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Sifan Hassan, of the Netherlands and Faith Kipyegon, of Kenya race to the line to finish a Women's 5000-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

Hassan and Kipyegon run in same opening heat of the 5,000 at worlds, treating it like a final

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Gabrielle Thomas, of the United States crosses the line after racing in a Women's 200-meters heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

American sprinter Gabby Thomas well-researched in power of sleep, even writing paper on rest

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Tobi Amusan, of Nigeria competes in a Women's 100-meters hurdles heat during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)

World-record hurdler Amusan never had doubt she’d be at worlds to defend title

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the Men's 100 meters during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Ashley Landis)

Noah Lyles breaks into tears on medal stand after receiving gold medal for 100-meter win at worlds

By Pat Graham - Associated Press

Noah Lyles, of the United States, celebrates after winning the gold medal in the Men's 100-meter final during the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, Aug. 20, 2023. (AP Photo/Matthias Schrader)

Lyles wins world title at 100 meters and sets his sights on more

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

President of World Athletics, Sebastian Coe gestures during a press conference ahead of the World Athletics Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday Aug. 17, 2023. (Martin Rickett/PA via AP)

Russia doping questions persist because of the war in Ukraine

By Eddie Pells - Associated Press

FIFA President Gianni Infantino, right, gestures besides Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban prior to the World Cup semifinal soccer match between Argentina and Croatia at the Lusail Stadium in Lusail, Qatar, Tuesday, Dec. 13, 2022. (AP Photo/Martin Meissner, File) **FILE**

Track world championships the latest play by Orban’s Hungary for global sports spotlight

By Eddie Pells and Pat Graham - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the European Political Community Summit at the Mimi Castle in Bulboaca, Moldova, Thursday, June 1, 2023. Leaders are meeting in Moldova Thursday for a summit aiming to show a united front in the face of Russia's war in Ukraine and underscore support for the Eastern European country's ambitions to draw closer to the West and keep Moscow at bay. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

What was Hungary’s role in freeing Ukrainian POWs from Russia? The European Commission wants to know

By Samuel Petrequin - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban delivers the keynote speech at the opening session of Hungary Conservative Political Action Conference Hungary in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 4, 2023. The two-day CPAC meeting organized by Center for Fundamental Rights of Hungary features some 60 prestigious foreign speakers from 20 countries and five continents. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orban bemoans liberal ‘virus’ at CPAC conference

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Faithful wait for Pope Francis arrival for a mass in Kossuth Lajos Square in Budapest, Hungary, Sunday, April 30, 2023. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Pope on the banks of the Danube in final Mass in Hungary

By Nicole Winfield and Justin Spike - Associated Press

Pope Francis arrives to board his flight to Budapest at Rome's international airport in Fiumicino, Italy, Friday, April 28, 2023. The Pope is on his way to a three-day pastoral visit to Hungary. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Amid Ukraine war, pope to give vision for Europe in Hungary

By Nicole Winfield and Justin Spike - Associated Press

People carry a huge Hungarian flag during a march, marking the 175th anniversary of a failed 1848 uprising, in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, March 15, 2023. A "freedom march" was organized by dozens of civic organizations who are calling for greater social solidarity and an end to what they call intimidation from Viktor Orban's government. (AP Photo/Denes Erdos)

Students call for education reform in Hungary protest march

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban is backdropped by a screen showing the countries that signed a strategic energy partnership at the Cotroceni presidential palace in Bucharest, Romania, Saturday, Dec. 17, 2022. The leaders of Hungary, Romania, Georgia and Azerbaijan met in Romania's capital to conclude an agreement on an undersea electricity connector that could become a new power source for the European Union amid a crunch on energy supplies caused by the war in Ukraine. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

Openly gay U.S. ambassador to Hungary faces personal attacks

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban speaks during a yearender international press conference in the government headquarters in Budapest, Hungary, Wednesday, Dec. 21, 2022. (Szilard Koszticsak/MTI via AP)

Hungary’s Orban wants to ‘drain the swamp’ in European Union

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives for the EU-Western Balkans Summit, in Tirana, Albania, Tuesday, Dec. 6, 2022. EU leaders and their Western Balkans counterparts gather Tuesday for talks aimed at boosting their partnership as Russia's war in Ukraine threatens to reshape the geopolitical balance in the region. (AP Photo/Franc Zhurda)

Hungary vetoes EU Ukraine aid, deepening rift with Brussels

By Raf Casert - Associated Press

In this handout photo released by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Saturday, July 23, 2022, Russian Army special forces soldiers are seen on a mission at an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)

Hungarian diplomat pushes talks for swift end to Russia-Ukraine war

By Guy Taylor - The Washington Times

Pennsylvania transgender swimmer Lia Thomas waits for a preliminary heat in the Women's NCAA 500-yard freestyle swimming championship, March 17, 2022, at Georgia Tech in Atlanta. (AP Photo/John Bazemore, File) **FILE**

International swimming ban muddies future for transgender athletes

By Paul Newberry - Associated Press

Former Czech President Vaclav Klaus delivers a speech at the CPAC conference in Budapest, Hungary, Thursday, May 19, 2022. Dozens of prominent conservatives from Europe, the United States and elsewhere have gathered in Hungary for the American Conservative Political Action Conference, being held in Europe for the first time. The two-day event represents a deepening of ties between the American right wing and the autocratic government of Prime Minister Viktor Orban. (Tibor Illyes/MTI via AP)

CPAC, in Europe for the first time, opens in Orban’s Hungary

By Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban arrives at the Vatican to meet Pope Francis, Thursday, April 21, 2022. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

Hungary’s Orban meets pope with Ukraine war as backdrop

By Nicole Winfield and Justin Spike - Associated Press

Hungary's right-wing populist prime minister, Viktor Orban, center, greets thousands of supporters as they gather in Budapest, Hungary, Tuesday, March 15, 2022. The so-called &quot;peace march&quot; was a show of strength by Orban's supporters ahead of national elections scheduled for April 3, while a coalition of six opposition parties also held a rally in the capital. (AP Photo/Anna Szilagyi)

Hungary accuses Ukraine of interfering in upcoming election

By Justin Spike - Associated Press