FILE: Jamaica’s Navasky Anderson races in the men’s 800m heat on Tuesday.
March 20, 2026
World Indoors: Anderson through to 800m semis
KINGSTON, Jamaica —National record holder Navasky Anderson qualified for Saturday’s semi-finals of the men’s 800m after placing third in his first round heat in 1:46.34 seconds on Friday’s first day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships at Kujawsko-Pomorska Arena in Toruń, Poland.
Anderson, who set the national record 1:44.75 seconds at the same venue in February, advanced on time as he had finished outside of the automatic berths awarded to the top two from each heat.
It was a long wait to confirm his spot after contesting the first of six first-round races, which was won by Australia’s Peter Bol in a personal best 1:45.87 seconds with Japan’s Allon Tatsunami Clay second in 1:46.08 seconds.
-Paul A Reid
