Tag: Budapest 2020
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LEN confirms new dates for European Championships in Budapest (HUN), cancels Water Polo Cups
The 2020 European Aquatics Championships are now confirmed for 10-23 May 2021 The 2020 European Aquatics Championships in Swimming, Diving, Open Water Swimming, and Artistic Synchronised Swimming, originally planned for 11-24 May 2020 in Budapest (HUN) and provisionally re-planned at first for 17-30 August 2020, are now confirmed for 10-23 May 2021, in Budapest (HUN). The…
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Budapest’s European Aquatics Championships Pushed Back to 2021
The European Aquatics Championships, originally scheduled to be held in Budapest from May 11 to 24, 2020, will be postponed to 2021 in view of the novel coronavirus epidemic, the organisers said. The exact dates will be decided at the European swimming league LEN’s November congress, Sándor Wladár, the head of the Hungarian swimmers’ association, told…
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Giro d’Italia postponed as Hungary declares state of emergency over coronavirus pandemic
The European Aquatics Championships must be hanging in a very thin thread also, set to start in Budapest on 11 May 2020, with Giro d’Italia now postponing its Hungary stages on 9-11 May. Italy’s biggest cycling event, the Giro d’Italia, has been postponed after Hungary, the nation where this year’s tour was due to begin,…
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Mascot revealed with 150 days to go till 2020 Europeans
2020 European Aquatics Championships, Budapest (11-24 May) The Hungarian Swimming Association held a year-ending gala, also a celebration of the 150 days to go mark till the European Aquatics Championships in May. LEN President Paolo Barelli was also present at the event and received the first specimen of the mascot, an otter called Alfred. The…
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Budapest (Hungary) to host all 2020 Europeans
At its meeting on Saturday in Budapest, the LEN Bureau backed unanimously the Hungarian bids for the 2020 European Championships in all disciplines. It means that Budapest will host the European Water Polo Championships in January, then the LEN European Aquatics Championships in May, and the open water event in June. Kiev (UKR) was awarded…