The inaugural s Final Championships in Budapest has simply in the future remaining as as a few of the sport’s greatest names battle.
The brand new competitors, which is able to convey the highest degree 2026 observe season to an in depth, has seen most prime stars face off throughout three days of motion within the Hungarian capital and there’s vital prize cash up for grabs.
On Friday’s opening evening of motion, Jakob Ingebrigtsen m – however the Norwegian has with Josh Kerr and Cole Hocker.
n as she obtained the higher of Keely Hodgkinson and Femke Broeders-Bol within the 800m on Saturday night.
Right here is every thing you might want to know in regards to the competitors.
What’s the World Athletics Final Championships?
It’s a new idea meant to fill the void in non-Olympic or World Championship years, designed to pit the largest names towards one another for what World Athletics have mentioned is the largest prize pot in observe and area.
What’s the format?
The thought is to make it fast-paced and action-packed to maintain viewers engaged.
Two semi-finals within the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m hurdles/110m hurdles and 400m hurdles will function eight athletes and the highest 4 in every will make it by means of to the ultimate. The 1500m, 5000m and relays can be straight finals.
All area occasions can be straight finals. World Athletics say that the horizontal jumps and throws will function 4 rounds, with every of the eight athletes assured two makes an attempt.
When does the competitors happen?
The occasion can be unfold throughout three days at Budapest's Nationwide Athletics Centre and can run from Friday 11 September Sunday 13 with three-hour periods every night.
World Athletics Final Championships schedule
(all occasions BST)
Sunday 11 September: 17:00 – 20:00
17:08: 400m hurdles (ladies) – last
17:13: Javelin (males) – last
17:18: 200m (males) – semi-final
17:36: 400m hurdles (males) – last
17:44: 200m (ladies) – semi-final
18:04: Excessive leap (males) – last
18:10: 5,000m (ladies) – last
18:34: Triple Bounce (ladies) – last
18:41: 800m (males) – last
18:53: 4x400m relay (blended) – last
19:12: 1,500m (males) – last
19:38: 200m (males) – last
19:49: 200m (ladies) – last
How can I watch?
For followers within the UK, all three days can be proven stay by the BBC, with Sunday evening’s session on BBC One. It’ll even be accessible to stream on iPlayer.
What’s the prize cash?
World Athletics are promising a document prize pot of $10m (£7.3m) for your complete championships with prime prizes of $150,000 (£110,000) for the winners of the person occasions.
|
Rank |
Particular person |
Relays |
|---|---|---|
|
1st |
$150,000 |
$80,000 |
|
2nd |
$75,000 |
$40,000 |
|
third |
$40,000 |
$24,000 |
|
4th |
$25,000 |
$20,000 |
|
fifth |
$16,000 |
$16,000 |
|
sixth |
$14,000 |
$14,000 |
|
seventh |
$12,000 |
$10,000 |
|
eighth |
$10,000 |
$8,000 |
|
ninth |
$9,000 |
– |
|
tenth |
$8,000 |
– |
|
eleventh |
$7,000 |
– |
|
twelfth |
$6,000 |
– |
|
thirteenth |
$5,000 |
|
|
14th |
$4,000 |
– |
|
fifteenth |
$3,000 |
– |
|
sixteenth |
$2,000 |
– |
