Ultimate Championships: Ajayi finishes as fastest African in 100m final, wins $25,000

Kayinsola Ajayi finished fourth in the men's 100m final at the inaugural World Athletics Ultimate Championships in Budapest, Hungary, with a time of 9.93 seconds, according to Premium Times. This made him the fastest African in the event. Kenny Bednarek won the title.

In the women's 100m hurdles, Tobi Amusan won a silver medal and $75,000 in prize money, as reported by BusinessDay Nigeria and Punch Nigeria. She clocked 12.34 seconds, finishing behind Masai Russell of the US, who won the title in 12.22 seconds, and Nadine Visser of the Netherlands, who took bronze with 12.39 seconds.

Other winners at the championships included Yaroslava Mahuchikh of Ukraine, who won the women's high jump and earned $150,000 from the tournament's record $10 million prize fund, according to New Voice of Ukraine. Melissa Jefferson-Wooden ran a world-leading 10.62 seconds to win the women's 100m, as reported by Winnipeg Free Press.

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