The second phase of the Ultimate Fan Challenge has launched, giving the most passionate supporters of the sport a chance to win a VIP trip to attend the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship and to meet Usain Bolt.
Already two lucky winners have booked their place on the plane to the Ultimate Championship in Budapest on 11-13 September, and thereâs still one more place up for grabs.
Phase one rewarded knowledge. Phase two is all about celebrating creativity and passion. The prize is a trip to the Ultimate Championship for the winner plus one, including travel, accommodation and the full VIP experience.
While in Budapest, the trio of winners will battle it out in-stadium to be crowned âThe Ultimate Fanâ under the watchful eye of the fastest man in history.
âCongratulations to the winners of phase one,â said Ultimate Legend Bolt. âStill want the chance to meet me? Well, itâs not too late. This time we need you to creatively show what track and field means to you. Do you think you have what it takes? Letâs find out.â
Phase two: Get creative
The window is open to get creative from 20 June until 23 July, to show that fandom isnât just watching but living this sport each and every day.
There are five content categories to choose from, so fans can pick one and share a piece of content that is true to them. It can be a video, a graphic, a photograph, an illustration â itâs up to each fan.
The top content creator in each of that quintet of themes â more details of which can be found here â will then be curated by World Athletics and put to a fan vote. The overall winner as selected by fans will then head for a trip of a lifetime.
Phase one: The lucky winners
After three months and six quizzes, the two winners from phase one have been confirmed as Emmanuel Orenge Nyabuto and Charis Pantsiou.
The Ultimate Championship celebrates the worldâs best athletes and the Fan Challenge is also a global battle. More than 14,500 fans from 169 different countries registered for the Fan Challenge during phase one, with Nyabuto and Pantsiou proving they possess the ultimate knowledge.
For Nyabuto, from Kenya, it will be the first time he has ever travelled by plane. âI cannot wait to see my favourite athletes tear the track into pieces,â he said. âBringing us fans an opportunity like this is one in a million.â
Pantsiou is relishing the chance to cheer on the worldâs best athletes, particularly her fellow Greeks: âIâve been a huge athletics fan since I was a little girl, so this experience means everything to me. See you in Budapest.â
Fan battle in Budapest
In Hungary, the three lucky trip winners will have the opportunity to prove in front of packed stands that they should be crowned âThe Ultimate Fanâ.
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is a new-for-2026 event bringing together Olympic champions, world champions and Diamond League final winners to fight it out to be crowned the ultimate champion.
