Two International Fencing Federation (FIE) Sabre World Cups and a FIE Épée Grand Prix are set to begin tomorrow, marking the start of a busy weekend of action in the sport.
The draw for the inaugural Fed Cup Tennis Finals was held in Budapest today, with defending champions France placed into Group A alongside Russia and hosts and automatic qualifiers Hungary.
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been signed between the International Judo Federation (IJF), the IJF Academy and the University of Physical Education of Budapest.
Hungarian University Sports Federation secretary-general Mózes Székely believes hosting the 2025 Summer Universiade would come at the right time for the country, with venues completed and anniversaries set to be marked.
Budapest has been announced as the host city for the third Teqball World Championships next month.
The International Basketball Federation (FIBA) 3x3 Universality Olympic Qualifying Tournament (UOQT) will take place in Budapest from April 24 to 26, it has been announced.
More than 600 wrestlers representing 60 countries are set to compete at the United World Wrestling Under-23 World Championships in Budapest.
Britain's Olympic 100 metres breaststroke champion Adam Peaty will make his International Swimming League debut in Budapest tomorrow, in a two-day meeting that will also feature three home world champions, including Katinka Hosszú.
Budapest is back in the picture to host the 2025 Summer Universiade, following Germany's failure to meet its September deadline to offer a designated city and government guarantees to the International University Sports Federation (FISU).
Vladimir Morozov claimed an International Swimming Federation (FINA) Swimming World Cup double on the second night of action in Budapest.
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Global Association of International Sports Federations (GAISF) President Raffaele Chiulli said he is "very happy" with the inaugural World Urban Games here – but warned against "unnecessary" future expansion.
By Michael Pavitt and Matthew Smith in Budapest
Ami added World Urban Games glory to her World Breaking Championship title in Budapest, however men's world champion Menno was defeated by Victor in an electric atmosphere at the Nagyvásártelep.
At the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens, Iranian judoka Arash Miresmaeili was disqualified for weighing in at nearly four pounds above the limit for his weight class of his under-66 kilograms match against an Israeli opponent Ehud Vaks in the first round. It was claimed Miresmaeili had gone on an eating binge to protest the International Olympic Committee's recognition of the state of Israel. Iran does not recognise the state of Israel, and Miresmaeili's actions won praise from high-ranking Iranian officials. Mohammad Khatami, the country's President at the time, was quoted as saying Miresmaili's actions would be "recorded in the history of Iranian glories". He was later awarded $125,000 by the Government - the same amount given to Olympic gold medallists.
Birmingham Commonwealth Games 2022 - Senior Legal Counsel - Birmingham, United Kingdom
The Senior Legal Counsel will support across both the Festival 2022 team and the Ceremonies, Culture & Queen's Baton Relay (CCQ) division of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games Organising Committee (OC). The individual will provide day-to-day legal input and support across a range of creative projects from artistic commissioning to preparing a range of commercial contracts. Festival will take place across England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales throughout 2022. It will deliver a programme of ground-breaking large-scale new commissions with the ambition of reaching millions; achieving the projects two objectives of bringing people together and promoting the UK's creativity to the world.
Rising Phoenix, a documentary about the Paralympic Movement set to be released later this month, promises a more complete look at the lives of champions including Tatyana McFadden, Jonnie Peacock and Bebe Vio. Mike Rowbottom reports.
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