Hungary

Budapest has been confirmed as the host city for the 2017 Judo World Championships.

The International Aquatics Association (Fina) has announced that Budapest will be the new host of its 17th World Championships and World Masters Championships in July 2017.

The Hungarian city of Debrecen will host its first world-level basketball event after being awarded the 2015 3x3 U18 World Championships by the International Basketball Federation (Fiba).

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has voted to support a study into the possibility of the country submitting a bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The Hungarian government has claimed success in the eastern European country’s bid to stage the 2017 Judo World Championship.

The Red Bull Air Race World Championship has added new events in Japan and Russia to its 2015 calendar.

The prospect of a Hungarian bid for the 2024 Olympic Games appears to be over after Budapest’s Mayor, Istvan Tarlós, described the idea as “unrealistic”.

Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) president Zsolt Borkai has thrown his support behind a possible Budapest bid for the 2024 summer Games, adding that “concrete steps” could soon be taken towards formalising an offer.

The International Aquatics Federation (Fina) has elected to move its World Junior Open Water Swimming Championships out of Israel due to the “unstable and unpredictable” situation in the region.

The International Judo Federation (IJF) has agreed a three-year deal with the Hungarian Judo Association for Budapest to host a Judo Grand Prix from 2014 to 2016.

The field to host the International Equestrian Federation’s (FEI) World Games in 2018 has been shortened after Budapest’s bid was withdrawn from the race.

Budapest has withdrawn its bid for the 2017 World Athletics Championships to leave a three-way battle between London, Barcelona and Doha, the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) confirmed on Monday.

Cape Town in South Africa will be up against the Hungarian city of Budapest and Wroclaw in Poland for the right to stage the 2017 World Games, it was announced on Wednesday.

Sportfive has launched the tender for media rights within Hungary to the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro.

MP & Silva has opened an office in the Hungarian capital of Budapest as the international sports media company pushes to expand its business in Eastern Europe.

The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) announced on Thursday that the governing body had received letters of intent from five countries to stage the 2017 World Championships.