Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe\u2019s leading airline, has been announced as the Official Airline Partner for the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship, bringing its reach and momentum to one of the most exciting new events in global sport.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Taking place from 11-13 September in Budapest, the groundbreaking championship will see Wizz Air play a central role in powering transportation logistics \u2013 helping the world\u2019s best athletes arrive ready to compete at the highest level.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Adding to the excitement, every ultimate champion will receive travel vouchers, opening the door to destinations across the airline\u2019s extensive network. The partnership was officially signed at Wizz Air\u2019s headquarters in central Budapest.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe\u2019re delighted to be announcing Wizz Air as the official airline for the first-ever World Athletics Ultimate Championship,\u201d said World Athletics President Sebastian Coe. \u201cThis event will put the best athletes in the world front and centre. We\u2019re pleased that Hungary\u2019s largest airline will be playing a significant role in the success of the Ultimate as it comes to Budapest.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bal\u00e1zs F\u00fcrjes, the co-chair of the organising committee emphasised: \u201cBudapest is a global sport capital. The passionate, sport-loving Hungarian fans have witnessed 30 major international competitions of 25 summer Olympic sports in the last seven years, and we are delighted to host the pioneering Ultimate Championship, welcoming the best of the best athletes in the world. We proudly share this historic moment with Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe\u2019s No.1 airline.\u201d<\/p>\n
With a fleet of more than 260 aircraft and a network spanning over 1,000 routes to nearly 200 airports, Wizz Air connects tens of millions of passengers across Europe and beyond. Since its first flight in 2004, the airline has carried more than 500 million passengers, continuing its mission to make travel more accessible through safe, efficient and reliable service.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u201cWe are incredibly proud to partner with the World Athletics Ultimate Championship and the local organising committee as the official airline of this landmark event,\u201d said Silvia Mosquera, Commercial Officer at Wizz Air. \u201cAs an airline committed to connecting people, we\u2019re excited to help bring the world\u2019s best athletes to our home city of Budapest. This partnership reflects our dedication to excellence, connectivity, positivity and inspiring energy \u2013 values shared by both Wizz Air and this world\u2011class competition, especially in how we reach and energize global audiences. Let\u2019s WIZZ!\u201d<\/p>\n
The World Athletics Ultimate Championship is set to transform the athletics calendar and define which athlete is the best of the very best every two years \u2013\u00a0pitting world champions, Olympic champions, the Diamond League winners and this year\u2019s best performing athletes against each other to crown the champion of champions.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Global championship event: Launching in 2026, the championship will take place every two years and serve as a grand conclusion to the track and field season.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Compact format: A three-day event, with each evening session packed with semi-finals and finals for track disciplines, and straight finals for field disciplines.\u00a0<\/p>\n
\u2022 Elite athlete participation: Featuring 8-16 of the world’s top-ranked athletes per discipline, with selections based primarily on world rankings. Approaching 400 athletes from about 70 countries will compete, representing the pinnacle of global athletic talent.\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Wizz Air, Central and Eastern Europe\u2019s leading airline, has been announced as the Official Airline Partner for the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":383258,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[85,46,105],"class_list":["post-383257","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-sports","tag-il","tag-israel","tag-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383257","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=383257"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/383257\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/383258"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=383257"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=383257"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/il\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=383257"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}