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WORLD ULTIMATE CHAMPIONSHIPS DAY 1 | Jakob Ingebrigtsen Beats Cole Hocker, US Sweeps The Hurdles With Masai Russell & Ja’Kobe Tharp + More
We recap the historic opening day of the 2026 World Athletics Ultimate Championship, track and field's newest global meet, with a $10 million prize pool that World Athletics is calling the richest in the history of the sport.
The biggest headlines:
- Jakob Ingebrigtsen won the men's 5000m in 12:59.24, going from fourth to first in the last 200 meters to beat Cole Hocker on his return to the 5000m. Hocker took silver in his first race at the distance since winning the 2025 World title. Parker Wolfe finished third. Nico Young was fifth. Grant Fisher sixth. Graham Blanks seventh. Five Americans…
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