Duplantis, Ingebrigtsen shine at World Athletics Ultimate Championship

Published On 12 Sep 202612 Sep 2026Seasoned Scandinavian campaigners Armand “Mondo” Duplantis and Jakob Ingebrigtsen shone on the opening day of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest, Hungary, on Friday.With unmatched prize money totalling $10m on offer over 28 disciplines, Duplantis and Ingebrigtsen walked away with $150,000 each for winning the men’s pole vault and 5,000 metres, respectively.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemslist 1 of 4‘I’m going for it’ – Shelton advances to US Open final for Zverev showdownlist 2 of 4Three-peat on the cards? Sabalenka faces Rybakina in US Open showdownlist 3 of 4Razaullah’s six-hitting debut caps Pakistan’s fightback against Englandlist 4 of 4City boss Enzo Maresca says spotlight not on him ahead of Manchester derbyend of listPitched as a season-ending championship to bring together the best of the best, including 26 Olympic champions from the 2024 Paris Games, 26 world champions from Tokyo last year and 25 Diamond League winners from the 2026 season, the opening eight finals more than lived up to the hype.United States-born Swede Duplantis cleared 6.20 metres for victory ahead of Greek rival Emmanouil Karalis, while ...