Tag: Budapest 2017
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Don’t miss it out! #SWC17
Don’t miss out the 17th FINA World Championships in Budapest and Balatonfüred from July 14th to 30th, 2017 where Olympic and Worlds Medallists like Chad Le Clos, Katinka Hosszu or Alia Atkinson will go straight to the final!
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FINA 2017 to cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 130 billion (USD 454 million)
Everything is on track seventy-three days ahead of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in Hungary, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said Tuesday during a press conference hosted by the 2017 FINA organizing committee, despite projected costs exceeding five times original estimates. According to Napi.hu, Seszták said that while the cost of organizing the FINA…
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Danube Arena ready for the Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships
Though the grand opening is scheduled for May, the brand new aquatic centre in Budapest, the main venue of the FINA World Championships 2017, is ready to welcome the athletes. This Wednesday it was officially announced that it would bear the name of Danube Arena. Read FINA and visit Budapest 2017 on Facebook
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Paolo Barelli: The World Championships will be amazing
The FINA Honorary Secretary and LEN President visited the Headquarters of the Budapest 2017 Organising Committee during his one-day trip to the Hungarian capital.
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FINA announces Time Standards and Qualifying Procedure for the Budapest 2017 World Championships
As done for previous FINA World Championships, a qualifying procedure with “A†and “B†standard times will be implemented for Budapest 2017. 1. FINA “A†& “B†SWIMMING QUALIFYING TIME STANDARDS Men’s Standard Women’s Standard A – 2 Entries B – 1 Entry A – 2 Entries B – 1 Entry 00.22,47 00.23,26 50 m…
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Budapest 2017 FINA World Championships Promo Video
The victory of the Hungarian capital to host the event, which carries a whopping HUF 49bn price tag, was announced in May 2015. Two of the competition venues will be located in Margaret Island: a brand-new indoor swimming pool complex for swimming, diving and synchronized swimming, and the existing Alfréd Hajós National Swimming Stadium for…
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Budapest Mayor: aquatics world championship could promote Olympic bid
A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told public television M1. Tarlós said the expected success of the championships would “obviously†be considered when the decision is made on the venue for the 2024 Olympics just a few weeks…
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2017 World Aquatics Championships: EUR 157m Price Tag for Hungary’s Largest-Ever Sports Event
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital has said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that…
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FINA officially signs host city agreement with Budapest 2017
The Hungarian Prime Minister Mr. Viktor Orbán and FINA President Dr. Julio C. Maglione were in Lausanne on April 16 to sign the official host city agreement between FINA and the city of Budapest, Hungary, the host city of the FINA World Championships and World Masters Championships in 2017.