World Athletics announces new global event with Sh1.3bn in prize money
Eliud Kipchoge poses next to World Athletics President Seb Coe (left) and Prince Albert II of Monaco after receiving the 2019 Male Athlete of the Year award in Monaco.
The prize package is the largest ever offered in the history of track and field athletics.
Gold medallists will receive $150,000 (Sh19.6 million) in the championship whose first edition will be held from September 11 to 13, 2026, in Budapest, Hungary
World Athletics President Seb Coe believes the newly-mooted, rich ‘World Athletics Ultimate Championship’ will inject innovation into track and field besides providing yet another opportunity for athletes to generate more income from the sport.
World Athletics on Monday, June 3, announced the launch of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, describing it as “a groundbreaking new global championship event set to transform the athletics calendar and define which athlete is the best of the best.”
