"VAN" (Sports Desk - 31.10.2025) :: The qualification system conditions and criteria plus the ‘road to’ tracking tool have been published for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship 2026. The Ultimate Championship will bring together world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes in an epic clash of titans. It launches in Budapest in 2026, when the world’s greatest will settle the debate across three intense sessions of action from 11-13 September. Athletes have already started to qualify by virtue of becoming Olympic champions in Paris and world champions in Tokyo. The conditions and criteria document confirms which other stars will be eligible to receive a World Athletics invitation to join them in Budapest. Meanwhile, the Road to the Ultimate online tool is designed to help athletes, media and fans track the athlete journey to next year's championship, which offers a record-setting prize pot of US$10 million – the largest ever offered in a single track and field event. Searchable by discipline and qualification status, the tool provides a real-time view of each discipline over the course of the Ultimate Championship 2026 qualification period.
On Fri, Oct 31, 2025