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Hungary Top Ranked Sports Spender in EU

• 27 Sep 2024 8:24 AM
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Hungary devoted 1.7% of all public spending to sports and leisure services in 2022, more than double the EU average of 0.8%, according to Eurostat data.

Ranked second and third were Estonia and Sweden, both at 1.3%.

At the other extreme, Bulgaria was ranked at bottom with 0.2% of public spending earmarked for that purpose.

Hungarian households had a much smaller budget when it came to spending on sports equipment, which accounted for 0.5% of their expenditures, according to 2020 figures from Eurostat.

The corresponding figure was lower only in Slovakia and Bulgarian, at 0.2%. In contrast, Dutch households spent 1.9% of their income on sports equipment and services.

Sulyok: Olympians and Paralympians withstood trials of strength and character

Olympic and Paralympic athletes have successfully withstood trials of strength and character, and have become role models in the process, President Tamas Sulyok said on Thursday, handing over state awards to the athletes who participated in the 33rd Olympic and 17th Paralympic Games in Paris.

Sulyok said pride was achieved by the human greatness coming from fight and honour, everyday effort and human self-respect.

Prime Minister Viktor Orban and Speaker of Parliament Laszlo Kover also attended the event.

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