71 result(s) for forint in Sport
Hungaroring Launches HUF 750 Million Repaving Project
- 29 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
A 750 million forint repaving project at the Hungaroring race track on the outskirts of Budapest has started, the head of the track’s operator told business daily Világgazdaság. The company is covering the cost of the investment with its own resources, said Hungaroring chairman-CEO Zsolt Gyulay. Hungaroring hopes to get state funding for a 25 billion forint overhaul of the track it wants to ...
Budapest Up Against Hamburg, LA, Paris And Rome In 2024 Games Bid
- 17 Sep 2015 4:34 AM
- sport
Budapest will compete against Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said. The IOC made the announcement after the deadline for submitting host applications for the games passed at midnight on Tuesday. The IOC said it would contribute 1.7 billion US dollars in cash and services to the organising committee for the Olympic Games 2024.
Hungary Eyes Formula One Contract Extension
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary has long-term plans for its Formula One race, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said ahead of the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Mihály Varga said it was essential that the Hungaroring undergo occasional upgrades for F1 to keep coming back for years to come. The Hungaroring was therefore upgraded last year, and the Hungarian government would like to continue the work in the long run, ...
MTK Soccer Stadium In Budapest To Be Completed By Next Sept
- 17 Jul 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
The new Hidegkúti Nándor Stadium in east Budapest, home to the MTK soccer team, will be completed by September 1 next year, Tamás Deutsch, the president of the team, told a press conference marking the demolition of the old facility, which is to give way to a new construction. Deutsch said that the cost of demolition amounted to nearly 149 million forints (EUR 482,000). The new stadium will have ...
Budapest Aquatics Could Promote Hungary's 2024 Olympic Bid
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told public television M1. Tarlós said the expected success of the championships would “obviously” be considered when the decision is made on the venue for the 2024 Olympics just a few weeks later.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Olympics: Majority Of Population In Support Of Hungarian Bid
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Sixty per cent of the Hungarian population would support a Hungarian application to organise Summer Olympic and Paraolympic events, a survey carried out a month ago by the pollster Ipsos on a 1000-member sample reveals. 54 per cent of respondents said that the Hungarian capital is capable of hosting the world’s largest sports event within twenty years.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
New Puskás Stadium In Budapest To Be Built From HUF 90-100bn
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
The new Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest is expected to be built from 90-100 billion forints in three years starting in 2015, government commissioner László Vígh said on Thursday.
Hungaroring Launches HUF 750 Million Repaving Project
- 29 Sep 2015 11:20 AM
- sport
A 750 million forint repaving project at the Hungaroring race track on the outskirts of Budapest has started, the head of the track’s operator told business daily Világgazdaság. The company is covering the cost of the investment with its own resources, said Hungaroring chairman-CEO Zsolt Gyulay. Hungaroring hopes to get state funding for a 25 billion forint overhaul of the track it wants to ...
Budapest Up Against Hamburg, LA, Paris And Rome In 2024 Games Bid
- 17 Sep 2015 4:34 AM
- sport
Budapest will compete against Hamburg, Los Angeles, Paris and Rome to host the 2024 Olympic Games, the International Olympic Committee said. The IOC made the announcement after the deadline for submitting host applications for the games passed at midnight on Tuesday. The IOC said it would contribute 1.7 billion US dollars in cash and services to the organising committee for the Olympic Games 2024.
Hungary Eyes Formula One Contract Extension
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary has long-term plans for its Formula One race, Economy Minister Mihály Varga said ahead of the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday. Mihály Varga said it was essential that the Hungaroring undergo occasional upgrades for F1 to keep coming back for years to come. The Hungaroring was therefore upgraded last year, and the Hungarian government would like to continue the work in the long run, ...
MTK Soccer Stadium In Budapest To Be Completed By Next Sept
- 17 Jul 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
The new Hidegkúti Nándor Stadium in east Budapest, home to the MTK soccer team, will be completed by September 1 next year, Tamás Deutsch, the president of the team, told a press conference marking the demolition of the old facility, which is to give way to a new construction. Deutsch said that the cost of demolition amounted to nearly 149 million forints (EUR 482,000). The new stadium will have ...
Budapest Aquatics Could Promote Hungary's 2024 Olympic Bid
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told public television M1. Tarlós said the expected success of the championships would “obviously” be considered when the decision is made on the venue for the 2024 Olympics just a few weeks later.
Hungary’s World Aquatics Championships Budget At Huf 49bn
- 4 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships could cost Hungary 49 billion forints (EUR 157m), though the budget would recover about 10 billion forints in the form of VAT, the government’s commissioner for priority investments in the capital said. Balázs Fürjes said the construction of an aquatics centre in the north of the capital that will serve as the event’s main venue would cost net ...
Olympics: Majority Of Population In Support Of Hungarian Bid
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Sixty per cent of the Hungarian population would support a Hungarian application to organise Summer Olympic and Paraolympic events, a survey carried out a month ago by the pollster Ipsos on a 1000-member sample reveals. 54 per cent of respondents said that the Hungarian capital is capable of hosting the world’s largest sports event within twenty years.
Hungary’s Jobbik Calls For Cancelling Measures To Control Soccer Fans
- 29 Oct 2014 8:00 AM
- sport
The radical nationalist Jobbik party on Tuesday called on the government to cancel measures introduced to control soccer fans. Deputy leader István Apáti said the legal rules in question have caused a drop in the number of spectators, lower ticket sales, fewer sponsors and decreased revenues from television broadcasts, which means clubs losing income in the range of 100 million forints.
New Puskás Stadium In Budapest To Be Built From HUF 90-100bn
- 30 Jun 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
The new Puskás Ferenc Stadium in Budapest is expected to be built from 90-100 billion forints in three years starting in 2015, government commissioner László Vígh said on Thursday.