Matt Denny questions Ultimate Championship events on World Athletics format's debut
- World Athletics is set for its latest attempt at a slimmed-down, cashed-up event, with the so-called Ultimate Championship starting Saturday morning (AEST) in Budapest.
- The event starts less than a week after the conclusion of the Diamond League season, with all the bells and whistles expected from a track and field meet trying to cut through on a global stage.
- Winners will receive US$150,000 ($209,530) and even the eighth-placed athletes picking up a six-figure pay cheque as part of an overall US$10 million ($14 million) purse.
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- World Athletics is set for its latest attempt at a slimmed-down, cashed-up event, with the so-called Ultimate Championship starting Saturday morning (AEST) in Budapest.
- The event starts less than a week after the conclusion of the Diamond League season, with all the bells and whistles expected from a track and field meet trying to cut through on a global stage.
- Winners will receive US$150,000 ($209,530) and even the eighth-placed athletes picking up a six-figure pay cheque as part of an overall US$10 million ($14 million) purse.
Sources: ABC Australia