2026 USATF INDOOR CHAMPIONSHIPS PREVIEW
The CITIUS MAG Podcast | A Running + Track and Field Show
CITIUS MAG
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🗓️ 27 February 2026
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
Chris Chavez, Mac Fleet, Preet Majithia, and Kyle Merber preview the top athletes and storylines to watch for in each track event at the 2026 USATF Indoor Championships this weekend. The Championship will take place Saturday, February 28th to Sunday, March 1st at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in NYC .
Time stamps:
- Women’s 3000m - 3:30
- Men’s 3000m - 9:35
- Women’s 60m hurdles - 19:00
- Men’s 60m hurdles - 21:36
- Women’s 800m - 24:22
- Men’s 800m - 30:14
- Men's 400m - 39:08
- Women’s 1500m - 44:50
- Men’s 1500m - 53:56
- Women’s 60m - 1:00:40
- Men’s 60m - 1:03:19
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Hosts: Chris Chavez | @chris_j_chavez + Preet Majithia | @preet_athletics + Kyle Merber | @kylemerber
Produced by: Jasmine Fehr | @jasminefehr
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| 0:00.0 | This episode of the CitySmack podcast is presented by USA Track and Field. |
| 0:06.3 | All right. |
| 0:06.7 | If you love speed, power, and championship moments, lock in right now. |
| 0:11.7 | The USATF indoor track and field championships presented by Previgin are back in New York City from February 28th through March 1st at the Ocean Breeze Athletic Complex in Staten |
| 0:22.2 | Island. |
| 0:23.1 | This is where legends don't just race. |
| 0:25.2 | They punch their ticket to the world stage. |
| 0:28.0 | The pressure is real. |
| 0:29.0 | The margins are razor thin. |
| 0:30.4 | And every athlete is fighting for one thing, a spot on Team USATF at the World Indoor Championships. |
| 0:37.4 | The star power? Unreal. You'll see the likes of Olympic champion Noel Lyles. on Team USATF at the World Indoor Championships. |
| 0:38.2 | The star power? |
| 0:39.0 | Unreal. |
| 0:41.7 | You'll see the likes of Olympic champion Noah Lyles, |
| 0:43.5 | Olympic champion Cole Hocker, |
| 0:45.3 | Olympic medalist Jasmine Moore, |
| 0:47.4 | world record holder Hobbs Kessler, |
| 0:49.4 | world champion, L.A. St. Pierre, |
| 0:52.0 | U.S. record holder, Sinclair Johnson. |
| 0:53.8 | I can go on and on and on. |
| 0:55.8 | This meat sells out every single year because when the fastest and the strongest athletes on the planet show up, |
| 0:59.2 | there's nowhere to hide. |
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