2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships: Emmanuel Eseme Picks Ticket

Cameroonian sprint sensation Emmanuel Eseme has kicked off the 2026 indoor season in style, securing his spot at the 2026 World Athletics Indoor Championships thanks to an impressive second-place finish in the 60m at the Paris Indoor Meeting on January 25, 2026. Clocking a blistering 6.55 seconds, Eseme not only punched his ticket but also brought joyous tidings to this new season. Representing the French club Stade Sottevillais 76, the 33- year-old powered to silver in Paris, finishing just behind the winner, Oman’s Al Balushi Ali 6”52 in a race stacked with elite competitors. Eseme’s performance thus meets the qualifying standard for the World Athletics Indoor Championships, set to take place in Poland, from March 20-22, 2026. While qualification is a major milestone, the Cameroon athletics community is more amazed by the quality of Eseme's performance. "It is an exceptional performance, as he clocked a time just three hundredths of a second away from the national record he himself holds," the Secretary General of the Cameroon Athletics Federation, Charles Kouoh Kotte stated, before adding that "…so, it is not necessarily qualifying for the World Championships that is important here, because we were already convinced that he would qualify. But it is above all the performance he delivers, especially considering that it is his fi...