The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 reached a thrilling climax on Sunday (13) as Melissa Jefferson-Wooden and US compatriot Kenny Bednarek completed sprint doubles in the last track finals of the competition.
Jefferson-Wooden won the highly anticipated 200m showdown with Gabby Thomas, clocking 21.47 to move to third on the world all-time list. Bednarek, meanwhile, ran a world-leading 19.52 to take the men’s 200m title.
World record-holder Alison dos Santos of Brazil produced the third-fastest time in history, 45.98, to win the men’s 400m hurdles. Italy’s Gianmarco Tamberi was an equally popular winner, taking the men’s high jump title with a world-leading 2.37m.
World mile record-holder Josh Kerr of Great Britain & NI capped his season by winning the men’s 1500m in 3:29.35. Ethiopia’s Likina Amebaw was even more dominant in winning the women’s 5000m, finishing two seconds ahead of her nearest opponent.
Sri Lanka’s Rumesh Pathirage threw a Hungarian all-comers’ record of 91.09m to win the men’s javelin. Saly Sarr of Senegal won the women’s triple jump by just two centimetres with a leap of 15.06m.
Elsewhere, USA’s Jasmine Jones won the women’s 400m hurdles in a season’s best of 52.45. USA were clear winners of the mixed 4x400m in 3:08.32, and Algeria’s Djamel Sedjati produced a well-timed finish to take the men’s 800m in 1:41.91.
Day three event reports
Women’s 400m hurdles
Men’s javelin
Men’s 400m hurdles
Men’s high jump
Women’s 5000m
Women’s triple jump
Men’s 800m
Mixed 4x400m relay
Men’s 1500m
Men’s 200m
Women’s 200m
Spectator figures
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 26 welcomed more than 60,000 spectators across the weekend, with all sessions completely sold out.
