Budapest finals: USA relay wins, champions hold firm
The USA won the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay in the second-fastest time in history, while Duplantis, Russell, Ingebrigtsen, Tharp and Mahuchikh claimed major titles in Budapest.
USA: mixed 4x100m relay
Result: 39.64 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · mixed · Final · USA · USA
The USA won the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay in 39.64, beating Jamaica by 0.08 seconds and Great Britain & Northern Ireland by 0.62. World Athletics identified the time as the second-fastest in history.
Armand “Mondo” DUPLANTIS: pole vault
Result: 6.20 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · men · Final · SWE · SWE
Mondo Duplantis won the men’s pole vault at 6.20m, with Emmanouil Karalis second at 6.15m. Three athletes shared third at 5.95m as the world-record holder and reigning Olympic and world champion added another major title.
Masai RUSSELL: 100m hurdles
Result: 12.22 · 1st · Wind: +0.1
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · women · Final · USA · USA
Masai Russell won the women’s 100m hurdles in 12.22 seconds with a +0.1m/s wind. Tobi Amusan finished second in 12.34 and Nadine Visser third in 12.39, as the current world-record holder extended her major championship run.
Jakob INGEBRIGTSEN: 5000m
Result: 12:59.24 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · men · Final · NOR · NOR
Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the men’s 5000m in 12:59.24, edging Cole Hocker in 13:00.05 and Parker Wolfe in 13:00.13. The reigning Olympic champion took the title in a finish decided by less than a second across the top three.
Ja'Kobe THARP: 110m hurdles
Result: 12.94 · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · men · Final · USA · USA
Ja’Kobe Tharp won the men’s 110m hurdles in 12.94 seconds. Cordell Tinch was only 0.01 behind in 12.95, while Bradley Franklin took third in 13.01, giving the current world-record holder a major championship victory.
Great Britain & Northern Ireland: mixed 4x100m relay
Result: 40.26 · 3rd
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · mixed · Final · GBR · GBR
Great Britain & Northern Ireland took third in the inaugural mixed 4x100m relay in 40.26. The team finished behind the USA’s 39.64 and Jamaica’s 39.72 in the first major international championship for the event.
Yaroslava Mahuchikh: high jump
Result: 1.99m · 1st
World Athletics Ultimate Championship · 2026-09-11 · women · Final · UKR · UKR
Yaroslava Mahuchikh won the women’s high jump at 1.99m, ahead of Nicola Olyslagers at 1.95m. The reigning Olympic champion and world-record holder secured another major international title, with Eleanor Patterson and Angelina Topić sharing third at 1.91m.
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