Jakob Ingebrigtsen held his nerve in a thrilling men’s 5000m showdown to claim the bumper Ksh19.4 million top prize at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, as Kenya’s Jacob Krop and Cornelius Kemboi missed out on the podium on Friday, 11 September.Ingebrigtsen clocked a season’s best 12:59.24 to take the title, and the $150,000 winner’s prize, approximately KSh19.4 million.Download our Mozzart Sport app for more newsThe Norwegian had to withstand a fierce challenge from American duo Cole Hocker and Parker Wolfe in the closing stages, with Hocker eventually settling for silver after running a season’s best 13:00.05. Wolfe completed the podium in 13:00.13 to take bronze.Kenyan youngster athlete signs professional deal with Swiss sports brandFor Team Kenya, it was a disappointing evening, with neither Krop nor Kemboi able to reproduce the form that had seen them post impressive performances during the 2026 season. Krop finished 10th in 13:06.62, while Kemboi followed in 11th place in 13:07.68.##NAJAVA_MECA_9956100##Meanwhile, Mercy Adongo Oketch's impressive season came to an end after she failed to qualify for the women's 400m final.The Kenyan sprinter finished eighth in her semi-final heat in 52.94 seconds, bringing her campaign at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships to a close.Oketch was unable to match the pace of a high-quality field led by Norway's Henriette Jæger.Wanyonyi the man to beat in loaded Ultimate Championship showdownJæger stormed to victory in 49.64 seconds to secure automatic qualification for the final.Netherlands star Lieke Klaver was second in 49.76, while America's Aaliyah Butler took the third automatic qualifying spot in 49.82.Chile's Martina Weil completed the automatic qualifiers after clocking a season's best 50.32.Poland's Natalia Bukowiecka followed in 50.40, with Jamaica's Stacey Ann Williams sixth in 50.43 and Czech Republic's Lurdes Gloria Manuel seventh in 50.52.Omanyala and Loroupe join forces to hunt Nairobi’s hidden sporting talentThe opening semi-final also produced a high-class battle, with Dominican Republic star Marileidy Paulino storming to victory in 49.58 seconds.Bahrain's Salwa Eid Naser finished second in 49.67, while Jamaica's Nickisha Pryce took third in 49.72.Cuba's Roxana Gómez secured the fourth and final automatic qualification place from the heat in 50.34.##NAJAVA_MECA_9956213##
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