{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/f3fb5c75-b943-4f5d-bd87-27c91611dd24/6aa70eb5a6e9aef4cc8432ff?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"Ultimate Championship Day 3 Recap / Jefferson-Wooden in 21.47 / Kerr in Control / Dos Santos Delivers / Broadcast Underperformances","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/6100856531fd81f125b34dac/1789332148614-11d2fbc7-644e-4215-b104-6c6aaec5fa3d.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Our members are picking this apart on Discourse right now, and not always kindly! <a href=\"https://www.patreon.com/c/thescienceofsport/membership\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Join them for the price of a coffee a month, with ad-free listening and regular bonus exclusive shows</a></p><p><br></p><p><strong><u>Show notes</u></strong></p><p><br></p><p>Our recap of the final night of the Ultimate Championship in Budapest:</p><p><br></p><ul><li>(00:01:53) Jasmine Jones upsets the women's 400m hurdles field in 52.45, while the two who dominated the season may have slightly mistimed their peaks</li><li>(00:05:57) Alison dos Santos wins the 400m hurdles in 45.98, the third fastest ever run, and we look at what Rai Benjamin's year on the flat may buy him next year.</li><li>(00:13:10) A solo win for Likina Amebaw in the women's 5000m.  She breaks away with a surge faster than world record pace after 2000m, but the broadcast fails to tell the story of her dominant performance</li><li>(00:25:43) Daniel Sedjati pounces to win a somewhat surprising 800m in 1:41.91. We talk about Marco Arop, who did what was best for him, but also the other main contenders, while Wanyonyi found the 2026 season a week too long</li><li>(00:32:13) The USA win the mixed 4x400m.  We pick apart some of the fastest and slowest segments</li><li>(00:36:17) Josh Kerr wins the 1500m in 3:29.35 without leaving fourth gear (after being seeded 13th in a 12 man field)!</li><li>(00:40:41) Kenny Bednarek's 19.52s is the fifth fastest 200m in history, as he delivers what his 100m said he could</li><li>(00:43:45) Melissa Jefferson-Wooden runs 21.47s to win the women's 200m.  It's the third fastest women's 200m ever, and we ask which old sprint record goes first?</li><li>(00:53:06) Josh Kerr would rather wear his sponsor's kit than his country's.  We disagree, and discuss where the Ultimate Championships belong on the global calendar</li><li>(00:59:26) Our verdict on the first Ultimate Championship, and when it should be held</li></ul><p><br></p>","author_name":"Professor Ross Tucker and Mike Finch"}