Eighteen Hungarian Athletes Qualify for the IPSF World Championships at the National Championships
At the IPSF National Qualifier organized by the Hungarian Pole and Aerial Sports Federation (HPASF), champions were crowned across twenty competition categories, and 18 Hungarian athletes secured qualification for the 2026 IPSF World Pole & Aerial Championships, to be held in Prague, Czech Republic, from 27 October to 1 November 2026.
The championship featured competitions in Pole Sports, Aerial Pole, Aerial Hoop, and Aerial Silks, bringing together Hungary's top athletes in each discipline.
Under the IPSF competition rules, National Champions in the Sport categories automatically qualify for the World Championships. Athletes finishing in second place may also qualify by achieving the required minimum qualifying score. In the Artistic Professional categories, only the National Champion earns qualification.
World Championship Qualifiers
Aerial Pole
Aerial Pole Sports
Elite Novice (Mixed): Kovács Zoé Alexa
Masters 40+ Women: Rauschenberger Nikoletta
Artistic Aerial Pole – Professional
Junior (Mixed): Lichtenstein Lelle
Masters 40+ Women: Rauschenberger Nikoletta
Pole
Pole Sports – Elite
Novice Female: Kovács Zoé Alexa
Junior Female: Dudás Bettina
Senior 18+ Women: Hajdú Rózsa
Masters 50+ Women: Krisztina Keresztes Nagy
Artistic Pole – Professional
Senior 18+ Women: Turcsák-Szigeti Zita
Junior Doubles: Kátai Larina Gréta & Gacsályi Vivien Dóra
Masters 40+ Women: Frank Edina
Masters 50+ Women: Tankóné Gulyás Edit
Aerial Hoop
Aerial Hoop Sports
Novice Mixed: Horváth Hanna
Senior 18+ Women: Dietrich Evelin
Senior 30+ Women: Kürti Regina
Additional Sport Category Qualifiers (2nd place athletes achieving the required qualifying score)
Domonkos Flóra Anna
Szende Dóra
Artistic Aerial Hoop – Professional
Senior 18+ Women: Szende Dóra
Senior 30+ Women: Kürti Regina
Masters 40+ Women: Rauschenberger Nikoletta
Masters 50+ Women: Szarvas Natalia
Aerial Silks
Artistic Aerial Silks – Professional
Masters 40+ Women: Rauschenberger Nikoletta
Congratulations to all the athletes who earned qualification, as well as to their coaches, on this outstanding achievement!
Special recognition goes to Nikoletta Rauschenberger, who secured qualification for the World Championships in four different categories, as well as to all the athletes who demonstrated their versatility by qualifying across multiple disciplines.
We wish every member of the Hungarian National Team the very best in their preparation and every success at the 2026 IPSF World Pole & Aerial Championships in Prague.