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.[1][2][3][4]
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.[5]
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:
Only one relay team can qualify per country.
- In the mixed 4 × 100 m and 4 × 400 m relays, the top six teams from the 2026 World Athletics Relays will earn automatic qualification.
- The final two spots will go to teams with the best performances recorded between August 22, 2025 and September 1, 2026.
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Schedule
Men
| Date →
|
11 Sep
|
12 Sep
|
13 Sep
|
| Event ↓
|
| 100 m
|
|
S
|
F
|
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| 200 m
|
|
|
S
|
F
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| 400 m
|
|
S
|
F
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| 800 m
|
|
S
|
F
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| 1500 m
|
|
|
F
|
| 5000 m
|
F
|
|
|
| 110 m hurdles
|
S
|
F
|
|
|
| 400 m hurdles
|
S
|
F
|
|
| High jump
|
|
|
F
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| Pole vault
|
F
|
|
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| Long jump
|
|
F
|
|
| Hammer throw
|
F
|
|
|
| Javelin throw
|
|
|
F
|
|
Women
| Date →
|
11 Sep
|
12 Sep
|
13 Sep
|
| Event ↓
|
| 100 m
|
|
S
|
F
|
|
| 200 m
|
|
|
S
|
F
|
| 400 m
|
|
S
|
F
|
| 800 m
|
S
|
F
|
|
| 1500 m
|
|
F
|
|
| 5000 m
|
|
|
F
|
| 100 m hurdles
|
S
|
F
|
|
|
| 400 m hurdles
|
S
|
F
|
|
| High jump
|
F
|
|
|
| Pole vault
|
|
F
|
|
| Long jump
|
F
|
|
|
| Triple jump
|
|
|
F
|
| Javelin throw
|
|
F
|
|
|
Mixed
| Date →
|
11 Sep
|
12 Sep
|
13 Sep
|
| Event ↓
|
| 4 × 100 m relay
|
F
|
|
|
| 4 × 400 m relay
|
F
|
|
|
|
Detailed event schedule
| DAY ONE—FRIDAY, September 11th 7 PM
|
| Track Events
|
| Event |
Division Round |
Men / Women / Mixed
|
| 4 × 100 m relay |
FINAL |
mixed
|
| 400m hurdles |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 400m hurdles |
SEMIFINAL |
women
|
| 110m hurdles |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 5000m |
FINAL |
men
|
| 800m |
SEMIFINAL |
women
|
| 100m hurdles |
FINAL |
women
|
| 110m hurdles |
FINAL |
men
|
| 4 × 400 m relay |
FINAL |
mixed
|
| Field Events
|
| Hammer throw |
FINAL |
men
|
| High Jump |
FINAL |
women
|
| Pole Vault |
FINAL |
men
|
| Long Jump |
FINAL |
women
|
| DAY TWO—SATURDAY, September 12th 6 PM
|
| Track Events
|
| 400m hurdles |
FINAL |
women
|
| 400m hurdles |
FINAL |
men
|
| 800m |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 400m |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 100m |
SEMIFINAL |
women
|
| 100m |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 1500m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 400m |
SEMIFINAL |
women
|
| 800m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 100m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 100m |
FINAL |
men
|
| Field Events
|
| Javelin throw |
FINAL |
women
|
| Pole Vault |
FINAL |
women
|
| Long Jump |
FINAL |
men
|
| DAY THREE—SUNDAY, September 13th 6 PM
|
| Track Events
|
| 400m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 200m |
SEMIFINAL |
men
|
| 800m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 200m |
SEMIFINAL |
women
|
| 5000m |
FINAL |
women
|
| 400m |
FINAL |
men
|
| 1500m |
FINAL |
men
|
| 200m |
FINAL |
men
|
| 200m |
FINAL |
women
|
| Field Events
|
| Javelin throw |
FINAL |
men
|
| High Jump |
FINAL |
men
|
| Triple Jump |
FINAL |
women
|
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Medalists
Men's track
Men's field
Women's track
Women's field
Mixed
External links
References
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Continental
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2026 in the sport of athletics |
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| World | |
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| Regional | | Championships |
- Asian
- Balkan
- European
- Ibero-American
- Oceanian
- Pan American
- South American
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| Age group |
- Asian
- CARIFTA Games
- European U18
- Ibero-American U20
- Oceanian
- Pan American U20
- South American
- World U20
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| Cue and mind sports |
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