2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Men's 60 metres

None 2010-03-11 Ivory Williams fails dope test, out of World Indoor Champs https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/32898/ivory-williams-fails-dope-test,-out-of-world-indoor-champs 2025-08-18 RNZ en-nzThe men's 60 metres at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships was held at the ASPIRE Dome on 12 and 13 March. Coming into the championships, Ivory Williams had run a world-leading time of 6.492010-03-11 Ivory Williams 6.49 seconds https://www.rnz.co.nz/news/sport/32898/ivory-williams-fails-dope-test,-out-of-world-indoor-champs 2025-08-18 RNZ en-nz seconds to win the US indoor championships, positioning him as a possible gold medallist.Patience proves a virtue for Ivory Williams. Reuters (2010-03-09). Retrieved on 2010-03-11. However, he tested positive for marijuana and he received a three-month ban, while his world-leading performance was annulled.Ivory Williams ban boosts gold hopes for Dwain Chambers . BBC Sport (2010-03-10). Retrieved on 2010-03-10. This made Dwain Chambers the competitor with the best pre-championships form, closely followed by Mike Rodgers, Nesta Carter and Daniel Bailey.Landells, Steve (2010-03-09). Men's Events Preview – Doha 2010 World Indoor Champs. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-12. Chambers led the field on the first day heats, followed by Trell Kimmons and the home athlete Samuel Francis (athlete). Little-known Ryan Moseley upset the favourites in the sixth heat in which Lerone Clarke of Jamaica was eliminated. Clarke was the only surprise non-qualifier of the round, although Rolf Fongué was the first athlete to fall foul of the no false start rule at a global championships – a rule introduced at the start of the 2010 season.Landells, Steve (2010-03-12). Event Report – Men's 60m Heats. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-21. On the second day of competition, Chambers (6.51)2009-02-14 Chambers cruises in 60m at UK Indoor trials https://africa.espn.com/olympics/trackandfield/news/story?id=3907370 2025-08-18 ESPN.com en and Kimmons (6.55)2010-03-12 Kimmons 6.55 https://worldathletics.org/news/report/event-report-mens-60-metres-semi-final-1 2025-08-18 World Athleticswere again the fastest qualifiers in the semi-finals, with Mike Rodgers and Daniel Bailey improving as the rounds progressed. Nesta Carter and Ronald Pognon were the other semifinal leaders, while Francis progressed as a fastest-loser. Ibrahim Kabia and Rodney Green both ran national record times of 6.65 as did 2008 Olympic fourth placer Churandy Martina. However, only Kabia won selection for the final eight. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey, one of the fastest of the season, pulled up with an injury.Landells, Steve (2010-03-13). Event Report – Men's 60 Metres Semi-Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-21. In the last day round of the competition, Rodgers and Bailey made quick starts to lead the final. However, Chambers hit his top speed to pull ahead of his rivals and leant at the line for the victory. The final saw a number of career firsts for athletes: Chambers won the race in 6.48 seconds (a world-leading time) to become the oldest ever winner of the event at 31, which was also his first ever world title after winning silver in 2008. Mike Rodgers was the next athlete home and his silver was his first ever medal on a global stage. Daniel Bailey had become the first ever Antiguan to reach a world indoor final, and he duly improved upon the feat to take the bronze to become the island nation's first ever medallist. Trell Kimmons, who was only a last minute replacement for Ivory Williams, took fourth place.Landells, Steve (2010-03-13). Event Report – Men's 60 Metres Final. IAAF. Retrieved on 2010-03-21. Medalists GoldSilverBronzeDwain ChambersMike RodgersDaniel Bailey Records June 2025 Standing records prior to the 2010 IAAF World Indoor ChampionshipsWorld recordMaurice Greene USA6.39Madrid, Spain3 February 1998Maurice Greene USAAtlanta, United States3 March 2001Championship recordMaurice Greene USA6.42Maebashi, Japan7 March 1999World LeadingDwain Chambers GBR6.50Sheffield, United Kingdom13 February 2010African recordLeonard Myles-Mills GHA6.45Colorado Springs, United States20 February 1999Asian recordTalal Mansour QAT6.51Karlsruhe, Germany6 March 1993European recordDwain Chambers GBR6.42Turin, Italy7 March 2009North and Central American and Caribbean recordMaurice Greene USA6.39Madrid, Spain3 February 1998Maurice Greene USAAtlanta, United States3 March 2001Oceanian recordMatt Shirvington AUS6.52Maebashi, Japan7 March 1999South American recordJosé Carlos Moreira BRA6.52Paris, France13 February 2009 Qualification standards IndoorOutdoor 6.69 10.20 (100 m) Schedule Date Time RoundMarch 12, 2010 15:00 HeatsMarch 13, 2010 16:20 SemifinalsMarch 13, 2010 18:50 Final Results June 2025 Heats thumb|Brian Mariano of the Netherlands Antilles was the fourth-fastest on day one. Qualification: First 3 in each heat (Q) and the next 3 fastest (q) advance to the semifinals. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 01 1 2 Dwain Chambers 6.59 Q 02 2 1 Trell Kimmons 6.61 Q 98 DQ 1 Samuel Francis 6.63 Q, Doping 03 3 3 Brian Mariano 6.66 Q 04 4 5 Ángel David Rodríguez 6.67 Q 05 5 1 Abraham Morlu 6.68 Q 06 6 3 Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi 6.69 Q 07 7 4 Mike Rodgers 6.69 Q 08 8 5 Nesta Carter 6.69 Q 09 9 7 Daniel Bailey 6.70 Q 10 3 Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 6.72 Q 11 2 Ogho-Oghene Egwero 6.73 Q 12 4 Rodney Green 6.73 Q 13 4 Ronald Pognon 6.73 Q 14 5 Vicente de Lima 6.75 Q, SB 15 1 Masashi Eriguchi 6.75 q, PB 16 3 Aleksandr Vashurkin 6.75 q 17 5 Roman Smirnov 6.75 q 18 2 Ibrahim Kabia 6.76 Q 19 6 Ryan Moseley 6.76 Q 20 4 Ben Youssef Meité 6.76 21 6 Churandy Martina 6.77 Q 22 6 Pascal Mancini 6.77 Q 23 7 Reza Ghasemi 6.78 Q 24 7 Peter Emelieze 6.78 Q 25 6 Lerone Clarke 6.78 26 4 Martin Krabbe 6.79 27 4 David Lescay 6.79 PB 28 7 Iván Mocholí 6.79 29 3 Yasser Al-Nashri 6.83 SB 30 1 Teddy Tinmar 6.88 31 2 Lai Chun Ho 6.88 32 1 Calvin Kang Li Loong 6.91 PB 33 2 Ággelos Aggelákis 6.94 34 3 Yi Wei-Chen 6.96 PB 35 1 Danny D'Souza 6.97 NR 36 1 Jared Lewis 7.06 SB 37 7 Holder da Silva 7.07 38 6 Adrian Ferreira 7.26 SB 39 2 John Howard 7.30 PB 40 6 Federico Gorrieri 7.31 SB 41 5 Moses Kamut 7.32 NR 42 4 Jack Iroga 7.35 PB 43 2 Moussa Camara 7.39 PB 44 6 Sibusiso Matsenjwa Swaziland 7.39 PB 45 3 Leon Mengloi 7.45 NR 46 7 George Pine 7.46 PB 47 5 Yacouba Mamane 7.50 PB 48 7 Tiraa Arere 7.64 PB 49 6 Jalal Kassab 7.65 NR 50 3 Quaski Itaia 7.66 PB 98 5 Rolf Fongué 9.99 DQ FS 99 5 Mohamed Faisal 9.99 DNS Semifinals thumb|Dwain Chambers was the fastest qualifier on both occasions thumb|Churandy Martina was one of the more prominent casualties of the semi-finals. Qualification: First 2 in each heat (Q) and the next 2 fastest (q) advance to the final. Rank Heat Name Nationality Time Notes 1 1 Dwain Chambers 6.51 Q 2 2 Trell Kimmons 6.55 Q, SB 3 3 Mike Rodgers 6.56 Q 4 2 Daniel Bailey 6.62 Q 5 1 Nesta Carter 6.64 Q 6 3 Ronald Pognon 6.64 Q 99 DQ 2 Samuel Francis 6.64 q, Doping 7 2 Ibrahim Kabia 6.65 q, NR 8 3 Churandy Martina 6.65 9 3 Rodney Green 6.65 NR 10 1 Peter Emelieze 6.66 11 1 Abraham Morlu 6.67 NR 12 1 Barakat Mubarak Al-Harthi 6.67 NR 13 2 Ogho-Oghene Egwero 6.68 14 3 Vicente de Lima 6.69 SB 15 1 Ángel David Rodríguez 6.69 16 2 Pascal Mancini 6.70 17 3 Ryan Moseley 6.71 18 3 Roman Smirnov 6.74 19 1 Masashi Eriguchi 6.77 20 2 Aleksandr Vashurkin 6.77 21 1 Reza Ghasemi 6.80 22 2 Harry Aikines-Aryeetey 9.99 DNF 23 3 Brian Mariano 9.99 DQ FS Final thumb|Rodgers, Chambers, and Bailey made up the 60 m podium in 2010 Rank Name Nationality Time Notes Dwain Chambers 6.48 WL Mike Rodgers 6.53 Daniel Bailey 6.57 4 Trell Kimmons 6.59 9 DQ Samuel Francis 6.62 Doping 6 Ronald Pognon 6.65 7 Nesta Carter 6.72 8 Ibrahim Kabia 9.99 DNS References Results Heats results Semifinals results Final result 60 metres 60 metres Category:60 metres at the World Athletics Indoor Championships Category:Men's events at the 2010 IAAF World Indoor Championships