Ultimate Championship session schedule revealed with 300 days to go

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Three action-packed sessions stacked with finals – from start to finish. The schedule for the World Athletics Ultimate Championship has been published, to mark 300 days until the groundbreaking event takes place in Budapest. 

The Ultimate Championship will assemble world champions, Olympic champions, Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes for an epic clash of titans on 11-13 September 2026. 

Every moment will count. Each session is packed with semifinals and finals, and the schedule published today* confirms on which days and in which order specific events will take place, as well as the start and finish times for each session. 

Friday 11 September 

7:00pm – 10:00pm local time

Order of events: 

Mixed 4x100m relay – final 

Men’s hammer – final 

Men’s 400m hurdles – semifinals 

Women’s high jump – final 

Women’s 400m hurdles – semifinals 

Women’s 100m hurdles – semifinals 

Men’s 110m hurdles – semifinals 

Men’s 5000m – final 

Men’s pole vault – final

Women’s long jump – final 

Women’s 800m – semifinals 

Women’s 100m hurdles – final 

Men’s 110m hurdles – final 

Mixed 4x400m relay – final 

Saturday 12 September 

6:00pm – 9:00pm local time

Order of events: 

Women’s 400m hurdles – final 

Women’s javelin – final 

Men’s 400m hurdles – final 

Men’s 800m – semifinals 

Women’s pole vault – final 

Women’s 400m – semifinals 

Women’s 100m – semifinals 

Men’s 100m – semifinals 

Women’s 1500m – final 

Men’s long jump – final 

Men’s 400m – semifinals 

Women’s 800m – final 

Women’s 100m – final 

Men’s 100m – final 

Sunday 13 September 

6:00pm – 9:00pm local time

Order of events: 

Women’s 400m – final 

Men’s javelin – final 

Men’s 200m – semifinals 

Men’s 800m – final 

Women’s 200m – semifinals 

Men’s high jump – final 

Women’s triple jump – final 

Women’s 5000m – final 

Men’s 400m – final 

Men’s 1500m – final 

Men’s 200m – final 

Women’s 200m – final 

On the track, the two semifinals in the 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 100m hurdles/110m hurdles and 400m hurdles will star eight athletes, and the top four in each will make it through to the final. The 1500m, 5000m and relay races will be straight finals.

All field events will be straight finals. The horizontal jumps and throws will feature four rounds, with each of the eight athletes guaranteed two attempts. After the second round, the top six will get another attempt, followed by the top four in the final round, who will have one final attempt – 8-8-6-4 format. 

There’s no cap on how many athletes from each country can contest each event and they will all be competing for their share of a record-setting prize pot of US$10 million – the largest ever offered in a single track and field event. 

With this latest information, fans can start planning their trips to the Ultimate Championship – buy tickets now.