NANJING — Four golds Sunday on the final day of the 20th World Athletics Indoor Championships at the Nanjing Sports Training Centre sealed an overwhelming victory for Team USATF on the medals table and point standings, culminating in 16 total medals, six of them gold, and 175 points. Australia was the nearest nation on the medal table with seven total and also scored the second most points with 55. Making her first international appearance in a Team USATF uniform an unforgettable one, Claire Bryant had the competition of her young life to claim gold in the women's long jump with a PB 6.96/22-10 in the fifth round. Bryant took an early lead with a 6.76/22-2.25 on her first attempt and then improved with a lifetime best 6.90/22-7.75 in the third round. Monae' Nichols was eight with a best of 6.49/21-3.5. “I was so thankful to get on this team and so excited to be here,” said Claire Bryant. “This morning, I felt like I was waking up on Christmas morning and there were presents downstairs. I could not wait to go out and compete. I’m just so thankful and so blessed to be able to experience a meet like this to help me PB.” Capping off a remarkable breakthrough 2025 campaign, Josh Hoey led almost all the way in the men's 800 to capture the gold in 1:44.77, the ninth fastest indoor time ever by an American. Brandon Miller was fifth in 1:46.44. Hoey, who has twice bettered the ratified American indoor record this season, flew by the 200 mark in 24.60 but Miller hit the gas coming through 400 in 50.64 to briefly take the lead before Hoey retook it. At 600 in 1:17.36 the U.S. duo was at the front, but a fast-closing Eliott Crestan of Belgium made his move on the final lap and challenged for the lead coming off the last bend before Hoey sealed the victory. The Belgian claimed silver in 1:44.81, and Spain's Elvin Canales took bronze in 1:45.03. “It’s been a fun indoor campaign, but now starts the real work,” said Josh Hoey. “I’m just excited to build on this momentum and get back to my family and supporters who have been rooting and watching and cheering and praying for me.” Running with the three individual medalists from the 400, victory was almost a foregone conclusion for the men's 4x400 relay, and the quartet didn't disappoint, picking up the country's 11th world indoor gold in the event with a 3:03.13 that put them almost two seconds up on runners-up Jamaica. Elija Godwin gave the team a lead with his 46.84 opening leg and handed off to individual silver medalist Brian Faust, who stretched that lead with a 45.94 carry. Individual bronze medalist Jacory Patterson safely got the stick around on the third leg, splitting 45.51, and then 400 gold medalist Chris Bailey put any doubts to bed with a masterful 44.84 anchor leg. It was the first win in the event for the U.S. since 2016. “Yesterday we made history as the first U.S. team to sweep the podium indoor in the 400, but today’s a new day,” said Chris Bailey. “It’s a different mindset running a relay because you’re not just depending on yourself, you’re depending on three other people who are also depending on you. All four of us executed perfectly today.” The women's 4x400 relay created a fitting end to a meet that was dominated by Team USATF, demolishing the field with a 3:27.45 that gave squad gold by more than four seconds. Quanera Hayes handed off even with Poland after a 52.28 leadoff leg, and Bailey Lear started to pull away with her 52.05 on the second carry. Blowing the race wide open with a 51.65 third leg, Rosey Effiong passed to individual 400 silver medalist Alexis Holmes, who is becoming the anchor of choice after helping set an American outdoor record to win Olympic gold at Paris last summer. Holmes didn't need to push the gas pedal too hard here, clocking 51.47 for the fastest leg of any runner in the race to lead the U.S. to its first gold since 2018. “It feels absolutely amazing to represent Team USA,” said Quanera Hayes. “We love every chance we get to put ‘USA’ across our chest. We know it’s a high honor and we don’t take it for granted or take it lightly.” For the first time since 2010, Team USATF's medalists in the men's shot put weren't named Ryan. Nowhere near the podium heading into his final attempt, Roger Steen blasted a 21.62/70-11.25 in round six to leap into the silver medal position and give the U.S. a 2-3 finish. Tripp Piperi nailed a 21.48/70-5.75 in the fourth round for bronze, marking the first time since 2001 that the Americans earned a pair of medals. Steen had a best of 20.88/68-6 to sit in fifth after three rounds and then recorded two fouls before his clutch performance. “I was really close here and there and I needed to execute and attack off of the back,” said Roger Steen. “This is a great start for the outdoor season - USA is the hardest team to make for the outdoor season. I can’t wait to celebrate with [my family and my coach] - I can’t thank any of them enough.” “I’m very proud of myself,” said Tripp Piperi. “I locked it in on my second throw and moved from there. There was a little bit left out there, but it’s a long season and I can’t wait to get after it outdoors.” A very slow early pace in the men's 1500 final had the pack trailing Sam Prakel as he went by that mark in 61.96, steps ahead of U.S. teammate Luke Houser. Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen, the 3000m gold medalist, surged to the front by 800 in 2:02.80 as the tempo was still slow enough to bunch up the field and cause some bumping around the bends. With 300 to go, the Norwegian was still in control at 2:58.06, and Houser was in fourth, almost a half-second behind that. At the bell, Houser and Britain's Neil Gourley started to press forward and passed Portugal's Isaac Nader as they chased Ingebrigtsen. Over the final stretch Ingebrigtsen wouldn't be beaten and crossed the line for gold in 3:38.79, with Gourley earning silver in 3:39.07 and Houser the bronze in 3:39.17 in his global championship debut. Prakel was ninth in 3:44.48. “I think everyone was probably looking at Ingebrigtsen knowing he would take it out at some point, so I wanted to go to the front and ready to go when the move was made,” said Luke Houser. “He moved hard and I’m glad I put myself in a good spot to respond to it.” After a strong first day that ended with him in second place on the men's heptathlon point standings, Heath Baldwin put together a solid second day to end up fourth with 6,188 points. Baldwin ran a season best 7.99 in the 60 hurdles to start the final day and then had another season best in the pole vault, clearing 4.80/15-9. Running a lifetime best 2:41.95 in the 1000 to close out the competition, Baldwin compiled his second highest score ever behind only the 6,238 that earned him NCAA silver last year for Michigan State. Harrison Williams withdrew after the 60H, scoring 4,167 in five events. One of the tightest blanket finishes in meet history in the women's 60 hurdles ended up with world record holder Devynne Charlton of the Bahamas defending the title she won at Glasgow last year, winning in 7.72. Grace Stark, who ran two of the 10 fastest times ever by an American earlier in the day in the heats and semis, was fifth in 7.74 (7.740), only .005 off the podium, and Christina Clemons placed seventh in 8.03. Silver was earned by Switzerland's Ditaji Kambundji, the European champion, in 7.73, and bronze went to Ackera Nugent of Jamaica in 7.74. Nugent's time to the thousandth was 7.735, while Poland's Pia Skrzyszowska ran 7.74 (7.738) to set a national record in fourth. In the semifinal, Stark had the fastest time overall at 7.72, moving her to =No. 4 on the all-time U.S. performer list. World indoor record holder Gudaf Tsegay of Ethiopia sprinted to the lead in the women's 1500 and never looked back on the way to the fourth fastest indoor time ever, a 3:54.86 meet record that put her almost five seconds ahead of silver medalist and teammate Diribe Welteji at 3:59.30. Britain's Georgia Hunter Bell ran a lifetime best 3:59.84 for bronze. Americans Sinclaire Johnson (4:04.07) and Heather MacLean (4:05.45) were never in contention for medals, placing sixth and seventh, respectively. During the morning session, Charity Hufnagel was fifth in the women's high jump with a best of 1.92/6-3.5 and Vashti Cunningham was 10th at 1.85/6-0.75. Cameron Crump had a season best of 8.13/26-8.25 to place seventh in the men's long jump, with Will Williams taking 11th at 7.76/25-5.5 on his only legal jump.