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World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 2026: Anna Cockrell (USA) wins the Women's 400m hurdles final (approx. Sept. 12, 2026, confirmed by World Athletics by Sept. 12, 2026)
Probability
35%
The field is radically weakened: Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone (running flat 400m) and Femke Bol (focused on 800m) are absent. Anna Cockrell leads the 2026 World Athletics rankings for the event (1,362 pts, No. 2 globally) and won Olympic silver at Paris 2024. Most recent mark: 52.13s in Zurich (Aug. 27, 2026). In an 8-athlete invitational, she is the clearest favourite — but Dalilah Muhammad (ranked 7th, USA) and others keep the race open. No market odds available; estimated win probability ~35%.
Data basis for this prediction
- alltime-athletics.com: Cockrell 52,13 s Zürich 27. August 2026, World-Rankings Nr. 2
- World Athletics Budapest 26 feature: McLaughlin-Levrone und Bol nicht im 400m-H-Feld
- Wikipedia Athletics 2024 Olympics – Women's 400m hurdles: Cockrell Olympic silver (51,87 s)
Verdict: Hit
Anna Cockrell (USA) gewann tatsächlich das 400-m-Hürden-Finale beim World Athletics Ultimate Championship Budapest 2026 in 52,13 s (Weltjahresbestwert). Dalilah Muhammad (USA) wurde Zweite in 53,16 s, Rushell Clayton (JAM) Dritte in 53,17 s. Emma Zapletalová, die stärkste Konkurrentin, stolperte kurz vor dem Ziel über eine Hürde und fiel auf Rang 6 zurück. Die Vorhersage war korrekt: Cockrell als klare Favoritin setzte sich durch. Quelle: bluewin.ch (Zapletalova Defeated for the First Time This Year, 13. September 2026).