News in Brief Government supports Budapest’s bid to host 2023 IAAF World Championships Oct 26, 2018 The Hungarian government has offered a financial guarantee in support of the bid to host the athletics event, which needs to be presented to the IAAF by November 1st
News in Brief IAAF approves the recommendation that Budapest be declared the preferred European city to host the IAAF World Championships in 2023 Jul 31, 2018 “The process now is for a full technical, financial and risk evaluation to be undertaken with the results presented to the Council in December. At that stage a final decision will be made,” the IAAF said
News in Brief Anita Márton wins Hungary’s first-ever world championship gold medal in track and field Mar 05, 2018 Anita Márton became Hungary’s first-ever track and field World Champion, taking the shot-put title from China’s champion, Gong Lijiao. Márton put a winning shot of 19.62m in the third round
News in Brief Budapest is clear favorite to host 2023 IAAF World Championships Oct 13, 2017 The proposal to host the IAAF World Championships was put forward by the Hungarian Athletics Association (MASZ) earlier this year, and will continue with development plans put in place for the Budapest 2024 Olympic bid
News in Brief Balazs Baji wins bronze at IAAF World Championships Aug 08, 2017 Balazs Baji has become the first Hungarian in history to win a medal in a World Championship individual track event
News in Brief Budapest to bid for 2023 International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) World Championships Apr 07, 2017 The Hungarian capital still plans to build many of the facilities they proposed if they were awarded the Olympic games. This includes the main Olympic Stadium along the banks of the River Danube, which would host the IAAF World Championships