Iapichino Takes First Ultimate Long Jump Title at 6.90m

Larissa Iapichino led the women's long jump from her opening attempt and never let the lead go. Her mark of 6.90m made her the first Ultimate champion in the event, on the opening night of the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championship in Budapest.

One opening jump settled the contest

The final unfolded on a cold, humid evening. Iapichino jumped to the front at once, landing at 6.90m with her first attempt of the night.

She followed with 6.76m and then two fouls, but the opener was enough. The Ultimate format gave every athlete two jumps, a third round for the top six and a last round for the top four, and no one reached her distance.

Behind her the fight was tight. Jazmin Sawyers of Great Britain took second at 6.78m, and Alyssa Jones of the United States finished third at 6.77m, missing silver by just 0.01m.

A first global title after a breakthrough season

Iapichino arrived as the fresh European champion and one of the season's form athletes. In 2026 she had already claimed her first global medal, indoor silver at Toruń with a final-round 6.87m, before jumping 7.12m at the Prefontaine Classic in Eugene. That leap broke the Italian outdoor record of 7.11m, set by her mother, Fiona May, in 1998.

The win carried private weight, too. Iapichino, who competes for Fiamme Oro, was moved to tears at the medal ceremony after receiving news of a bereavement earlier in the day.

Daughter of two accomplished athletes, she now holds the first title of a competition built to crown the sport's best. For Larissa Iapichino, a season of firsts closed with one more.