It was recently announced that Italy’s Marcell Jacobs will be competing in the 60m Dash at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix in Boston on February 2nd. Jacobs is not only the 2020 Olympic 100m Champion, but also the 2022 World Indoor 60m Champion. Since winning gold indoors, he has unfortunately dealt with a series of injuries, preventing him from winning a medal of any color since then. But in 2024, Marcell made a strong return to the track, finishing 5th place in the Paris Olympic 100m final and posting marks only bettered in his Olympic gold medal race in Tokyo three years prior.

Jacobs has a 60m personal best of 6.41 seconds, which makes him #4 all time in the event, proving that he is a true threat against anyone he lines up against. Though he has not confirmed if he intends to run a full indoor season, considering he appears back to full health, this could be the year he takes on the World Indoor Championships in an attempt to return to the top of the podium once again.

Another athlete who has dealt with injuries but is making a return is Trayvon Bromell, 2016 World Indoor Champion in the 60m dash, and two-time World Bronze medalist in the 100m. Bromell has a personal best of 6.42 seconds, which he ran indoors in 2023, making him the 6th fastest athlete in history. Trayvon took to instagram in December announcing that in 2025, his goal is to “make this team and bring back another title!” Though he is nine years removed from his indoor title in Portland, Bromell is no stranger to comebacks and more than capable of winning gold once again. Though he isn’t announced, considering he is sponsored by New Balance, it would not surprise me if Bromell showed up on the starting line with Marcell in Boston in February.

2024 Olympic 100m Champion Noah Lyles is always down for the 60m dash indoors, and 2025 will be no different. He is slated to line up against Jacobs at the New Balance Indoor Grand Prix. After that though, the remainder of his indoor season is a bit up in the air, as he’s hinted that he may only run a few meets as opposed to a full season. Though Lyles is the 2024 World indoor silver medalist in the 60m, and has seen a drastic improvement on his 100m times as a result of his indoor running, the 2025 season is unusually long this year and Noah may choose to forgo a full indoor season in favor of focusing on a defense of his 100m and 200m titles at the World Championships in September.

Christian Coleman is arguably the greatest athlete of all time over the 60m Dash. He holds the world record at 6.34 seconds. He’s put down the three fastest times in history. And he’s a two-time World Indoor Champion and silver medalist. But last summer, Coleman moved down to Florida to begin training under Dennis Mitchell and the Star Athletics group. Dennis Mitchell does not frequently, if ever, have his athletes compete indoors, as he tends to have them focus all their attention on the outdoor season. Despite having competed indoors almost every year of his pro career, we may miss out on the defending 60m World Champion in 2025.

There are a few other big names who may throw their hat in the mix for the 60m. Jamaica’s Ackeem Blake was the 2024 World Indoor Bronze medalist over 60m and boasts an indoor PB of 6.45 seconds, run last year. Kenya’s Ferdinand Omanyala finished 4th place at World Indoors last year, and with a personal best of 6.51 seconds, he may look to not only improve on his time, but also grab his first global championship medal. There’s also names such as 2018 World Indoor Bronze medalist Ronnie Baker and 2023 World Championship gold medalist on the 4x100, Brandon Carnes.

Though it's unclear who exactly will choose to take on a full Indoor season in 2025, with some major names already announced for a few races on the circuit, we should expect nothing less than some fast times and great matchups in the 60m dash this year.

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