Is Wayde Van Niekerk Back? Keely Hodgkinson 800m World Record, Women’s 60m History Breakdown

2016 Olympic Champion and 400m World Record holder Wayde Van Niekerk has opened up his 2026 season with a 100m and 200m down in South Africa. What does this potentially mean for his year and what should we expect from him going forward?

The 2026 USATF Indoor Championships will be going down this weekend in NYC, who are some of the top athletes to keep an eye out for?

The Women’s 60m has been on fire in 2026 and we are arguably looking at one of the most high quality fields at the World Indoor Championships this year. Let’s take a look at some of the main players as well as breakdown a few historical stats related to the women’s 60m

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Sources:

- Wayve Van Niekerk 100m opener: https://x.com/TrackGazette/status/2025536236371210541

- Wayde Tokyo 2025 interview: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A49Rj9dZ-hA&t=31s

- 2026 USATF Indoor Champs Entries: https://usatf.sport80.com/public/events/161439/entries/170?bl=wizard&filters=e30%3D

- All-time Women's 60m: https://worldathletics.org/records/all-time-toplists/sprints/60-metres/all/women/senior?regionType=world&timing=electronic&windReading=regular&page=1&bestResultsOnly=true&firstDay=1899-12-31&lastDay=2026-02-23&maxResultsByCountry=all&eventId=10229684&ageCategory=senior

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Chapters:

00:00 Intro

02:10 Keely Hodgkinson 800m World Record

11:19 Wayde Van Niekerk's 2026 Opener

42.08 All-time Men's Splits

49:49 Women's Indoor 60m Breakdown