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Audrey Werro Wins Women’s 800m in Budapest, Takes $150,000

By Drooid · Sep 13, 2026, 2:10 AM UTC · How we work

Summary

Story summary

Swiss middle-distance runner Audrey Werro won the women’s 800 m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest.
She finished in 1:55.88 and claimed the $150,000 first-place prize.
British middle-distance star Keely Hodgkinson earned silver in 1:56.26 despite a recent hamstring tear.
Werro’s season includes 14 straight wins and four of the ten fastest 800 m times in history.

History

Historical Context

The IAAF’s third World Championships took place in Tokyo’s Olympic Stadium from 23 August to 1 September 1991, drawing 1,517 athletes from 167 nations. It marked the first global meet where a reunified Germany competed as one team and featured Carl Lewis’s long-jump showdown with Mike Powell. These milestones set the stage for later moves toward prize-money incentives in athletics.

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Story summary

Swiss middle-distance runner Audrey Werro won the women’s 800 m at the World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest.
She finished in 1:55.88 and claimed the $150,000 first-place prize.
British middle-distance star Keely Hodgkinson earned silver in 1:56.26 despite a recent hamstring tear.
Werro’s season includes 14 straight wins and four of the ten fastest 800 m times in history.

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