2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship

The 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship will be held at the National Athletics Centre (Budapest) in Budapest, Hungary from September 11–13, 2026. Organized by World Athletics (WA), it served as the outdoor world championships in track and field.

Qualification

The top 16 athletes in the world at shown here using the tracking module. These athletes will be qualified via the World ranking with the Road To The Ultimate tracker.

There's no limit on how many athletes from a country can compete in each individual event. The way individual athletes can earn invites includes:

• Being an Olympic champion from the Athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Being a world champion from the 2025 World Athletics Championships
• Winning the 2026 Diamond League Final in Brussels
• Their position on the world rankings during the ranking period from September 2nd, 2025 to September 1st, 2026.

Only one relay team can qualify per country.

• In the mixed and relays, the top six teams from the 2026 World Athletics Relays will earn automatic qualification.
• The 2026 World Athletics Relays will be held in Gaborone, Botswana from May 2nd to May 3rd, 2026.
• The final two spots will go to teams with the best performances recorded between August 22, 2025 and September 1, 2026.

Schedule

Medalists

Men's track

Men's field

Women's track

Women's field

Mixed

External links

• World Athletics Ultimate Championship press releases World Athletics Ultimate Championship
• Budapest to Host 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship

References