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World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest

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The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship is taking place from September 11 to 13, 2026, at the Gyula Zsivotzky National Athletics Centre in Budapest, Hungary. This biennial ‘super-final’ features 381 elite ~~athletes, including Olympians and world champions,~~ athletes competing for a $10 million prize pool, with $150,000 awarded to each event winner. As the competition ~~approaches,~~ progressed, Australian athletes achieved notable podium finishes despite challenging, cold conditions. In the women’s high jump, Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine secured victory with a 1.99m clearance. Reigning world champion Nicola Olyslagers took second place with 1.95m, while Eleanor Patterson earned equal third with 1.91m. In the men’s pole vault, Armand Duplantis of Sweden won the event by clearing 6.20m, while Australia’s Kurtis Marschall finished fourth with a 5.95m jump. Greek athletes Miltos Tentoglou and Emmanouil Karalis ~~are highlighted among the~~ were also key ~~competitors.~~ participants. Karalis is was scheduled for the pole vault on ~~Friday at 21:08,~~ Friday, September 11, while Tentoglou is was set ~~to compete in~~ for the long jump on Saturday at 20:44. In the men’s pole vault, Karalis enters with the second-best performance of the year at 6.20m. However, the participation of pole vault world record holder Armand ‘Mondo’ Duplantis remains uncertain due to injury. Other notable participants in the pole vault include Sam Kendricks, Chris Nilsen, and Zakarias Brafford. Tentoglou, who was recently voted Europe’s top track and field athlete for August, enters the competition following a successful Diamond League season. Saturday, September 12. Athletics legend Usain Bolt has endorsed the ~~event, serving~~ event as an ~~ambassador to help increase media exposure and excitement. Bolt highlighted~~ ambassador, noting that the $150,000 prize per champion is “more than double the reward for a World Championship ~~title,” noting that such incentives encourage athletes to perform at their highest level.~~ title.” The championship is designed to serve as a season finale and is scheduled to occur every four years during years without Olympic Games or outdoor World Championships.

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