The Ultimate Championships, aka World Athletics Ultimate Championships, is an upcoming international biennial track and field sporting event to be held by World Athletics.
[2] The inaugural edition of the three evening event will have a prize fund of US$ 10 million, with winners receiving US$ 150,000, by far the largest prize money in the sport, and will be held in Budapest, Hungary.
[1][2] The Ultimate Championships was devised by World Athletics to ensure that the sport had a global championships for elite athletes towards the end of every track year.
[1][2] On 22 November 2024, the list of events was announced by World Athletics.
It included a new mixed 4 × 100 metres relay, not before contested at a global championship level.