Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran a world-leading 10.62 seconds to win the women's 100 meters at the Ultimate Championship in Budapest, defeating Julien Alfred in a best-of-three series and edging Adaejah Hodge's season best by .01 seconds for $150,000. Minutes later, Kenny Bednarek upset Olympic champion Oblique Seville in the men's 100 with a 9.85-second run, also earning $150,000 and positioning himself as a favorite in the upcoming 200 meters. Jefferson-Wooden's training partner Sha'Carri Richardson finished third on the same track where she won world titles three years prior.

Other notable winners included Sandi Morris capturing her first major gold in pole vault after years of silver medals, Collen Kebinatshipi running 43.39 in the 400 meters to highlight Botswana's sprint potential ahead of the LA Olympics, Audrey Werro securing her third straight 800-meter win over Keely Hodgkinson, and Klaudia Kazimierska of Poland defending her Diamond League form by beating Georgia Hunter Bell in the 800 meters, planning to either vacation or invest her prize money.