203 result(s) for government in Sport
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Bienerth Elected Hungarian Swimming Federation Head
- 9 Jan 2017 9:10 AM
- sport
An extraordinary general assembly of the Hungarian Swimming Federation elected Gusztáv Bienerth president of the federation on Sunday. Bienerth, aged 62, is vice-president of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid, and government commissioner in charge of tourism.
Orbán Meets Outgoing Swimming Federation Chief
- 9 Jan 2017 8:24 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday met Tamás Gyárfás, outgoing president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation, the prime minister’s press chief said. The prime minister greatly appreciates the work Gyárfás has put in for Hungarian swimming in cooperation with the government over the past two decades, Bertalan Havasi said.
Gyárfás Throws In The Towel
- 23 Dec 2016 7:15 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás announced on Thursday that he will not run for re-election to the post of president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation at its general meeting on January 8.
Orbán Meets With Intl Wrestling Federation Head
- 12 Dec 2016 10:10 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Nenad Lalović, the president of international wrestling federation United World Wrestling (UWW) in Parliament on Saturday, the PM’s press chief told MTI. The two discussed the domestic and international situation of wrestling as well as a recent report by an investigative commission led by Richard McLaren set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said ...
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Budapest Submits Second Part Of Olympic Bid
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the second part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee, meeting the Friday deadline for turning in the document, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid announced.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Bienerth Elected Hungarian Swimming Federation Head
- 9 Jan 2017 9:10 AM
- sport
An extraordinary general assembly of the Hungarian Swimming Federation elected Gusztáv Bienerth president of the federation on Sunday. Bienerth, aged 62, is vice-president of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid, and government commissioner in charge of tourism.
Orbán Meets Outgoing Swimming Federation Chief
- 9 Jan 2017 8:24 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Friday met Tamás Gyárfás, outgoing president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation, the prime minister’s press chief said. The prime minister greatly appreciates the work Gyárfás has put in for Hungarian swimming in cooperation with the government over the past two decades, Bertalan Havasi said.
Gyárfás Throws In The Towel
- 23 Dec 2016 7:15 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás announced on Thursday that he will not run for re-election to the post of president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation at its general meeting on January 8.
Orbán Meets With Intl Wrestling Federation Head
- 12 Dec 2016 10:10 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Nenad Lalović, the president of international wrestling federation United World Wrestling (UWW) in Parliament on Saturday, the PM’s press chief told MTI. The two discussed the domestic and international situation of wrestling as well as a recent report by an investigative commission led by Richard McLaren set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said ...
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Budapest Submits Second Part Of Olympic Bid
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the second part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee, meeting the Friday deadline for turning in the document, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid announced.
Opposition Speaks Out Against Budapest Olympic Bid
- 29 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The opposition Socialist and LMP parties reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that staging the Games was against the capital’s interest. Socialist Budapest deputy Csaba Horváth said that instead of supporting the Olympic bid, the Budapest Assembly should address the issue of the capital’s “broken-down hospitals and abandoned schools”.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.