Title holders won at the Danube Regatta

The team of Széchenyi István University of Győr won the race of the eights, defending its title at the Danube Regatta in Budapest, which was organized by Antall József Knowledge Centre (AJTK) for the fifth time, says haon.hu.

The boat of the University of Hannover came in second, while the Corvius University of Budapest was the third to cross the line, reported the organizers. In addition to the Hungarian universities, two foreign institutions of higher education took part in the competition – the teams of Hannover and Maastricht.

Eighteen universities competed in the amateur dragon boat race and nothing changed compared to last year’s results: the dragon boat of the title holder University of Physical Education won. The team of the University of Pécs was the runner-up, while the Budapest University of Technology and Economics came in third.

“Our wish came true, we could open the festival season in the heart of the capital and managed to make the Danube and the quay a public space for a day” – as the organizers’ statement quoted Anikó Gorácz, Head of Corporate Identity and Communications Office of AJTK.