Budapest sport events 2010

Everyone can find their choice of sports in Budapest. The most popular place in Budapest for sports is the Margaret Island - even the Prime Minister of Hungary is often seen jogging on some early mornings with his entourage.

Hungarians have always been avid sportsmen: during the history of the summer Olympics, Hungarians have brought home 460 medals, of which 158 are gold. The top events in which Hungarians have excelled are fencing, swimming, canoeing, wrestling and track & field sports.

Their affinity to water sports is unmistakably due to the presence of the Lake Balaton and the Danube, which have provided ample practice grounds since the beginning of times.

Beside classic sports, recreational modern sports such as bowling, pool billiard, darts, go-carting, wakeboarding and squash are very popular in Budapest, and extreme sports are also gaining ground.

3 - 8 March 6th Rudolf Nureyev International Ballet Competition (RNIBC)

22 - 24 May 2010 European Cycle Messenger Championship

European Cycle Messenger Championships is an urban competition for bike messengers. Once a year, European messengers converge to decide who are the fastest, smartest and trickiest. The main race will be held in a closed course and imitates the daily work in the city.

Although, the main race is the most important competition, various other races and events are organized to make all competitors happier and to make the event more colorful and unforgettable. The ECMC is not only a sporting event rather is a celebration and a social event for bike messengers and all people who love bicycle and love to ride their bikes.

ECMC 2010 will be held in Budapest in May (at the time of Pentecost weekend). The races will take place on two different locations in the city, on the Millenaris Velodrome (22 May) and in the Csepel M?vek (23-24 May).

4 - 15 August The European Aquatics Championships

The European Aquatics Championships, or European Championships, is the main aquatics championship for Europe. "Europeans" are held biennially and are organized, conducted by LEN, the governing body for the sport of swimming in Europe. It was first held in 1926 in Budapest. Since 2000 it has been held biennially in even numbered years. It is the fourth time that the city of Budapest hosts this event after 1926, 1958 and 2006.

LEN currently organizes championships in all five aquatic disciplines: diving, swimming, open water swimming, synchronized swimming and water polo. However, since 1999, the European Water Polo Championship has been held separately.

Triathlon world championship August 2010

It is a great honor to host the most important triathlon event of 2010.Budapest will close the series after such emblematic cities as Sydney, Madrid and London, and people believe that this event in Budapest along the river Danube will also be a spectacular experience. The Hungarian Triathlon Federation, as the local organizer, would like to prove with world-class event organization and warm hospitality that the choice fell on the right place.

Triathlon is one of the world's most dynamically developing sports, which is also becoming more and more popular in Hungary. Let us hope that through the Budapest Grand Final, the magic of this multi-sport, where endurance, willpower, and challenging one's limits is key, will touch even more life-style athletes, young people and triathlon fans.

Triathlon today is not the sport of the limited professional elite any more, but has become a real leisure sport with a wide appeal where everyone can find individual goals. Next to the elite athletes, who represent the cream of the sport, thousands of age-groupers, juniors and paratriathletes make the palette of competitors colorful. The team races play an important role in the program as well, as they give event partners and sponsors the opportunity to get actively involved. An opportunity to the young duathletes and triathletes is given too - school teams with the best performance at the pre-Grand Final race series will be invited to participate.

The Budapest Grand Final will have one more unique characteristic - it will be the first "green" world-class sport event in Hungary! The comprehensive environmental program which includes selective waste management, rehabilitation of the race venues and environmentally friendly transportation is encompassed. With this initiative, triathlon, as one of the "greenest" sports, would like to call Hungary's and the world's attention to the importance of the role sport plays in protecting the environment. Clean water, fresh air and pollution-free soil are taken under control.

It will be the real triathlon festival where everyone can find the best race, a noble rival and a good friend.

ICF Dragonboat World Championships in August 2010

Having staged highly acclaimed Sprint and Marathon World Championships, European Championships and World Cups over the last decade the Hungarian Canoe Federation is thrilled to welcome the best paddlers of dragonboating at the capital of Hungary.

It is necessary to be as prepared as possible for this very prestigious event. At World Games, the only division being contested was that of the Master Mixed Division (the best of the best with no age restrictions).

World Games are run under the patronage of the International Olympic Committee and are held every 4 years on the year following the Olympics. The sport of Dragon Boat Racing is the second largest sport in the world. Second to only soccer. That said, once at the world level, teams are advancing in technology every year with the way they approach racing. World Games set the stage for the World's best.

The 2010 season is already underway and professional are working towards fielding Men's, Women's and Youth Teams for the 2010 ICF World Championships being held in Budapest, Hungary the end of August.

Golf in Budapest

Count Andr?ssy G?za, who held a show on the metropolitan turf in 1902, brought the golf into the public consciousness of Hungary. The first course was built is 1908 at T?tralomnic - at that time it still belonged to Hungary, it was based on the plans of a multiple golf champion Lauber Dezs?.

Since then due to the golf courses being built continuously this became an accessible type of sport at an affordable price. The equipment requires a onetime investment, and renting a golf course is not very expensive either.

In Budapest and its surroundings there can be found a number of distinguished quality golf courses which are equipped with high-level establishments, which provide superb entertainment equally for the lovers of this sport, professionals and amateurs.

Tennis and squash

The lovers of the white sport can choose from countless possibilities if they long for good quality tennis courts in Budapest. It is never late to start playing tennis, even during the summer holiday, or in case of a free weekend who is interested may have the taste of it. Skilled instructors can quickly teach the basic hits to the beginners, they will show the correct hand position, which will protect the disciple from muscle and joint injuries. In order to play tennis it is not necessary to buy the equipment, the racket and balls can be rented almost everywhere, as well as the court.

Squash is an extremely fast game. It is played with a similar racket which is used for tennis and a rubber ball in an indoor four-walled court specially designed for this type of sport, where two players or pairs play against each other. Earlier squash was mentioned as the manager game, because according to the occupied businessmen the stress accumulated during the day may be deduced even after of one hour of playing squash. The number of encampment of squash players in Hungary is approximately 40 thousand, squash is known and loved for over twenty years already, it belongs to the free-time sports, but the competition variation is also popular, with the sponsorship of companies the domestic teams belong to Europe's forefront.

The squash centers which can be found in Budapest are modern and well-equipped establishments, which offer energy drinks and most modern tested nutriment additions in buffets, and many centers, have fitness room as well as a sauna which are at the guests' disposal.

Baths and Aqua parks

Budapest's outdoor water parks and aquaparks are open from May through October. Some of these are excellent programs with children too. The indoor pools are open all year round.

The most popular (and biggest) outdoor pool complex is the Palatinus Bath, which is located on Margaret Island in a beautiful natural environment, while professional swimmers prefer the Haj?s Alfr?d Sports Pool, also on Margaret Island.

Gokarting

Good quality and totally safe, these small four-wheeled vehicles are at their disposal, this form of entertainment is exceptionally popular not only in case of kids but adults also.

Seven serious, safe go-kart circuits can be found in Budapest. Children already from the age of 8, and with a height of 135 centimeters, may try out 100 cm?, 3 LE vehicles, and these ensure a quite fast velocity sensation, and adults use 270 cm? and 12 LE go-karts.

Running

Running can be done anywhere, but it is not a disadvantage, if instead of crowded city centre and polluted air people choose a calmer and a greener environment. The nature is also much more suitable for jogging since the ground in a forest, on a field or in park protects our feet, while on the contrary the stony concrete may cause serious pain with time.

Budapest's most popular running place is the Margaret Island; here a runner track with superb ground was developed specially for the joggers. Quite a few athletic fields can be found in the capital, but these may be used only after a preliminary negotiation, or with a season ticket. If the weather is very grim then people may run in an indoor sports-ground, but according to real gourmets it is a sacrilege, if the wing blows and the rains falls it is not a problem at all since this increases the whirls of pleasure.

The capital offers numberless possibilities to discover our limits, here are some competitions which provide an opportunity to try out our knowledge: Vivicitta City Protecting Jogging, Nike Budapest International Marathon, Plus Budapest International Marathon, Coca Cola Women Running Gala or the Budapest-Wien Super Marathon.

18-21 March 2010 3rd BSI Lake Balaton Super marathon

Lake Balaton in Hungary is Central Europe's largest lake, and it's 194.5 km to run once around, but don't panic, you can take your time. The race is split in four stages, which means that you run just a little bit more than the classic marathons distance each day. And the route is nice and quiet, mainly on footpaths and cycle paths close to the shore.

In the unlikely case you still find that a bit too much you may think about completing the race in a relay team of up to four runners. Or you run the last two stages only.

5th September 2010 25th Anniversary Nike Budapest International Half Marathon

The largest half marathon of Central Europe will be organized for the 25th time in Budapest. In 2009 there were overall 8500 participants; 5300 individual runners, 400 relay teams and around 2400 children and family members took part in the Fun Run (3,5km).

Previous year 53 nations were represented in the race. There were more than 1500 runners from abroad; most of them came from the United Kingdom, the United States, Italy, France and Germany. However, there were participants also from faraway places, such as Pakistan, Venezuela, Columbia, Japan or Singapore.

The course of the race led through the most beautiful parts of the Hungarian capital, the runners had the chance to run across the Heroes' Square, through the very famous Andr?ssy Street, past the Buda Castle and the magnificent building of the Hungarian Parliament. While running, they could admire the breath-taking view of the city from the Chain Bridge.

As the race is primarily for non-professional runners, professional athletes were not invited.

26th September 2010 25th Anniversary Spar Budapest International Marathon

The year before, more than 3000 marathon runners stood at the start line of the 24th SPAR Budapest International Marathon. Overall 13 300 participants ran in the different distances, including 500 marathon relay and ekiden runners.

The shorter distances were very popular amongst families and less experienced runners.

More than 2000 runners came from abroad, from 55 different countries. The majority of the runners came from France, Great Britain, Finland, Germany and Italy, but there were some participants from faraway places like Columbia, Japan, Thailand, Argentina or South Africa.

As in th previous marathon the course of the race led through the most beautiful parts of Budapest.

As the whole world will celebrate the 2500th anniversary of the legend of the marathon this year, Budapest Marathon Office will organize its 25th anniversary marathon.

17 October 2010 15th Coca-Cola Women's Run

The woman race becomes more and more popular and the number of runners from abroad increases each year. Don't miss the opportunity, come and see Budapest this time, when yours Euro worth the double in Hungary.

Previous year the Race Centre, the start and the finish was located in the City Park (V?rosliget). Let's see what will happened this year.

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