Great Britain enjoyed a golden treble at the World Indoor Championships in Torun, Poland, as Keely Hodgkinson, Georgia Hunter Bell and Molly Caudery each claimed world titles within 29 minutes. The trio's victories evoked memories of Super Saturday at the London 2012 Olympics, with Hodgkinson describing the night as 'unbelievable'.
Hunter Bell started the gold rush in the women's 1500m, overtaking Ethiopia's Girke Haylom, who had led by 20 metres, to win in 3 minutes 58.53 seconds. The 32-year-old, who quit athletics in 2017 due to injury before returning via parkrun in 2022, said: 'I backed myself. To get my first gold medal makes me really happy.'
Fifteen minutes later, Caudery cleared 4.85m to retain her pole vault title, despite feeling so ill on Sunday morning that she feared she would have to withdraw. The 24-year-old, who ruptured ankle ligaments at last year's outdoor world championships, said: 'Even six weeks ago, I couldn't get off the ground... I woke up this morning ill and not even knowing if I was going to be able to jump.'
Hodgkinson then capped the night with a dominant performance in the 800m, leading from start to finish to win in 1 minute 55.30 seconds – the second-fastest indoor time ever, behind her own world record. The Olympic champion, who had not raced for 376 days due to hamstring injuries, said: 'I wanted to let loose, and make everyone work hard.'
The trio's celebrations were captured in a now-iconic image of them jumping and screaming together. Caudery said: 'We were so excited we just screamed.' The victories mark a golden era for British women's athletics, with Hodgkinson now holding a full set of major medals across all championships.
