Chase Jackson takes shot put bronze to open World Indoor Track and Field Championships
Jackson threw 20.06 meters, finishing behind repeat champion Sarah Mitton of Canada (20.48) and Dutchwoman Jessica Schilder (20.07) in Nanjing, China, on Friday.
Jackson previously won world outdoor gold in 2022 and 2023 and world indoor silver in 2022 and bronze in 2024.
Jackson has bounced back from being eliminated in qualifying at the Paris Olympics. Two weeks after that, she launched the second-farthest throw in American history (20.64 meters, just shy of her American outdoor record 20.76).
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Last month, she won her fifth U.S. indoor title and broke the American indoor record by throwing 20.24.
'I'm riding that disappointment into something good instead of something bad,' Jackson told RunnerSpace at the USA Track and Field Indoor Championships in February. 'Technically, I feel like I look better than I've ever looked.'
Also Friday, Brit Jeremiah Azu won the men's 60m in 6.49 seconds. He edged Australian Lachlan Kennedy by one hundredth.
American Ronnie Baker was fastest in the semifinals (6.51), then finished sixth in the final after grabbing the back of his left thigh in the closing strides.
South Korean Woo Sang-Hyeok won his second world indoor title in the high jump. He cleared 2.31 meters, while Olympic gold medalist Hamish Kerr of New Zealand took silver with a 2.28-meter clearance.
World Indoors continue later Friday at 10:05 p.m. ET with the next session of qualifying heats. The next finals session is Saturday at 6:35 a.m. ET. All sessions air live on Peacock.
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