World Athletics Ultimate Championships

The Ultimate Championships, aka World Athletics Ultimate Championships, is an upcoming international biennial track and field sporting event to be held by World Athletics.[1] The first edition will be held from 11 to 13 September from 2026.[2]

The inaugural edition of the three evening event will have a prize fund of US$ 10 million, with winners receiving US$ 150,000, by far the largest prize money in the sport, and will be held in Budapest, Hungary.[1][2]

  1. ^ a b "World Athletics Ultimate Championship: a new global championship for the sport | News | TBC 26 | World Athletics Ultimate Championships". worldathletics.org. Retrieved 2024-06-03.
  2. ^ a b "World Athletics Ultimate Championship: New event with record prize fund to launch in 2026". BBC Sport. 2024-06-03. Retrieved 2024-06-03.