{"id":5724,"date":"2026-01-15T12:01:19","date_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:01:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/?p=5724"},"modified":"2026-01-15T12:01:43","modified_gmt":"2026-01-15T11:01:43","slug":"180-days-to-the-memorial-the-turn-begins-as-ticket-sales-launch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/news\/180-days-to-the-memorial-the-turn-begins-as-ticket-sales-launch\/","title":{"rendered":"180 days to the Memorial \u2013 The turn begins as ticket sales launch!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We are exactly 180 days away from the 2026 Gyulai Istv\u00e1n Memorial \u2013 Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix. This milestone, exactly six months before the starting gun, carries symbolic weight: Hungarian athletics is preparing for another &#8220;180-degree turn,&#8221; culminating on <strong>July 14<\/strong>. Once again, the world\u2019s elite athletes will return to Budapest, hosted at the National Athletic Centre.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to the 180-day countdown, ticket sales for the summer meet officially launch today. Fans can now secure their spots for one of Central Europe\u2019s premier international athletics events \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eventim.hu\/en\/tickets\/gyulai-istvan-memorial-budapest-nemzeti-atletikai-koezpont-670443\/event.html\"><strong>tickets are available via the Eventim platform<\/strong>.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Over the past decade, the Memorial has become a cornerstone of the sport, featuring Olympic and World Champions, world record holders, and rising stars. The 2026 edition aims to once again deliver a world-class field, high-intensity competition, and a premium spectator experience.<\/p>\n<p><em>&#8220;The 180-day mark is both symbolic and a very real boundary \u2013 we are now truly heading into the home stretch for this summer\u2019s headline event,&#8221;<\/em> said <strong>P\u00e9ter Deutsch<\/strong>, Chairman of the Organising Committee. <em>&#8220;The Gyulai Istv\u00e1n Memorial \u2013 Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix is always about more than just a competition: it\u2019s about the strength and progress of Hungarian athletics and the continuous renewal we witness year after year. With the countdown and ticket sales launching today, fans can reserve their seats in plenty of time.&#8221;<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Over the next 180 days, expect exclusive content, behind-the-scenes videos, athlete announcements, and program updates as the vision for one of the summer\u2019s biggest sporting experiences takes shape.<\/p>\n<p><strong>16th Gyulai Istv\u00e1n Memorial \u2013 Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix, Budapest \u2013 planned events<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><strong>Men:<\/strong> 100m, 200m, 400m, 800m, 1500m, 3000m, 110m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, Pole Vault, Long Jump, Shot Put, Hammer Throw<\/p>\n<p><strong>Women:<\/strong> 100m, 200m, 1500m, 100m Hurdles, 400m Hurdles, High Jump, Pole Vault, Long Jump<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are exactly 180 days away from the 2026 Gyulai Istv\u00e1n Memorial \u2013 Hungarian Athletics Grand Prix. This milestone, exactly six months before the starting gun, carries symbolic weight: Hungarian athletics is preparing for another &#8220;180-degree turn,&#8221; culminating on July 14. Once again, the world\u2019s elite athletes will return to Budapest, hosted at the National [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":5716,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[21],"tags":[],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5724"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5726,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5724\/revisions\/5726"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5716"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5724"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5724"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/gyulaimemorial.hu\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5724"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}