Budapest beckons: ones to watch at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship

The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is set to take place at Budapest's National Athletics Centre from September 11-13, featuring a star-studded field including Josh Kerr, Jakob Ingebrigtsen, Cole Hocker (2024 Olympic 1500m champion), and Isaac Nader (2025 world champion). The qualification process combined automatic invitations for Olympic and World Championship title holders with a world-ranking period that closed on September 1, 2025, while the final 25 Diamond League final winners will be confirmed following the Brussels Diamond League final. Other headline attractions include Noah Lyles targeting a sprint double, Yaroslava Mahuchikh returning to Budapest, and Armand Duplantis competing in the pole vault.