In a night reminiscent of Super Saturday at London 2012, Great Britain claimed three world indoor gold medals in just 29 minutes at the championships in Torun. Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell and Molly Caudery delivered a spectacular golden treble, sparking scenes of jubilation on the track and in the stands.
Hunter Bell kicked off the gold rush with a stunning 1500m victory. She trailed Ethiopian Girke Haylom by 20 metres at one point but powered through to win in 3:58.53, nearly a second ahead of Australia's Jessica Hull. The 32-year-old, who quit athletics in 2017 due to injury before returning via a parkrun in 2022, described her first world gold as 'really happy'.
Fifteen minutes later, Caudery secured pole vault gold with a flawless clearance of 4.85m. The victory was remarkable given she had been so ill on Sunday morning she feared she might withdraw. The 2024 indoor champion had also battled ankle ligament damage last September, leaving her in a wheelchair, but she beat Slovenia's Tina Sutej to reclaim her title.
Hodgkinson then capped the night by dominating the 800m, leading from gun to tape in 1:55.30 – the second-fastest indoor time ever, behind only her own world record. The Olympic champion, who had not raced for 376 days due to hamstring injuries, said she wanted to 'let loose and make everyone work'. Her victory gave her a full set of major medals across all championships.
The trio celebrated together, with Hodgkinson initially unaware of Hunter Bell's result. 'We were so excited we just screamed,' Caudery said. The night drew comparisons to 2012, with British Athletics now boasting a new golden generation in Hodgkinson, Hunter Bell and Caudery.
