28 result(s) for british ambassador in Sport
BCCH Event for Xpats: Rugby Doubleheader at Marriott Hotel Budapest, 12 March
- 8 Feb 2022 11:23 AM
- sport
It is our utmost pleasure to announce that we will continue one of our most successful event series, along with our friends from the Irish Hungarian Business Circle, the Live Six Nations Rugby series.
Brit Ambassador's 'UltraBalaton Run' To Support Hungarian Child Abuse Victims
- 7 May 2018 4:06 PM
- sport
Members of the British Embassy Budapest, including Ambassador Iain Lindsay, will take part in the UltraBalaton running race supporting the Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s team to help underprivileged and abused children attend a summer camp.
Video: Football Promotion Hopefuls Vác Beat Bölcskei
- 20 May 2015 9:13 AM
- sport
Hungarian football team Vác FC recently won 3-2, against Bölcskei SE, to the delight of expat owner and chairman Mr. John P. Marshall (pictured on left, with previous British Ambassador to Hungary Mr Jonathon Knott). This game was packed with goals as the video below shows, for the record the match scorers were Gulyás (2'), Kószás (22'), Pölöskei (35') and Miskovicz (9'), Tóth (19').
Football Remembers – Christmas Truce 1914
- 19 Dec 2014 9:50 AM
- sport
The WWI Christmas Truce in 1914 was commemorated with a friendly football match between the British Embassy and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
'Swimming Across Lake Balaton', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:55 AM
- sport
I had a brilliant weekend. I did the Lake Balaton Cross Swim. That’s a 5.2 km swim across the biggest freshwater lake in Central Europe. It was so rewarding and so much fun. The organisers estimate that some 7700 people did the swim in the glorious sunshine. It was a bit more than a fun-swim, given the distance. But the atmosphere before the start and at the finish was carnival – music playing, ...
Updated: Hungary's Cross-Balaton Swim Set For 20 July If Weather Allows
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Cross-swimming has been postponed due to the inconvenient expected weather. The anticipated new date for the event is the next weekend (the 20 of July); new information will be announced on the 18 of July. Please visit the website at the date mentioned before!
'Swimming For The Life Savers', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 11:43 AM
- sport
I’ve long been a supporter of British lifesavers. Ever since I briefly was a lifesaver myself as a student holiday job. And recently I’ve become a trustee of the Lifeboat Fund in the UK. So I’ve been looking for a chance to pick up that cause now that I’m here in Hungary. I’m very pleased to say I’ve found it.
Fundraising Swim Across Balaton By British Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador to Hungary Jonathan Knott is preparing for a charity swim across the Lake Balaton. The high ranking UK diplomat will swim 5200 meters from Révfülöp to Balatonboglár on 6 July with the aim of raising funds for the Hungarian National Lifesavers Service Association (VMSZ) and its British sister agency, the Royal National Lifesavers Institute (RNLI).
'A Passionate Affair', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
I’m a big sports fan. So when the CEO of a British company asked if I’d like to go to a football match in which the Hungarian team they sponsor was playing in I said yes straight away. I’ve been in Hungary a year now and I hadn’t been to a game – and this looked like a golden opportunity.
BCCH Event for Xpats: Rugby Doubleheader at Marriott Hotel Budapest, 12 March
- 8 Feb 2022 11:23 AM
- sport
It is our utmost pleasure to announce that we will continue one of our most successful event series, along with our friends from the Irish Hungarian Business Circle, the Live Six Nations Rugby series.
Brit Ambassador's 'UltraBalaton Run' To Support Hungarian Child Abuse Victims
- 7 May 2018 4:06 PM
- sport
Members of the British Embassy Budapest, including Ambassador Iain Lindsay, will take part in the UltraBalaton running race supporting the Hungarian Interchurch Aid’s team to help underprivileged and abused children attend a summer camp.
Video: Football Promotion Hopefuls Vác Beat Bölcskei
- 20 May 2015 9:13 AM
- sport
Hungarian football team Vác FC recently won 3-2, against Bölcskei SE, to the delight of expat owner and chairman Mr. John P. Marshall (pictured on left, with previous British Ambassador to Hungary Mr Jonathon Knott). This game was packed with goals as the video below shows, for the record the match scorers were Gulyás (2'), Kószás (22'), Pölöskei (35') and Miskovicz (9'), Tóth (19').
Football Remembers – Christmas Truce 1914
- 19 Dec 2014 9:50 AM
- sport
The WWI Christmas Truce in 1914 was commemorated with a friendly football match between the British Embassy and the Hungarian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.
'Swimming Across Lake Balaton', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 1 Aug 2013 9:55 AM
- sport
I had a brilliant weekend. I did the Lake Balaton Cross Swim. That’s a 5.2 km swim across the biggest freshwater lake in Central Europe. It was so rewarding and so much fun. The organisers estimate that some 7700 people did the swim in the glorious sunshine. It was a bit more than a fun-swim, given the distance. But the atmosphere before the start and at the finish was carnival – music playing, ...
Updated: Hungary's Cross-Balaton Swim Set For 20 July If Weather Allows
- 15 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
The Cross-swimming has been postponed due to the inconvenient expected weather. The anticipated new date for the event is the next weekend (the 20 of July); new information will be announced on the 18 of July. Please visit the website at the date mentioned before!
'Swimming For The Life Savers', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 11:43 AM
- sport
I’ve long been a supporter of British lifesavers. Ever since I briefly was a lifesaver myself as a student holiday job. And recently I’ve become a trustee of the Lifeboat Fund in the UK. So I’ve been looking for a chance to pick up that cause now that I’m here in Hungary. I’m very pleased to say I’ve found it.
Fundraising Swim Across Balaton By British Ambassador To Hungary
- 14 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador to Hungary Jonathan Knott is preparing for a charity swim across the Lake Balaton. The high ranking UK diplomat will swim 5200 meters from Révfülöp to Balatonboglár on 6 July with the aim of raising funds for the Hungarian National Lifesavers Service Association (VMSZ) and its British sister agency, the Royal National Lifesavers Institute (RNLI).
'A Passionate Affair', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 22 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
I’m a big sports fan. So when the CEO of a British company asked if I’d like to go to a football match in which the Hungarian team they sponsor was playing in I said yes straight away. I’ve been in Hungary a year now and I hadn’t been to a game – and this looked like a golden opportunity.