On day three of the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Champions meet, all 11 events concluded flawlessly.

Men's 1500m:

Jacob was absent; Cole launched a full sprint in the final stages and held off Cameron Myles' attack. He ultimately won in 3:29.35, a slim 0.33-second margin. Interestingly, Cole will receive $150,000 in prize money this time—three times the $50,000 he earned when he broke the mile world record.

Women's 200m:

American sprint star Melissa Jefferson-Wooden won in 21.47, the season's best in the women's 200m. At this Ultimate Champions meet, Wooden was dominant, taking both the women's 100m and 200m titles.

Men's 200m:

American Kenneth Bednarek ran 19.52 into a -0.1 m/s headwind, electrifying the stadium; the time was a PB and the world lead for the year. He completed a sprint double at the meet, winning both the men's 100m and 200m. Botswana's Letsile Tebogo ran 19.76 to finish second.

Wooden and Bednarek each won two titles and will take home $300,000 in prize money ( $150,000 per event ).

Women's 5000m:

Kenya's Likina Amebawo ran 14:30.36 to claim the women's 5000m title. Australia's Jessica Hull was second in 14:32.39. Four of the top five finishers were from Ethiopia.

Men's 800m:

Algeria's Jamel Sejati won in 1:41.91. Canada's Marco Arop ran 1:42.28 for second, and Kenya's Emmanuel Wanyonyi took third in 1:42.44.

Women's 400m hurdles:

American Jasmine Jones won in 52.45, a season-best for her. Slovakia's Emma Zapletalová was second in 52.68, and Anna Cockrell finished third in 53.09.

Men's 400m hurdles:

Brazil's dos Santos again dipped under 46 seconds, winning in 45.98.

Mixed 4x400m relay:

The USA took gold in 3:08.32. Great Britain were second in 3:09.40, and the Netherlands third in 3:09.57.

Men's javelin:

Sri Lanka's Rumesh Patilage sat provisionally first with his fourth throw of 87.11m, then sealed the victory with a final throw of 91.09m.

Men's high jump:

Italy's high jumper Gianmarco Tamberi cleared 2.37 m to win, setting the world-leading mark for the year in the event.

Women's triple jump:

Senegal's Saly Sarr won with an opening jump of 15.06 m.

Text/Editor: MP
Photo source: World Athletics official website
Visual: Max