in the 2000s.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

10:35 Elaine Thompson Herah

37:56 Oblique Seville & Bryan Levell

44:20 Responding to Live Comments

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Can Cordell Tinch make history by medaling in the Long Jump at the 2026 World Indoor Championships?

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Sources:

Tyson Invitational Long Jump Results: https://flashresults.com/2026_Meets/Indoor/02-13_Tyson/133-1_compiledSeries.htm

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:44 Cordell's career

02:50 Cordell's 2026 Indoor Season

06:11 Can he make the LJ team to World Indoors?

07:14 Field & Track medalists throughout history

10:26 2026 Men's LJ landscape

11:34 Summary

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In today's Livestream, we cover a few different topics including USATF announcing New York City as the host for the 2026 USA outdoor championships, Gout Gout focusing on the World U20 Champs instead of the Commonwealth Games, as well as some top results over the past week.

We then focus in on the top 200m results including Garrett Kaalund's 20.12, Adaejah Hodge's 22.53, Noah Lyles 200m opener this coming Saturday, and discuss if World Athletics should bring the 200m back to the World Indoor Championships.

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Sources:

USATF 2026 USA Outdoor Champs Announcement: https://www.usatf.org/news/2026/2026-usatf-outdoor-and-para-national-championships

Gout Gout to skip 2026 Commonwealth Games: https://7news.com.au/sport/athletics/gout-gout-pulls-out-of-commonwealth-games-in-glasgow-to-chase-world-junior-gold-c-21568493

2026 NCAA Top Lists: https://www.tfrrs.org/index.html

2026 World Athletics Top Lists: https://worldathletics.org/records/toplists/sprints/60-metres/all/women/senior/2026

World Athletics removes the 200m from World Indoors: https://worldathletics.org/news/news/the-200m-finally-loses-the-indoor-lottery

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

03:25 2026 USA Outdoor Championships in NYC

10:00 Gout Gout to focus on World U20s

26:00 Top Results from the Past Week

56:50 Top 200m Results this past week

01:09:17 Should the 200m return to World Indoors?

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With Femke Bol's 800m opener this past weekend, what does success in the 800m moving forward actually look like for her?

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Sources:

Femke Bol 800m Opener Race: https://youtu.be/yAJb9IHCVY8?si=CSDZQdiw8-kMzuDI

European Athletics Interview: https://www.european-athletics.com/home/news/exclusive-femke-bol-opens-up-on-800m-switch

Citius Mag Interview: https://citiusmag.com/articles/femke-bol-switches-to-800m-ahead-of-2028-olympics-explained-exclusive-interview

LaShawn Merritt 200m Career: https://youtu.be/cz2Z45xjBdI?si=qRFKFAjaMu8Z4LUo

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

00:53 Femke's 800m Opener

03:11 What does 800m success look like?

02:23 Success from Femke's perspective

06:45 Success from a fan's perspective

10:32 Success historically

16:19 Summary

In January 2026, Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone announced that she is pregnant and expecting her first child. This has led to both celebration, as well as questions on if she could make a successful return to the track, especially ahead of the 2028 Olympics.

Though pregnancy has sometimes been seen as the end of an athlete's career, the history of elite women in Track & Field tells a very different story.

We'll look back a few women throughout history, from Allyson Felix and Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce, to Gwen Torrence and Wilma Rudolph, who stepped away from competition to start families, but returned to win Olympic and World championship medals.

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

01:12 Women Returning From Pregnancy

03:22 Allyson Felix

05:18 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

08:17 Nia Ali

10:33 Lashinda Demus

12:19 Yordonka Donkova

13:24 Gwen Torrence

14:53 Valarie Brisco-Hooks

16:56 Irena Szewinska

18:58 Wilma Rudolph

20:41 Fanny Blankers-Koen

22:43 Summary

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