In Budapest, this year (June 18 – July 3), will finally take place Men / Women World Championship of all water sports, as officially announced today (7/2) by Fina.
After the meeting of the President of the World Federation, Hussein Al Moussalam, with the Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Fina announced that the event, which was originally scheduled to take place in 2021 in Fukuoka, but was postponed due to the pandemic, will be hosted in
Initially, the World Championship was scheduled for May 13-29 this year in the Japanese city, to be moved again due to covid – 19, for 2023 between July 14-30, always in Fukuoka.
“As a community of track and field sports, we are finding solutions around the pandemic and today’s announcement is an important step in this process.” he stated the president of FinaHussein Al Moussalam and added: “The World Federation also recognizes that the pandemic develops differently depending on time and place. We are extremely fortunate to have members with the willingness, ability and flexibility to host our biggest event. We are deeply grateful and know that our athletes feel the same. “With four FINA World Championships and the 2024 Paris Olympics over the next four years, we are maximizing the opportunities for competition.”
Budapest hosted the World Cup in 2017 in an event that set 12 world records.
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