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Final entry lists published for World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26: The final entry lists for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 confirm that 381 athletes from 65 federations are set to compete in the Hungarian capital

Ultimate preview: men's 110m hurdles: A pre-competition look at the men's 110m hurdles at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: women's 100m hurdles: A pre-competition look at the women's 100m hurdles at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: women's long jump: A pre-competition look at the women's long jump at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: men's 5000m: A pre-competition look at the men's 5000m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: men's pole vault: A pre-competition look at the men's pole vault at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: men's hammer: A pre-competition look at the men's hammer at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: women's high jump: A pre-competition look at the women's high jump at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

Ultimate preview: mixed 4x100m: A pre-competition look at the mixed 4x100m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26

The science behind the perfect pole vault: Mondo Duplantis can often make the pole vault look easy as he clears world-record heights. But as Athanassios Bissas explains, there is so much more complexity to it. The Greek professor unpicks the science behind the perfect pole vault.

Kiriago breaks Trofeo Nasego record: Philemon Kiriago broke the Trofeo Nasego record and Ruth Mwihaki Gitonga continued her classic race reign, while Nina Engelhard and Patrick Kipngeno won the Vertical Nasego in Casto

Five fan innovations for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship: The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is putting fans at the forefront of the experience like never before – both those in the stands and those watching from home. Here are five things fans can expect from the inaugural event.

Seven meeting records set on final night of Diamond League season: Audrey Werro's thrilling 800m against Femke Broeders-Bol is arguably the pick of the night with the last places up for grabs to qualify for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship.

Final entry lists published for World Athletics Road Running Championships Copenhagen 26: Global champions Jimmy Gressier, Jakob Ingebrigtsen and Agnes Ngetich are among the 496 athletes entered

Five things to know about the World Athletics Ultimate Championship: The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is the first of its kind with the best of the best converging on Budapest for three nights of competition. Here are five things you need to know about the inaugural event.

Kebinatshipi brings curtain down on first night of Diamond League Final: Collen Kebinatship and Chase Jackson set Diamond League records on night one at the Memorial Van Damme.

World Athletics publishes 2025 Annual Report and Accounts: Increased underlying revenues, excluding the Olympic Dividend, and a continued focus on financial management allowed World Athletics to boost investment in athletes, grants and development and innovation while maintaining a strong cash position in 2025, according to the organisation’s Annual Report and Accounts published today.

Ultimate field stars to watch: Ahead of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, we pick out some of the stars to watch out for in the field events.

Remembering Van Damme as athletics marks 50th edition of prestigious Brussels meeting: In the poignant campaign movie for the 50th edition of the Royal Memorial Van Damme, as it is now fittingly titled, a computer-generated image of the late Ivo Van Damme comes vividly to life.

From sweat secretion to pulse analysis: The science behind the Ultimate: The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship gets under way in Budapest in the coming days, but the event has been three years in the making.

Ratified: world records for Kiplimo, Tharp and Wanyonyi: World records set by Jacob Kiplimo, Ja’Kobe Tharp and Emmanuel Wanyonyi have been ratified by World Athletics.

Ultimate track stars to watch: We pick out some of the key athletes to look out for during the three nights of action at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

Side Track with Melissa Jefferson-Wooden: Melissa Jefferson-Wooden completed a sprinting sweep at last year’s World Athletics Championships in Tokyo and is again among the fastest women in the world in 2026. But when not running electric times, she also runs her own non-profit organisation, The Village Initiative Inc. which she spoke about in the latest Side Track.

World record holders return to track for Diamond League finale: Alison Dos Santos and Masai Russell are back in action in Brussels following their world records in Zurich.

Diamond League reaches climax with Ultimate places up for grabs: Many of the world's best athletes converge on Brussels for two nights of action at the Diamond League Final with automatic qualifying spots for the Ultimate.

TDK to showcase smart javelin technology as official global supporter of World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Top athletes from around the world will throw a 'TDK smart javelin' equipped with TDK sensors during a special demonstration session

Trophies revealed for World Athletics Ultimate Championship : Ultimate champions will earn a trophy that is made complete by unique bracelet gifted to each participating athlete