Luxembourg sprinter Patrizia Van Der Weken will compete in the 60m and 200m at the CMCM Indoor Meeting in Luxembourg on January 18. The event is part of the World Athletics Indoor Tour Silver series.
Van Der Weken won bronze medals in the 60m at both the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Apeldoorn and the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Nanjing earlier this year. The home meet will mark the start of her 2026 indoor campaign, as she aims for more global medals, including at the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze, Poland, in March 2026.
The 26-year-old, who has impressively become one of the top European sprinters in recent seasons, first set her personal best and national record of 7.06 seconds in the 60m semi-finals at the European Championships in Apeldoorn on March 9, 2025. She matched that time in the finals of the same meet en route to securing third place in the final.
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Patrizia Van Der Weken Impressive 2025 Season
During the 2025 season, she recorded six sub-7.10 performances in the 60m, including a 7.07 in Luxembourg on January 19 and at the World Championships in Nanjing on March 22.
Van Der Weken also set three national records during 2025. The Luxembourg sprint star posted 6.12 seconds in the 55m, 7.06 in the 60m, and 23.17 in the indoor 200m. Her indoor 200m time is faster than her outdoor national record of 23.19 from 2023. Her outdoor 100m best stands at 11.00 seconds, set in Rome on June 9, 2024.
Van Der Weken also won the 100m at the 2023 World University Games and placed seventh in the 60m at the 2024 World Indoor Championships. She has won 18 national titles across various events.
The CMCM Indoor Meeting gives Luxembourg’s top sprinter a chance to compete before home fans as she begins her indoor season.
