Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins 800 Gold, Keely Hodgkinson & Georgia Hunter-Bell dominate-world indoors day 3

Cooper Lutkenhaus just became the youngest world champion in World Indoor Championships history, winning the men's 800 at 17 in Torun, Poland. His coach Chris Capeau joined live to break down the race tactics and what makes this Texas high schooler so different. Mariano Garcia pulled off a brilliant wire-to-wire 1500 win, Georgia Hunter Bell continued her comeback with 1500 gold, Keely Hodgkinson dominated the 800 then ran a 50.1 anchor in the 4x400, and East Africa was completely shut out of the distance medals.

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Timestamps
00:00 Intro / Cooper Lutkenhaus Wins World Gold
02:29 Coach Chris Capeau on Cooper's Race Tactics
05:32 Why Cooper Ran a Full Indoor Season
09:22 Cooper's Family and What Makes Him Different
12:14 World Champion on Spring Break
16:41 Coach Capeau Watches the Final From Texas
18:45 From Tokyo Flame-Out to World Champion
20:46 Cooper's Winter Training and Leveling Up
24:38 Farewell to Coach Capeau and Bold Predictions
27:27 Men's 1500: Mariano Garcia Goes Wire to Wire
33:42 Women's 1500: Georgia Hunter Bell Takes Gold
37:14 Keely Hodgkinson and Women's 800 Results
40:16 Biggest Winners and Losers of the Meet
42:32 Nikki Hiltz: Seven US Titles but Can They Win Gold?
45:38 Keely's 4x400 Anchor and Non-Distance Highlights
49:58 NCAA, Cole Hocker, and Final Thoughts
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