One of the qualification tournaments for the 2026 Women\u2019s Basketball World Cup will be held in Istanbul between 11 and 17 March, where six national teams \u2013 Hungary, Japan, Canada, Australia, Argentina and T\u00fcrkiye \u2013 will compete against each other. The teams face an extremely tight schedule, playing five matches in seven days. Australia has already secured its place at the World Championship as continental champion, and besides them three further teams can qualify for the tournament to be held in Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University is proud that several of its students are members of the Hungarian national team squad: Nina Aho is enrolled in the postgraduate sports coach specialisation programme, R\u00e9ka Dombai studies on the recreation bachelor\u2019s programme, while \u00c1gnes T\u00f6r\u00f6k is a doctoral student.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Nina Aho, Dr Zolt\u00e1n Alf\u00f6ldi, R\u00e9ka Dombai and \u00c1gnes T\u00f6r\u00f6k represent Hungary and Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University as members of the Hungarian women\u2019s national basketball team at the World Championship qualification tournament in Istanbul (Photo: P\u00e9ter Girg\u00e1sz \/ MKOSZ)<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cIt is a great achievement that we managed to qualify for the tournament, as only the best twenty-four teams in the world have the opportunity to compete for a place at the World Championship. It is a particular pleasure for us that roughly one quarter of the national team squad consists of students from our University,\u201d<\/em> said Dr Zolt\u00e1n Alf\u00f6ldi, Head of the Department of Health Promotion and Exercise Science at the Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \u201cI have been involved in the team\u2019s preparation as a sports psychologist since 2023. The players arrived at the tournament in good form: those playing in Hungary prepared together in a one-week training camp, while those competing in foreign leagues joined the squad in line with their competition schedules,\u201d<\/em> he added. \u201cThe dual career model of Sz\u00e9chenyi Istv\u00e1n University provides significant support for athletes in successfully continuing their studies alongside a high-level sporting career, assisting them through mentoring programmes, scholarships and flexible study opportunities.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n The Hungarian national team will play its first match on 11 March against Japan, followed by games against Canada, Australia, Argentina and T\u00fcrkiye. The matches will be broadcast live by M4 Sport and M4 Sport+.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Matches:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n 11.03. (Wednesday), 15:30 \u2013 Japan vs Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n 12.03. (Thursday), 15:30 \u2013 Hungary vs Canada<\/p>\n\n\n\n 14.03. (Saturday), 12:30 \u2013 Australia vs Hungary<\/p>\n\n\n\n 15.03. (Sunday), 12:30 \u2013 Hungary vs Argentina<\/p>\n\n\n\n 17.03. (Tuesday), 18:30 \u2013 T\u00fcrkiye vs Hungary<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Created: 2026.03.11. 10:22 After twenty-eight years, the Hungarian women\u2019s national basketball team is once again competing for a place at the World Championship, taking part in the qualification tournament in …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":9779,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[24],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/alumni.sze.hu\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/meccsek-1024x683.webp\")
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