Official 2026 Lievin live discussion thread - Keely goes for the WR + live video show at 4:20 pm ET.

Klaver still not there.

The alternative is going out in the back and just closing like a freight train the last 300 (extra distance be damned). Might not be so easy to do, and we certainly have only seen Sahlman do it really and that was a 1:44.7 race

Fun fact Eliott Crestan, who ran 1:43.93 today, is the only man to run under 1:43.95 twice in an indoor season. Kipketer's #2 mark in 1997 was 1:43.96.

can someone post the results as they come in? the meet's live result site is busted. tia

Is surely great tactics for outdoors. But I doubt anyone can pull it off and run 1:43.5 for the win indoors this way.

Nader has some work cut out for him if he wants to hold on to Hocker. 3:32 FTW, but the kick wasn't all that. Started faltering a bit in the last 50m.

Nader looked comfortable winning 1500 in 3:32 (though unclear if his meh last lap was due to lack of pressure or he was hurting). Nobody else looked too great. Reynold Cheruiyot completely bonked after 800 in 1:53. He'll need to run again as he's nowhere near a qualifying mark with that.

Yeah. Hocker came through 1500 in 3:30.80 during his 3:45.94 mile and kept running strong for another 109m. Hocker's last 200 in that race was 27.34.

Today Nader ran 3:32.44 with a 29.36 last lap. Still looked solid going wire-to-wire for the win (disappointing Cheruiyot didn't have anything) but Hocker's performance last week was clearly more impressive.

I expect for Hocker to be in his own league this year, not only indoors, but also during summer. Nader would have to improve to 3:28 in the next weeks to get a legit chance at gold. Today nothing indicated he's close.

PS. Anyone else getting tired of this interview asking every runner to comment on the atmosphere? It's like Donald Trum's cabinet members being asked to give a statement of loyalty/greatness.

A lot can happen between now and July.

Do you think anyone will run sub-7:30 in the 3k?

Men's 3k is coming up. Let's see if Kenya has anything for World indoors.

Did you guys know Batocletti is muslim? I had no idea. I just learned her mother was born in Morocco.

3rd Nadia BATTOCLETTI, ITA – 8:26.44 NR
EN: The goal for today was to run the standard for the World Indoor Championships and be comfortable on the indoor track. I was not running for a specific place. The time was the most important thing because Ramadan started yesterday and I finished my last university exam just one week ago. It was a tough period. It is not easy to combine this level of sports with Ramadan, but I have a great staff and my dad as my coach, so with their help, I manage to balance it with training. For the second time in a row, I ran a national record in Liévin. The crowd was amazing and the track is superb. The tape on my legs is just a precaution because of the tight curves on an indoor track. I combine a lot of disciplines, but this is the first year that I am focused on indoor races. That means the World Indoor Championships are very important to me.

His kick was good enough to win last years WC, which Hocker couldn’t even advance to.

How is it that in the year of our lord 2026 we are relying on someone taking a screenshot of a paywalled livestream to get results for the highest-tier indoor pro track meet in the world?

Hocker will mop the floor with Nader this WC. Saying this as a European.

Wow, who knew? No head covering, but she fasts...

Our sport is very amateurish. Also the quality of the live stream is sub-par compared to other sports as well...