Track stars racing for $150K at Ultimate Championship is sign of progress and work yet to be done
Elite track stars will chase $150,000 winners’ checks at a three-day meet built on a $10 million prize pool.
- The Ultimate Championships kicks off this week, offering track stars top prizes of $150,000. The three-day event in Budapest features 28 competitions including athletes Sha'Carri Richardson and Mondo Duplantis.
- Organizers designed the meet to address track's most noticeable flaw: insufficient prize money. The fast-paced format avoids the endless qualifying rounds of traditional major championships.
- Diamond League rewards typically reach $10,000 or $20,000, while golfers who tied for 54th at the Wyndham Championship won $19,654. Athletes like Jacory Patterson, once working nights at a UPS facility, now value these track opportunities.
- Olympic champion Noah Lyles, sidelined by injury, is focusing on entertainment and marketing to advance athlete causes. Lyles is selling trading cards and promoting athlete-focused business deals beyond prize money.
- Buoyed by a 15% revenue increase in 2025, World Athletics plans to distribute $50 million in prize money between 2024 and 2028. This follows their previous $50,000 Olympic gold-medal bonuses awarded in Paris.
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Yakima Herald-Republic
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Yes, there will be athletic stars — Sha'Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Mondo Duplantis and more — who will compete this week for those $150,000 maximum prizes at a new event called Ultimate Championships. There will also be runners like Jacory...
Track stars racing for $150K US at Ultimate Championship sign of progress and work yet to be done
Sprinter Jacory Patterson was working a night job loading trucks at a UPS facility last year in the United States before he won a track race. This week, he'll run against Olympic and world champions with a chance to earn the $150,000 top prize. "That's one thing about [the] Ultimate [Championship], it's the prize money. It's a different opportunity," he says.
The Toronto Star
Track stars racing for $150K at Ultimate Championship is sign of progress and work yet to be done
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Yes, there will be track and field stars — Sha'Carri Richardson, Gabby Thomas, Mondo Duplantis and more — vying for those $150,000 top prizes this week at a new event called the Ultimate Championships. There will…
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