Jordan Anthony, Chase Jackson win World Indoor Track and Field Championships titles
The World Indoor Championships air live on NBC Sports and Peacock through Sunday in Torun, Poland.
Jordan Anthony won his first NCAA sprint titles in 2025, then became a U. S. champion three weeks ago.
Now, he's a world champion at age 21 in his first trip outside the country. Anthony won the 60m at the World Indoor Track and Field Championships, nine months after turning professional out of the University of Arkansas, where he also played wide receiver. He clocked 6.
41 seconds on Friday in Torun, Poland, beating a field that included Olympic and world 100m silver medalist Kishane Thompson of Jamaica (who tied for silver with Simon Verherstraeten of Belgium at 6. 45). Anthony is now the joint-fourth-fastest man in history in the event.
"The goal is to come back with a gold medal," he said after the preliminary heats Friday. "The time's going to be the time. I'm not chasing a time.