2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship

2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship
Dates11-13 September 2026
Host cityBudapest, Hungary
VenueNational Athletics Centre (Budapest)
LevelSenior
TypeOutdoor
Events26 (men: 13; women: 13)

The 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship will be held at the National Athletics Centre (Budapest) in Budapest, Hungary from September 11–13, 2026. Organized by World Athletics (WA), it served as the outdoor world championships in track and field.[1][2][3][4]

Standings

The top 16 athletes in the world at shown here using the tracking module. These athletes will be qualified via the World ranking with the Road To The Ultimate tracker.[5]

There's no limit on how many athletes from a country can compete in each individual event. The way individual athletes can earn invites includes:

Only one relay team can qualify per country.

  • In the mixed 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays, the top six teams from the 2026 World Athletics Relays will earn automatic qualification.
    • The 2026 World Athletics Relays will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 2nd to May 3rd, 2026.
  • The final two spots will go to teams with the best performances recorded between August 22, 2025 and September 1, 2026.

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Medalist

Men's track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
110 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles

Men's field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Hammer throw
Javelin throw

Women's track

Event Gold Silver Bronze
100 metres
200 metres
400 metres
800 metres
1500 metres
5000 metres
100 metres hurdles
400 metres hurdles

Women's field

Event Gold Silver Bronze
High jump
Pole vault
Long jump
Triple jump
Javelin throw

Schedule

Event schedule
DAY ONE—FRIDAY, September 11th 7 PM
Track Events
Event Division Round Men / Women / Mixed
4 × 100 m relay FINAL mixed
400m hurdles SEMIFINAL men
400m hurdles SEMIFINAL women
110m hurdles SEMIFINAL men
5000m FINAL men
800m SEMIFINAL women
100m hurdles FINAL women
110m hurdles FINAL men
4 × 400 m relay FINAL mixed
Field Events
Hammer throw FINAL men
High Jump FINAL women
Pole Vault FINAL men
Long Jump FINAL women
DAY TWO—SATURDAY, September 12th 6 PM
Track Events
400m hurdles FINAL women
400m hurdles FINAL men
800m SEMIFINAL men
400m SEMIFINAL women
100m SEMIFINAL women
100m SEMIFINAL men
1500m FINAL women
400m SEMIFINAL women
800m FINAL women
100m FINAL women
100m FINAL men
Field Events
Javelin throw FINAL women
Pole Vault FINAL women
Long Jump FINAL men
DAY THREE—SUNDAY, September 13th 6 PM
Track Events
400m FINAL women
200m SEMIFINAL men
800m FINAL women
200m SEMIFINAL women
5000m FINAL women
400m FINAL men
1500m FINAL men
200m FINAL men
200m FINAL women
Field Events
Javelin throw FINAL men
High Jump FINAL men
Triple Jump FINAL women

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References

  1. ^ 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship event information World Athletics Ultimate Championship
  2. ^ The first World Athletics “Ultimate Championship” season-ending meet for 2026 will be held from 11-13 September 2026 in Budapest (HUN), with more specifics on the meet announced on Tuesday April 29, 2025 thesportsexaminer.com
  3. ^ ATHLETICS World Athletics Ultimate Championship set to take place in Budapest in 2026 The newly announced biennial event will carry a record-setting prize pot of US $10 million, with gold medallists set to receive US $150,000. The Bridge (newspaper)
  4. ^ Record prize fund for World Athletics' new finale. World Athletics has announced a new global championship to start in 2026 which will feature the biggest prize fund in the sport’s history. BBC World Service 3 June 2024
  5. ^ Road to 2026 Ultimate Championship World Athletics
  6. ^ Qualifying Process For The 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championships Citius Mag. October 30, 2025
  7. ^ World Athletics releases qualifying criteria for 2026 Ultimate Championships The best-on-best competition will award automatic qualifying bids to reigning world and Olympic champions, along with the top 10 athletes in the rankings Canadian Running Magazine. October 30, 2025
  8. ^ 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship schedule World Athletics. 19 December 2025
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