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Josh Kerr dominated the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship 1500m in Budapest to become Britain’s first winner, taking $150,000 after sprinting past Yared Nuguse to clock 3:29.35, as the event showcased a $10m prize fund and Kerr’s approach of peaking for major titles through selective racing.
BBC Sport’s live coverage from Budapest’s World Athletics Ultimate Championship 2026 highlights Alison Dos Santos cruising into the 400m hurdles final, Miltiadis Tentoglou leading the long jump, Sandi Morris challenging in the pole vault, Georgia Hunter Bell finishing second in the 1500m as she chases a fourth title, and Britain's Romell Glave and Jeremiah Azu advancing in the men’s 100m semi-finals, with Imani Lansiquot praising the event’s atmosphere.
Jakob Ingebrigtsen has withdrawn from the 1500m final at the World Athletics Ultimate Championship, citing a need to protect his comeback from an extended injury lay-off and Achilles surgery, delaying his anticipated head-to-head with Josh Kerr; he had earlier won the 5,000m and said he aims to be back to full fitness with a view to 2027.
Josh Kerr arrives in Budapest as the favorite for the 1500m at World Ultimates, aiming to cap a historic season that included a mile world record and Commonwealth Games gold. He explains a measured, selective racing plan to protect his prime, hints at a potential rematch with Jakob Ingebrigtsen, and emphasizes that the meet is about glory and proving he’s among the best of his generation, not racking up every race.
At the Kamila Skolimowska Memorial in Poland (Silesia Diamond League), the marquee men’s 1500m pits Jakob Ingebrigtsen against Olympic champion Cole Hocker, complemented by a top women’s 100m clash and a wide-open women’s 1500m. With Ingebrigtsen’s long hiatus and Hocker’s injury return, the meet is unusually unpredictable and primed for drama.
Great Britain enjoyed its best-ever World Athletics Indoor Championships haul, securing three golds in a 28-minute burst in Toruń, Poland: Georgia Hunter Bell won the 1500m in 3:58.53, Molly Caudery claimed pole vault gold with 4.85m, and Keely Hodgkinson took the 800m title. Josh Kerr had already won the 3000m on Saturday, underscoring GB’s historic indoor success.
Jordan Stolz earned silver in the men’s 1500m at Milan-Cortina 2026, his third Olympic medal after golds in the 500m and 1000m; he finished 0.77 seconds behind Ning Zhongyan of China, with Kjeld Nuis taking bronze. Stolz said he didn’t have his best race but remains a dominant force and could chase a mass-start gold, which would make him just the second American to win three or more Winter Games golds after Eric Heiden.
Twenty-one-year-old Jordan Stolz goes for 1500m gold to complete a U.S. speed-skating sprint sweep at Milan Cortina 2026 after winning Olympic-record times in the 1000m and 500m; he faces Kjeld Nuis, the longtime world and Olympic record holder who is nearing retirement, with Stolz’s personal best of 1:40.48 just 0.31 seconds off the world record and a dominant World Cup run this season.
Faith Kipyegon won her fourth world 1500m title at the Tokyo World Championships, extending her dominance in the event and matching a record held by Hicham El Guerrouj, while also aiming for a double in the 5,000m.
USA's Olympic 1500m champion Cole Hocker was disqualified from the world championships semi-final for jostling after making contact with another athlete while trying to find a gap in the race, despite his efforts to run cleanly. His appeal was rejected, and Dutch runner Niels Laros qualified for the final along with other top contenders.