Bratislava enters summer with culture and sport

21.06.2026 12:01 HotInfo

Since Sunday, June 21, Bratislava has been hosting the Bratislava Cultural Summer 2026, a multi-genre city festival that has been one of the summer metropolis's stable events for several decades. Alongside the cultural program, the capital is also linked to several sporting topics on the Slovak scene. teraz.sk ↗

Slovakia is officially bidding to host the 2029 European Figure Skating Championships. The championship could take place at the Ondrej Nepela Winter Stadium in Bratislava. However, the bid could be affected by the date, since the 2029 Ice Hockey World Championship is also scheduled to take place in Bratislava in May 2029. The Slovak capital has already hosted the European Figure Skating Championships in 1958, 1966, 2001, and 2016, and the World Championship was also held there in 1973. hnonline.sk ↗

At the same time, the electoral General Assembly of the Slovak Paralympic Committee took place in Bratislava, at which Tomáš Varga was elected as the new chairman. Delegates also elected the members of the executive committee. The city was also the venue for the ninth stop of the European Tour darts event, in which Slovak players Ján Sliacky, Adrián Dudek, Juraj Holub, and Gabriel Varaljay competed. SITA ↗

Other Slovak sporting results came from outside Bratislava. Skateboarder Richard Tury failed to advance to the final of the World Skateboarding Tour event in Rome, finishing 13th in the semifinal. Slovak floorball... rather, hockeyball (ball hockey) national teams continued their matches at the world championships against foreign opponents. teraz.sk ↗

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