World Athletics Ultimate Championships - Live Stream

View the live stream, TV coverage details,  results, entry lists and meet schedule for the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championships.

The inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship will bring together Olympic champions, world champions, Diamond League winners and the season’s leading performers for three nights of competition in Budapest. Designed as the grand finale of the 2026 outdoor season, the new biennial championship features compact fields, an accelerated format and the largest prize purse ever offered at a single track and field competition.

How to Watch - Live Stream and TV Coverage

The World Athletics Ultimate Championships will be broadcast live on television and streamed online in nearly 200 countries worldwide. Coverage will be provided by World Athletics’ official broadcast partners, while fans can visit the World Athletics Inside Track platform to find the television channels and streaming services available in their country or region. A complete list of official broadcasters will be provided below.

Confirmed broadcasters include:

• Worldwide: World Athletics+ live stream, subject to broadcasting restrictions.
• United Kingdom: BBC 2 , BBC iPlayer
• United States: NBCUniversal, Peacock
• Canada: CBC, CBC GEM
• Australia: World Athletics+ live stream
• Brazil: Globo, Xsports
• Belgium: RTBF Tipik
• Netherlands: NOS
• Germany: ARD, Sportschau
• Jamaica: RUSHSPORT2
• France: L’Équipe
• Finland: Yle Areena
• Italy: Rai Sports, Rai Play, Sky Sports Arena
• Sweden: SVT 2, SVT Play, Kunskapskanalen
• Spain: Vamos 3,  Deportes 3
• Norway: NRK 2
• Switzerland: SRF Zwei, RTS 2, RSI
• Poland: Polsat
• Japan: TBS
• Caribbean: CPSL
• South and Latin America - Panamsportschannel

Schedule

Friday, September 11

• 19:08 – Mixed 4x100m Relay Final
• 19:13 – Women’s High Jump Final
• 19:19 – Men’s 400m Semifinals
• 19:23 – Men’s Hammer Throw Final
• 19:38 – Women’s 400m Semifinals
• 20:04 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Semifinals
• 20:08 – Men’s Pole Vault Final
• 20:21 – Men’s 110m Hurdles Semifinals
• 20:36 – Men’s 5000m Final
• 20:53 – Women’s Long Jump Final
• 20:57 – Women’s 800m Semifinals
• 21:20 – Women’s 100m Hurdles Final
• 21:49 – Men’s 110m Hurdles Final

Saturday, September 12

• 18:08 – Women’s 400m Final
• 18:13 – Women’s Javelin Throw Final
• 18:18 – Men’s 400m Final
• 18:26 – Men’s 800m Semifinals
• 18:43 – Women’s Pole Vault Final
• 18:46 – Women’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
• 19:04 – Women’s 100m Semifinals
• 19:21 – Men’s 100m Semifinals
• 19:36 – Women’s 1500m Final
• 19:44 – Men’s Long Jump Final
• 19:57 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Semifinals
• 20:18 – Women’s 800m Final
• 20:38 – Women’s 100m Final
• 20:49 – Men’s 100m Final

Sunday, September 13

• 18:08 – Women’s 400m Hurdles Final
• 18:13 – Men’s Javelin Throw Final
• 18:18 – Men’s 200m Semifinals
• 18:36 – Men’s 400m Hurdles Final
• 18:44 – Women’s 200m Semifinals
• 19:04 – Men’s High Jump Final
• 19:10 – Women’s 5000m Final
• 19:34 – Women’s Triple Jump Final
• 19:41 – Men’s 800m Final
• 19:53 – Mixed 4x400m Relay Final
• 20:10 – Men’s 1500m Final
• 20:38 – Men’s 200m Final
• 20:49 – Women’s 200m Final

All times are local time in Budapest (CEST/GMT+2).

Major athletes expected

Among the leading names highlighted by World Athletics are:

Track

• Julien Alfred
• Melissa Jefferson-Wooden
• Oblique Seville
• Letsile Tebogo
• Marileidy Paulino
• Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone
• Emmanuel Wanyonyi
• Keely Hodgkinson
• Audrey Werro
• Masai Russell
• Josh Kerr
• Jakob Ingebrigtsen
• Cole Hocker
• Isaac Nader
• Beatrice Chebet

Field

• Mondo Duplantis
• Emmanouil Karalis
• Yaroslava Mahuchikh
• Tara Davis-Woodhall
• Miltiadis Tentoglou
• Ethan Katzberg
• Thea LaFond
• Yan Ziyi
• Haruka Kitaguchi
• Arshad Nadeem

These remain subject to final declarations, late withdrawals and the publication of official start lists.