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Capital and largest city of Hungary
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Budapest is the capital and most populous city of Hungary. It is the ninth-largest city in the European Union by population within city limits and it was the largest city on the Danube river; today it is the second largest one. The city has an estimated population of 1,752,286 over a land area of about 525 square kilometres. Budapest, which is both a city and municipality, forms the centre of the Budapest metropolitan area, which has an area of 7,626 square kilometres and a population of 3,303,786. It is a primate city, constituting 33% of the population of Hungary.
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McKeown breaks women's 50m backstroke recordAustralian Kaylee McKeown breaks the world record in the women's 50m backstroke at a World Cup event in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
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'We looked at driving back' - GB athletes stuck in BudapestFollowing a record-equalling World Athletics Championships, a buoyant British team considered driving back from Budapest after being stranded by flight cancellations.BBC Sport - Published | |
GB win bronze as USA as dominate men's 4x400mGreat Britain's men's 4x400 relay team take bronze as the United States dominate the final at World Athletic Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
How Pattison overcame 'freaky' heart to win bronzeBritain's Ben Pattison says he feared his "freaky" heart might have ended his running career three years before his world bronze in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Athletics Championships - men's marathonFollow live coverage of the men's marathon on the final day of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
Britain's Pattison claims shock 800m bronzeBritain's Ben Pattison claims a shock 800m bronze medal with a sensational run on his World Championship debut in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
On the line! GB reach 4x400m final by slimmest of marginsWatch as Alex Haydock-Wilson hangs on to third place for Great Britain in their 4x400m relay semi-final, qualifying automatically for the final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
Kerr rewatches 1500m goldBritain's Josh Kerr rewatches his gold medal victory in the 1500m at the 2023 World Championships in Budapest, alongside Steve Cram and Jake Wightman.BBC Sport - Published | |
Watch: World Athletics Championships - eight gold medals to be won on day eightFollow live coverage from day eight of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
McLeod's long jump goes spectacularly wrongJamaica's Carey McLeod flies through the air Superman-style after slipping during his run-up in the men's long jump final at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | |
Ramos does somersault during javelin throwWatch Portugal's Leandro Ramos end his javelin run-up with a somersault at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | 'Bronze last year, silver this year - next time, gold'Britain's Matthew Hudson-Smith says he has "big plans" for next year after winning world 400m silver in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: Buggy carrying athletes to stadium crashesWatch the moment two buggies - one carrying some of the 200m semi-finalists collide - in an accident on the way to the stadium at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Surprise! Race walkers get engaged at finish lineWatch as Hana Burzalova and her team-mate Dominik Cerny get engaged as she crosses the finish line of the women's 35k race walk at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: World Athletics Championships Budapest - day six with seven golds to be wonFollow live coverage from day six of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with Wayde Van Niekerk in the Men's 400m final and Femke Bol in the Women’s 400m hurdles final.BBC Sport - Published | 'Beautiful' - pole vaulters choose to share goldKatie Moon and Nina Kennedy decide to share their pole vault gold medal in a touching moment at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
GB's Kerr stuns Ingebrigtsen to take world 1500m goldBritain's Josh Kerr stuns Olympic champion Jakob Ingebrigtsen to win 1500m gold at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Impressive Hughes through to 200m semi-finalsGreat Britain's Zharnel Hughes wins his men's 200m heat in 19.99 seconds to progress to the semi-finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.BBC Sport - Published |
GB's Asher-Smith, Neita and Williams into 200m semisGreat Britain's Dina Asher-Smith, Daryll Neita and Bianca Williams qualify for the women's 200m semi-finals at the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary.BBC Sport - Published | Watch: World Athletics day five - Hodgkinson, Asher-Smith & HughesFollow live coverage from day five of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with Britain's Keely Hodgkinson, Dina Asher-Smith and Zharnel Hughes in action.BBC Sport - Published |
Muir sixth in 1500m as Kipyegon dominatesBritain's Laura Muir finishes sixth at the World Championships in Budapest as Faith Kipyegon wins her third title.BBC Sport - Published | 'Richardson has talent to become serial champion'In his BBC Sport column, Michael Johnson discusses Sha'Carri Richardson's world 100m win and previews the 200m events in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
'I was in my own world - it's always been that way'Sha'Carri Richardson announces herself on the global stage by beating a star-studded 100m line-up to win world gold in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Richardson wins 100m gold with Asher-Smith eighthBritain's Dina Asher-Smith misses out on a world 100m medal as American Sha'Carri Richardson claims her first major title against a star-studded field in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
'This time I didn't get my heart broken'Katarina Johnson-Thompson says winning world heptathlon gold in Budapest is "like being in a dream" on a stellar night for GB in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Watch: World Athletics - GB's Asher-Smith & Neita bid for 100m medalsFollow live coverage from the World Championships in Budapest with Britain's Dina Asher Smith and Daryll Neita in the women's 100m.BBC Sport - Published |
Hughes wins world 100m bronze as Lyles triumphsZharnel Hughes wins bronze to become the first British man to make the 100m podium at a World Championships for 20 years as Noah Lyles triumphs in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Asher-Smith and Neita ease through 100m heatsGreat Britain's Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita ease through their 100m heats at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: 10,000m leader Hassan trips yards from finishWatch as 10,000m race leader Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands falls yards from the finish line and misses out on a medal at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Hughes makes winning start to 100m world title bidZharnel Hughes makes a winning start in his bid for 100m glory on the opening day at the World Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: World Athletics - Women's 20km Race WalkFollow live coverage from day two of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest with GB's Dina Asher-Smith and Daryll Neita.BBC Sport - Published | Johnson-Thompson fourth early on in BudapestBritain's Katarina Johnson-Thompson is fourth after the first two events of the heptathlon in the first session of the 2023 World Athletics Championships.BBC Sport - Published |
'I've let myself down' - Sawyers misses out on long jump finalGreat Britain's Jazmin Sawyers says she let herself down after failing to qualify for the long jump final at the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Brits cruise into 1500m semi-finalsWatch as British trio Laura Muir, Katie Snowden & Melissa Courtney-Bryant cruise through the 1500m heats to qualify for the semi finals at the World Athletics Championships, Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
McLaughlin-Levrone out of Worlds with knee injuryOlympic and world 400m hurdles champion Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone pulls out of the World Championships in Budapest because of a knee injury.BBC Sport - Published | Hughes and Asher-Smith lead GB team at WorldsZharnel Hughes, Keely Hodgkinson and Dina Asher-Smith are named in Great Britain's team for the World Athletics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Injured Wightman will not defend world 1500m titleBritain's Jake Wightman will not defend his 1500m title at the World Championships in Budapest in August after an injury-disrupted season.BBC Sport - Published | Hall on heptathlon 'dogfight' and recovering from Olympic heartbreakAnna Hall bounced back from Olympic disappointment to win World Championship bronze last year and she is expecting a heptathlon "dogfight" in Budapest this summer.BBC Sport - Published |
Watch: Men's U17 European Championship final - Germany v FranceFollow live Red Button coverage as Germany face defending champions France in the final of the Men’s U17 European Championships, Hidegkuti Nandor Stadium, Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Sevilla beat Roma on penalties to win Europa LeagueSevilla claim a record-extending seventh Europa League title as they beat Roma on penalties at a raucous Puskas Arena in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
Hungary 0-2 Italy: European champions reach Nations League finals at hosts' expenseItaly pip Hungary to a place in the Nations League finals with an assured win over the hosts in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published | Swimmer left with bruises and concussion after being drugged at world championshipsCanadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey has said she was drugged at the world championships in Budapest and blacked out for up to six hours.Sky News - Published |
Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged at World Swimming ChampionshipsCanadian swimmer Mary-Sophie Harvey says she was drugged during the final night of the World Championships in Budapest last month.BBC Sport - Published | World Aquatics Championships: Jack Laugher claims bronze in 3m springboardGreat Britain's Jack Laugher secures bronze in the men's 3m springboard at the World Aquatics Championships in Budapest.BBC Sport - Published |
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