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Miltiadis Tentoglou produced further evidence of his standing as a championship performer beyond compare.

Switzerland’s Mujinga Kambundji won a shock gold from lane eight in the women’s 60 metres final, clocking 6.96 seconds to move to equal third on the all-time list, as a dramatic opening day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22 came to a close in the Stark Arena.

Cuban triple jumper Lazaro Martinez upset Olympic champion Pedro Pichardo to claim the opening gold of the World Indoor Championships in Belgrade on Friday.

An evening of gripping drama on the opening day of the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22

Sebastian Coe, Veselin Jevrosimovic and five medal contenders talk about their excitement ahead of the three-day competition

A look at the contenders in the men's heptathlon at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22.

A look at the contenders in the men's long jump at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Belgrade 22.

Five years after winning a European title in Belgrade, Mayer returns to the Serbian capital looking for a global gold

Simon Ehammer set a world heptathlon best mark for the long jump en route to a 6285-point victory.

Belgian decathlete Jente Hauttekeete (© AFP / Getty Images) When 18-year-old Jente Hauttekeete lined up for a low-key heptathlon in Frankfurt on 13 February, his goal was simply to get close to the Belgian U20 record. Instead, he stole the show, collected the national U20 record, and with a score of 6062 became the first ever U20 athlete to exceed 6000 points, breaking the 11-year-old world U20 heptathlon record. The spotlight in Frankfurt was due to be on the duel between 2020 German indoor c...