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  • Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m
    Norwegian leaves rival Hocker trailing to claim $150,000Briton Jazmin Sawyers second in the women’s long jumpIt is a scene that has become gloriously familiar down the years. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leaving the world’s best athletes gasping in his slipstream, holding one imperious finger in the air, revelling in his athletic genius. But this victory over 5,000m at the inaugural Ultimate Championships carried extra sweetness – and spice.The sweetness? That came from winning a mammoth first prize of $1
     

Jakob Ingebrigtsen blows away bitter rival Hocker in Ultimate Championships 5,000m

11 septembre 2026 à 17:06
  • Norwegian leaves rival Hocker trailing to claim $150,000

  • Briton Jazmin Sawyers second in the women’s long jump

It is a scene that has become gloriously familiar down the years. Jakob Ingebrigtsen leaving the world’s best athletes gasping in his slipstream, holding one imperious finger in the air, revelling in his athletic genius. But this victory over 5,000m at the inaugural Ultimate Championships carried extra sweetness – and spice.

The sweetness? That came from winning a mammoth first prize of $150,000 after an achilles injury he feared might derail his career. And the spice? Well, that was provided by the way Ingebrigtsen utterly obliterated his great American rival Cole Hocker, a man he had branded a “coward” just a week ago.

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© Photograph: Tamas Vasvari/EPA

© Photograph: Tamas Vasvari/EPA

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  • Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track
    GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filingGrand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture.Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships in ­Budapest, where they are competing for a $10m (£7.4m) prize fund, the richest in the sport’s history, with first prizes of $150,000 (£111,000) for individual events. Conti
     

Leading athletes still waiting on large sums owed by ill-fated Grand Slam Track

11 septembre 2026 à 14:00
  • GST founder Michael Johnson said he ‘got the athletes paid’

  • Money stuck in escrow account after bankruptcy filing

Grand Slam Track athletes have still only received 50% of their earnings nearly 15 months on from the collapse of Michael Johnson’s ill-fated venture.

Many of the Grand Slam stars are at the Ultimate Championships in ­Budapest, where they are competing for a $10m (£7.4m) prize fund, the richest in the sport’s history, with first prizes of $150,000 (£111,000) for individual events.

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© Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters Connect

© Photograph: Kirby Lee/IMAGN IMAGES/Reuters Connect

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