Hungary

Swimming
Events

Fina, the global governing body of aquatic sports, has opted to return its 2025 and 2027 World Championships and World Masters Championships to Kazan and Budapest, a decade on from when the events were…
Handball
Events

The European Handball Federation has confirmed that the Hungarian capital of Budapest will retain the hosting rights for the Women’s EHF Final4 until 2024.
Tennis
Events

The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has followed through on its pledge to implement similar reform plans for its Fed Cup tournament as those introduced for the Davis Cup, while Budapest has sealed…
Swimming
Business

A Ukranian billionaire is funding the latest effort to turn swimming into a regular competitive professional sport and not just one of the most popular events at the Summer Olympics.
Swimming
Events

Organisers of the International Swimming League have confirmed that the inaugural edition of the competition will begin in Indianapolis in October and conclude in Las Vegas in December
Cycling
Events

Organisers of the Giro d’Italia have today (Monday) announced that the 2020 edition of the cycling ‘Grand Tour’ will commence in Budapest, Hungary. T
Events

The Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) has revealed the sports programme for its inaugural World Urban Games, with breaking and parkour among those selected for this year’s e…
Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations has today (Tuesday) awarded its 2023 World Championships to Budapest, while opting to retain its suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF)
Athletics
Events

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) has lined up Budapest to host its 2023 World Championships, while the suspension of the Russian Athletics Federation (RusAF) has been upheld…
Handball
Events

The European Handball Federation has today (Wednesday) awarded hosting rights for the 2022 and 2024 editions of its European Championship, as well as the women’s tournament in 2022.

Equestrian
Events

The International Equestrian Federation (FEI) has awarded hosting rights for the finale of the 2018-19 Driving World Cup to the French city of Bordeaux.

Basketball
Business

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has confirmed that the Hungarian city of Sopron will host the 2018 edition of the EuroLeague Women Final Four.

Basketball
Business

The International Basketball Federation (Fiba) has launched a new 3x3 national team tournament for men and women under the age of 23.
Weightlifting
Events

The Kazakh city of Almaty and Eger in Hungary have been awarded hosting rights to the 2019 and 2021 senior and junior World Para Powerlifting Championships, respectively.
Multi-sport
Events

Kevin Roberts finds out what lessons Budapest has learned from its failed Olympics bid and whether another tilt at the Games is likely.
Multi-sport
Events

Budapest formally ended its bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games today (Wednesday) as a city council meeting saw heated exchanges over the failed effort.
Multi-sport
Events

Budapest 2024 today (Friday) confirmed that formal procedures have commenced to end its bid for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games as Hungary’s Prime Minister, Viktor Orbán, slammed the role played by the Momentum Mozgalum political movement.
Multi-sport
Events

Hungary’s government announced yesterday (Wednesday) evening that it would scrap Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games – a move that leaves only Los Angeles and Paris still in the running.