6 result(s) for controversy in Sport
Women’s Boxing Controversy: Hungarian Olympic Committee Initiates Talks About “Masculine-Looking” Algerian
- 4 Aug 2024 3:30 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
Zsolt Gyulay, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), has initiated consultations with the sports director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to discuss the situation around the “masculine-looking” Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who is set to face Hungary’s Luca Hámori in the women’s boxing quarterfinals at the Paris Games.
Opinion: UEFA Punishes Hungary for the Behavior of its Fans
- 12 Jul 2021 12:19 PM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- sport
You may recall that the management of the Carpathian Brigade ’09, a group of football fans, asked its members “not to give in to any provocation” during the German-Hungarian game in Munich because “under German law, you can easily be taken away on trumped-up charges, and you can be heavily fined.”
Opinion: The Agony Of Hungarian Football
- 14 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
The “humiliating defeat” of the Hungarian national football team by the amateur players from the tiny Principality of Andorra has prompted a nationwide uproar. One might retort that football is just a game and there is no guarantee that teams considered to be inferior always lose and the better ones always win. Why all the fuss?
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Xpat Opinion: The Right & The Left On Hungarian Achievements In London
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
I managed to avoid commenting on the Olympics for two solid weeks, but perhaps I ought to say something about the games in general, the Hungarians’ performance in particular, and the political sparring between left and right over the Olympics and its significance. A couple of decades ago I was an avid follower of Olympic events but eventually I became disillusioned. I wasn’t sure any longer about ...
Women’s Boxing Controversy: Hungarian Olympic Committee Initiates Talks About “Masculine-Looking” Algerian
- 4 Aug 2024 3:30 PM
- hungarymatters.hu
- sport
Zsolt Gyulay, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), has initiated consultations with the sports director of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to discuss the situation around the “masculine-looking” Algerian boxer Imane Khelif who is set to face Hungary’s Luca Hámori in the women’s boxing quarterfinals at the Paris Games.
Opinion: UEFA Punishes Hungary for the Behavior of its Fans
- 12 Jul 2021 12:19 PM
- http://hungarianspectrum.org/
- sport
You may recall that the management of the Carpathian Brigade ’09, a group of football fans, asked its members “not to give in to any provocation” during the German-Hungarian game in Munich because “under German law, you can easily be taken away on trumped-up charges, and you can be heavily fined.”
Opinion: The Agony Of Hungarian Football
- 14 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
The “humiliating defeat” of the Hungarian national football team by the amateur players from the tiny Principality of Andorra has prompted a nationwide uproar. One might retort that football is just a game and there is no guarantee that teams considered to be inferior always lose and the better ones always win. Why all the fuss?
Former Hungarian President To Head EU’s Sports Diplomacy Advisory Group
- 12 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Former Hungarian President and one-time head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee Pál Schmitt has been appointed to lead a high-level group of experts commissioned with evaluating the role of sport in the European Union’s foreign affairs and provide advice on how sport could contribute to reach the EU’s foreign policy goals.
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Xpat Opinion: The Right & The Left On Hungarian Achievements In London
- 13 Aug 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
I managed to avoid commenting on the Olympics for two solid weeks, but perhaps I ought to say something about the games in general, the Hungarians’ performance in particular, and the political sparring between left and right over the Olympics and its significance. A couple of decades ago I was an avid follower of Olympic events but eventually I became disillusioned. I wasn’t sure any longer about ...