Dina Asher-Smith returns to glory while rising star Quincy Wilson delivers an eye-catching performance at the 2026 Boston Indoor Grand Prix, the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the season.
The 2026 track-and-field season opened with high energy and elite performances on Saturday (24 January) as Boston hosted the first World Athletics Indoor Tour Gold meeting of the year. With Olympic and world champions across the programme, there was nothing cautious about the start of the indoor campaign.
Noah Lyles bested in competitive 300m finale
Noah Lyles revelled in the spotlight as he was announced last before the men’s 300m, telling Peacock viewers: “This year we are going bold. There is no reason to hold back. Not for the competition and not for the fashion.” But on the track, it was training partner Jereem Richards who stole the show.
Richards pulled away late to win the event, edging the Olympic 100m champion in one of the deepest fields of the day. The race featured four global gold medallists, including Lyles, Richards, Trayvon Bromell and Vernon Norwood.
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After the race, Richards hinted that more head-to-head battles were coming this season. Lyles nodded alongside him and later said with a smile: “Of course they are after me. They are after the greatest, so I am not going to get scared of anybody.”
Lyles previously set the U.S. indoor best of 31.87 in this event in 2017 and is entering one of the biggest years of his career, both on the track and personally, as he revealed he will marry Jamaican sprinter Junelle Bromfield on 4 April.
Dina Asher-Smith wins women’s 60m
Dina Asher-Smith made a sharp return to indoor racing, winning the women’s 60m in 7.08 in her first outing over the distance since 2023. The former world 200m champion, who owns the British indoor record of 7.03, looked smooth through the finish.
Jamaica’s Brianna Lyston, the 2022 World U20 200m champion who recently turned professional after leaving LSU, placed second in 7.11.
Quincy Wilson takes second in 400m at 18
Quincy Wilson, fresh off turning 18 earlier this month, continued his swift rise with a second-place finish in the All American men’s 400m. The Olympic relay champion clocked 45.96 behind Khaleb McRae’s 45.38.
Wilson won in Boston last year with a world U18 short track best of 45.66, then broke the outdoor age-group mark with 44.10. Eligible for U20 competition through 2027, he remains on track to chase the ratified U20 indoor best of 44.80.
Road to LA28 begins
Athletes left Boston with their sights set on the World Athletics Indoor Championships in Kujawy Pomorze in two months’ time and ultimately LA28. If opening weekend was any indication, the 2026 season is already delivering world-class competition.
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