From left: Americans Christopher Creveling, John Robert Celski, Simon Jeffrey and Eduardo Alvarez training in the Fõnix Hall in Debrecen.
The ice oval is ready and competitors in the World Short Track Speed Skating Championship are training for this weekend’s races in Debrecen’s Fõnix Hall.
During the three-day event the capital of Hajdú-Bihar County will host 300 athletes from 35 countries with major entrants including American world record holder (500m), Olympic bronze medallist and world champion J.R. Celski; world record holder (1,000m), two-time Olympic and two-time world champion Charles Hamelin from Canada; plus European Champion Bernadett Heidum of Hungary and nine other of the nation’s speed skaters.
Venue: Fõnix Hall, Debrecen, Kassai út 28.
Directions: Debrecen is a two-hour drive from Budapest on M3 and M35 highways or a three-hour train ride with frequent departures from Western Railway Station (Metro 2, Déli station).
Daily tickets: are HUF 500-2,800 (EUR 1.70-9.40), with three-day passes HUF 1,300-7,000 (EUR 4.40-23.50). Entry is free for seniors and children under six years.
Info: www.shorttrack2013debrecen.com (in English)
