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Edition 280 | July 2026

Race towards Ultimate Championship intensifies

The second half of the Wanda Diamond League season is under way as the race towards the Diamond League Final in Brussels (4-5 September) and the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest (11-13 September) intensifies.

July kicked off with the ninth Diamond League meeting of the year – the Prefontaine Classic at Eugene's Hayward Field, the venue that will again welcome athletes from around the globe for next month's World U20 Championships.

The Diamond League also heads to Monaco and London this month, while the final meeting on this year's World Athletics Continental Tour Gold calendar will see many of the world's best athletes head to Budapest for the Gyulai István Memorial on 14 July, just under two months out from the inaugural Ultimate Championship taking place in the Hungarian capital.

July also features the second of this season's two national outdoor championships windows. 

The month ahead in athletics

A summary of competitions and stories that will be covered on the World Athletics website and its social media channels. Publication dates can be subject to change. An extensive calendar of international events can be found on the World Athletics website.

Saturday 4 July
• Prefontaine Classic (Diamond League), Eugene, OR (USA) - results

Friday 10 July
• Meeting International d’Athlétisme Herculis EBS (Diamond League), Monaco (MON)

Saturday 11 - Sunday 12 July
• Wiesław Czapiewski Memorial (Combined Events Tour Gold), Nakło nad Notecią (POL)

Tuesday 14 July
• Gyulai István Memorial - Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix (Continental Tour Gold), Budapest (HUN)

Saturday 18 July
• Novuna London Athletics Meet (Diamond League), London (GBR)

Saturday 25 - Sunday 26 July
• National outdoor championships window

Monday 27 July - Saturday 1 August
• Commonwealth Games, Glasgow (GBR)

RECAP OF THE PAST MONTH
Headline news

Decisions made at 241st World Athletics Council Meeting

The future participation of the Russian and Belarusian Member Federations in athletics and various competition decisions were among the key topics discussed during the 241st World Athletics Council Meeting.

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Other featured news
  • World Athletics is highest-scoring international federation in ASOIF governance review
  • World Athletics releases sustainability strategy midway report
  • New World Athletics project to inform future policy on pregnancy and return to elite sport
  • World Athletics achieves re-certification of ISO 20121, the leading sustainable event management international standard
  • Lyles announced as Ultimate Star
  • Venezuela wins Kids’ Athletics Day Challenge after reaching more than 3 million children
  • RUN X™ opens registration for official centres ahead of first World Treadmill Championship
  • Hall joins Gressier as RUN X™ ambassador
  • Davis-Woodhall announced as Ultimate Star
  • Bolt calls for fans to get creative for chance to win Ultimate VIP trip
  • Athlete-founded Last Rep Coffee announced as supplier for Ultimate Championship
Action replay

Tharp breaks world 110m hurdles record in Eugene

Werro, Kebinatshipi and Paulino break Diamond League records in Paris

FOR THE RECORD
World record watch (as at 6 July)

Pending ratification
  • men's distance medley relay: 9:14.58 United States (USA) Eugene, 19 Apr 24
  • U20 men's 10,000m: 26:37.93 Biniam Mehary (ETH) Nerja, 14 Jun 24
  • U20 women's 5000m short track: 14:44.79i Jane Hedengren (USA) Boston, 6 Dec 25
  • men's 4x800m short track: 7:10.29i United States (USA) Philadelphia, 6 Feb 26
  • men's 400m short track: 44.52i Khaleb McRae (USA) Fayetteville, 13 Feb 26
  • women's 800m short track: 1:54.87i Keely Hodgkinson (GBR) Liévin, 19 Feb 26
  • men's 5000m race walk short track: 17:54.48i Francesco Fortunato (ITA) Ancona, 28 Feb 26
  • men's half marathon: 57:20 Jacob Kiplimo (UGA) Lisbon, 8 Mar 26
  • men's pole vault: 6.31m Mondo Duplantis (SWE) Uppsala, 12 Mar 26
  • men's heptathlon: 6670 Simon Ehammer (SUI) Toruń, 21 Mar 26
  • women's 60m hurdles: 7.65 Devynne Charlton (BAH) Toruń, 22 Mar 26
  • women-only marathon: 2:15:41 Tigst Assefa (ETH) London, 26 Apr 26
  • men's marathon: 1:59:30 Sabastian Sawe (KEN) London, 26 Apr 26
  • mixed 4x100m: 40.07 Canada (CAN) Gaborone, 2 May 26
  • mixed 4x100m: 39.99 Jamaica (JAM) Gaborone, 2 May 26
  • mixed 4x100m: 39.62 Jamaica (JAM) Gaborone, 3 May 26
  • U20 women's javelin: 71.74m Yan Ziyi (CHN) Xiamen, 23 May 26
  • men's 110m hurdles: 12.75 Ja'Kobe Tharp (USA) Eugene, 10 Jun 26
  • U20 men's long jump: 8.46m Jorge A. Hodelín (CUB) Oullins, 13 Jun 26
Athletes sanctioned for a doping offence
An up-to-date list is available on the Athletics Integrity Unit website.
New member federation officers – recent elections / appointments
Member federationPresidentGeneral secretary
LBRMulbah Z. Zaza (re-elected)-

The above information is supplied by the World Athletics governance, member and international relations department and represents member federation election results received since the last World Athletics newsletter.

Obituaries

World-renowned Jamaican coach Stephen Francis

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