USA’s Yared Nuguse and Grant Fisher will return to the scene of their respective mile and 3000m short track world records when they race at the Millrose Games, a World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold event, in New York on 1 February.
Olympic 1500m bronze medallist Nuguse will go for his fourth consecutive NYRR Wanamaker Mile victory, in a race against Hobbs Kessler and Cameron Myers, who finished second and third behind him this year. Nuguse broke the world record with his winning performance of 3:46.63, a record that was improved to 3:45.14 by Jakob Ingebrigtsen in Lievin.
Olympic 5000m and 10,000m bronze medallist Fisher will take on the two-mile event in 2026, renewing his rivalry with Olympic 1500m and world 5000m champion Cole Hocker.
The two athletes both finished inside the previous world short track record when they raced the 3000m this year, Fisher winning in 7:22.91 and Hocker finishing second in 7:23.14.
A series of other major medallists will join them in New York.
Saint Lucia’s 2024 world indoor 60m champion Julien Alfred, who won the Olympic 100m title last year, has been announced for the 60m against Jacious Sears, Dina Asher-Smith and Aleia Hobbs.
In the 60m hurdles, Bahamian two-time world indoor champion and world record-holder Devynne Charlton will face Jamaica’s Danielle Williams and Megan Tapper.
USA’s two-time world shot put gold medallist Joe Kovacs will open his season, as part of a field also featuring Rajindra Campbell, Josh Awotunde, Tripp Piperi, Roger Steen and Chuk Enekwechi.
Elle St. Pierre will seek another victory in the NYRR Women’s Wanamaker Mile. She will face some tough competition from Jess Hull, Nikki Hiltz, Dorcus Ewoi and Sinclaire Johnson.
(World Athletics)
