2025 WORLD INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS: Parting Thoughts On The Biggest Winners & Losers From China

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🗓️ 24 March 2025

⏱️ 67 minutes

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Summary

World Indoor Championships are officially behind us so we have lots to unpack. Overall, the meet lacked in star power but was still able to produce some memorable moments. Three days. 516 athletes, one championship record, three world leads, 32 national records.

We had drama. We had dominance.We had Jakob Ingebrigtsen running off with two gold medals and made it look like a tempo run. We had Gudaf Tsegay breaking a championship record and redefined what a full send means. We had Grant Holloway and Mondo Duplantis pulling off three-peats to cement their greatness.

And then there’s Josh Hoey — who went from “Is he actually good?” to world indoor 800m champion all within the past 12 months. A personal highlight was Claire Bryant shocked the field in the long jump. Surprise global medals all around — the kind that make the sport so damn fun.

Hosts: Chris Chavez | ⁠@chris_j_chavez on Instagram + Preet Majithia | @preetmajithia on Instagram

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0:00.0	All right, welcome back to the Cedysmac podcast.
0:07.0	I'm Chris Chavez.
0:08.0	I'm Premedicia.
0:09.4	And the world indoor championships are officially behind us, and we've got tons to unpack here.
0:15.7	Overall, in my opinion, I think the meat lacked in star power, but was still able to produce some memorable moments.
0:23.8	Three days, 516 athletes, one championship record, three world leads, 32 national records.
0:30.5	The meet had some drama and had dominance from the likes of Grant Holloway and Yacobinga Britson. We had some weird, new, cool
0:41.3	things happening, like Luxembourg on the podium for the first time ever. But then it was just
0:46.7	like a lot of real statement performances, I would say. Yacabingabitzen running off with two gold
0:52.8	medals, making it look very easy for him.
0:56.4	Kudov's a guy breaking the championship record in the 1500 and redefining what is a full send,
1:03.1	if I've ever seen one.
1:04.8	Grant Holloway, Mandu Duplantis, three Pete's, all business with those guys.
1:09.9	Then there's people like Josh Ho hoey who went from is this
1:13.4	guy actually good to world indoor 800 meter champion all within the past 12 months
1:19.0	claire bryant shocked the field in the long jump that was one of my personal favorite moments
1:24.1	there was some surprise medals all around and that's what makes this sport pretty fun.
1:31.1	We also, I guess, you know, this is probably more up your alley as a European, but there were
1:37.4	five athletes who doubled up and won both European and World Indors in the same month,
1:42.1	which is pretty impressive.
1:44.0	So all in all, if you're keeping score at home, there was 117 countries that showed up.
1:49.8	52 made the top eight or in the finals, 16 left with medals.
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