Ultimate championship

The World Athletics Ultimate Championship: World Athletics, the global governing body for track and field competitions, on Monday, announced the launch of a top-level, compact biennial competition for elite athletes offering the largest-ever total prize pot of US$10 million and deciding the ultimate champion.

The inaugural event, designed as the season finale, will be held in September 2026 and the athletes will represent their national teams.

The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a groundbreaking new global championship event set to transform the athletics calendar and define which athlete is the best of the best by pitting world champions, Olympic champions, the Wanda Diamond League winners, and the year’s best-performing athletes against each other to crown the ultimate champion, the World Athletics announced on Monday.