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ZIMBABWE’S track stars Makanakaishe Charamba and Ashley Miller Kamangirira are heading to Hungary this weekend to represent the nation at the highly-anticipated, inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary.
The blockbuster three-day event brings together an elite, exclusive field: Olympic gold medallists, World Champions, Diamond League winners, and the top 16 ranked athletes of 2026.
They will go head-to-head to crown the ultimate global champion.
Charamba, the 2024 Olympics Games finalist enters Sunday’s 200m showdown in blistering form.
He is fresh off a sensational third-place finish at the Diamond League final, where he stunned the athletic world by outracing reigning Olympic champion Letsile Tebogo!
The 24-year-old Zimbabwean sensation faces a quick, gruelling turnaround on Sunday.
He must navigate a cut-throat semi-final before targeting a spot in the medal final later that evening.
It will be a star-studded rematch.
The 16-man field features Diamond League final stand-out Kenneth Bednarek, South Africa’s Sinesipho Dambile, and a dangerous Tebogo looking for redemption.
While track heavyweights Andre De Grasse and Jose Figueroa enter with faster season-best times on paper, Charamba proved last week that rankings mean nothing once the gun goes off — having already defeated both champions!
On Saturday, Kamangirira takes centre stage in the 400m hurdles semi-finals, aiming to secure her place in Sunday’s ultimate track finale.
The hurdler arrives in Budapest riding a massive wave of international momentum.
She recently clinched a podium finish at the high-profile ISTAF Berlin Continental Silver Meet in Germany.
That European success followed a historic performance at the Felix Sanchez Classic in the Dominican Republic, where she stormed to a gold medal and shattered the meet record with a blazing time of 54.19 seconds!
Both athletes are currently supported by Olympic Solidarity scholarships, secured through the Zimbabwe Olympic Committee. While they fight for global ultimate titles in Budapest this weekend, this elite championship serves as a critical step-ping stone toward qualifying for future World Athletics Championships and anchoring their ultimate dreams at the LA28 Olympic Games! — Agencies.
