The 15th Maccabi European Games start tomorrow in Budapest
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The 15th Maccabi European Games kicks off in Budapest on the 29th of July, lasting until the 7th of August. 2200 contestants will arrive from 40 countries, which is a record in the history of this event.
Origo writes that the 15th Maccabi European Games will be organised in Budapest from the 29th of July until the 7th of August.
The official opening ceremony will take place on Tuesday, the 30th, at the Hidegkúti Nándor Stadion. The games will be opened by János Áder, the President of Hungary, while the torch will be lit by Judit Polgár, the Hungarian chess grandmaster.
The central venue will be Ludovika Campus, where the contestants will show their best in 24 different sports and 63 numbers.
Not only European Jewish competitors are welcome at the Maccabi Games, as several contestants were invited from the USA, Canada, Mexico, Brasil, the Republic of South Africa, Australia and Israel.
Hungary will be represented by 214 contestants which is a record in the history of the games: 56 juniors, 84 adults and 74 seniors will compete in Hungarian colours in 15 sports. The oldest Hungarian contestant is 81 years old, while the youngest is 13. Hungarian Jewish competitors won over 100 medals at the Maccabi European Games and worldwide games since 2010.
The oldest competitor in the games is an American bridge player who was born in 1933, while the youngest competitor is a Lithuanian chess player, born in 2009.