Thousands of guests will arrive in Budapest: the European Aquatics Championships

The European Aquatics Championships will be held in Budapest, confirmed the President of the European Swimming Association (LEN) in February. Almost every single LEN member state decided to come to Hungary.

Ninety-nine per cent of LEN member states chose to come to Hungary because they feel safe. The vaccination data in Hungary is the best in Europe, and they believe that we are well-organised,

says Sándor Wladár from the Hungarian Swimming Association (MÚSZ). From Monday, the Danube Arena and Lake Lupa will host the European Aquatics Championships for two weeks.

The responsibility is huge because no world event of this volume has been organised in Europe since the pandemic, said Sándor Wladár at the press conference on Friday. He is confident that in a good two weeks, the teams will part with the mindset that it was worthwhile to travel to Budapest again.

According to Napi.hu, following the protocol developed for the coronavirus epidemic, those arriving in Hungary must have a negative PCR test, they will be tested on arrival at the hotel, and then they will be tested every 3-5 days.

The 2020 continental race will start in 2021, which is very characteristic of our last year,

said Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner responsible for international sports events, co-chairman of the organising committee of the European Championships.