Sports
Inaugural Ultimate Championship opens in Budapest as Duplantis lands pole vault title
September 12, 2026 at 01:56 AM
Coverage
4 reports · over 10 hours
AJAl Jazeera English
Faultless Duplantis, hungry Ingebrigtsen shine at Ultimate Championship
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BNBBC News
World Athletics Ultimate Championship: Armand Duplantis stars as sport's new global event begins
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TGThe Guardian
Nicola Olyslagers finds silver lining in high jump jackpot at Ultimate Championship
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TGThe Guardian
Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m
(opens the publisher’s site)World Athletics launched its inaugural Ultimate Championship in Budapest, with Armand Duplantis headlining the opening night and a record $10m prize pool at stake.
- The three-day championship opened on Friday in Budapest with eight finals staged before a sell-out crowd of more than 20,000.
- Duplantis claimed the pole vault title with a faultless run to 6.20m, narrowly failing to clear a 6.32m world-record height.
- Ukraine's Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the women's high jump with a 1.99m clearance, beating Australia's Nicola Olyslagers on 1.95m.
- Norway's Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the 5,000m in 12:59.24, ahead of American Cole Hocker, as competitors shared the record $10m prize pot.