LONDON (Reuters) - Aron Szilagyi's perfect rhythm won him gold in men's individual sabre but the Hungarian Olympic Committee said on Monday London's organisers were off-key with the country's anthem and asked that it be changed.
Recorded by the London Philharmonic Orchestra at the famed Abbey Road Studios in a six-day marathon more than a year ago, the anthem played after Szilagyi's success on Sunday was considered out of sync with its traditionally slow and melodic pacing.
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