World Athletics Confirms 381 Entries for Budapest 26 as $10 Million Prize Pot Debuts
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Updated · World Athletics · Sep 11
World Athletics Confirms 381 Entries for Budapest 26 as $10 Million Prize Pot Debuts
3 articles · Updated · World Athletics · Sep 11
Summary
381 athletes from 65 federations were confirmed for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, to be held in Budapest from Sept. 11-13 across 28 disciplines.
A record $10 million prize fund underpins the three-evening meet, with individual champions set to earn $150,000 as World Athletics targets a field packed with Olympic and world champions.
Mondo Duplantis leads the headline entries after raising his pole vault world record to 6.31m this year; Emmanouil Karalis arrives as Diamond League champion after clearing 6.20m.
2026 world leaders Ja’Kobe Tharp, Masai Russell and Alison dos Santos are also entered, while the women’s 800m and men’s 1500m fields feature multiple Olympic and world titleholders.
Jamaica tops the mixed 4x100m entries as world record-holder and the United States leads the mixed 4x400m field, with final lists still subject to change.