TORUŃ, Poland — The United States took the early lead of the medal standings after the opening day of the World Indoor Championships on Friday, earning two golds and a bronze to sit atop the table after four finals at the Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena.
Nine nations in total reached the podium on the first day of competition, setting up what is expected to be a tightly contested second day in Toruń.
Rising sprint champion Jordan Anthony bolted to gold in the men’s 60 meters with a new world lead of 6.41 seconds, giving the U.S. its first track title of the meet, after seasoned athlete Chase Jackson had earned the team’s first victory in the women’s shot put. The Americans also added a bronze medal through Trayvon Bromell in the 60m to end the evening with three total medals.
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Ukraine followed in second place with one gold and one silver, while Italy also struck gold to round out the top three. Olympic champion Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the gold medal for Ukraine after she cleared 2.01m to secure her fourth global high jump title during the morning session, with compatriot Yuliia Levchenko adding the bronze medal to the team tally.
Jamaica made an early impact with two silver medals — Jordan Scott hard collected the nation’s first medal of the championships in the men’s triple jump when he leaped to a season’s best 17.33m for the runner-up spot. World and Olympic 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson added another runner-up spot to his global title when he finished second in the 60m.
Australia, Canada, and Serbia each earned a single silver to sit tied for fifth on the table. Algeria and Sweden claimed bronze medals to open their tally.
| Rank | Country | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | United States | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Jamaica | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Serbia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Australia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Algeria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 8 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
