Jamaican sprint legend Usain Bolt has been announced as the ‘Ultimate Legend’ ahead of the first edition of the World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

The Ultimate Championship, to be held for the first time from September 11-13, 2026, will help to take the sport to another level, as Bolt did in the sprints during his career that saw him break multiple world records, claim 19 senior global titles and provide countless iconic moments on the track.

In his role as the one and only ultimate legend, Bolt will collaborate with World Athletics in the promotion of the new global season-ending Championship that will see the world’s top-ranked track and field athletes compete head-to-head to decide who is truly the best on the planet.

Bolt’s unveiling as the Ultimate Legend follows the announcement last month of World pole vault record holder Mondo Duplantis as the inaugural ultimate star.

World Champions and Olympic Champions will clash with Wanda Diamond League winners and the year’s best performing athletes during three intense sessions of action at the National Athletics Centre in Budapest.

Twenty-six athletes have already automatically qualified as reigning individual Olympic Champions and more will soon join the list, as winners at the upcoming World Athletics Championships Tokyo 2025, will also secure automatic qualification.

Bolt will be promoting the ‘Ultimate Championship’, with the one-year-to-go milestone for the inaugural event on Thursday ,at the upcoming World Athletics Championships in Tokyo.