605 result(s) for hungary budapest in Sport
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.
Tens Of Thousands Of Tickets Sold For 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Jan 2017 8:25 AM
- sport
Sports fans have already bought thousands of tickets for the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships which Hungary will host in July, the daily Magyar Idők said on Friday.
Olympic Consultants’ Costs Rising
- 5 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Consultancy costs for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics have risen to Ft 7.3 billion from Ft 5.2 billion last March, Index reports, citing an official EU publication.
Outgoing Swimming Federation President Gyárfás Stays As Tournament Organiser
- 2 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
Outgoing Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás can stay on as a member of the organising committee of the world aquatics championships to be held in Budapest next summer.
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”, ...
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Hungary To Host Kickboxing World Championships In 2017
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungary has won the right to organise the kickboxing world championships in 2017. The Hungarian kickboxing association said the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) award the right to hold the next world championships to Hungary during its meeting in Maribor. Hungary has so far hosted the world kickboxing championships twice: in Budapest in 1985 and in Szeged in 2005.
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.
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.
Tens Of Thousands Of Tickets Sold For 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Jan 2017 8:25 AM
- sport
Sports fans have already bought thousands of tickets for the 2017 FINA World Aquatics Championships which Hungary will host in July, the daily Magyar Idők said on Friday.
Olympic Consultants’ Costs Rising
- 5 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Consultancy costs for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics have risen to Ft 7.3 billion from Ft 5.2 billion last March, Index reports, citing an official EU publication.
Outgoing Swimming Federation President Gyárfás Stays As Tournament Organiser
- 2 Jan 2017 9:00 AM
- sport
Outgoing Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás can stay on as a member of the organising committee of the world aquatics championships to be held in Budapest next summer.
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”, ...
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Hungary To Host Kickboxing World Championships In 2017
- 14 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hungary has won the right to organise the kickboxing world championships in 2017. The Hungarian kickboxing association said the World Association of Kickboxing Organizations (WAKO) award the right to hold the next world championships to Hungary during its meeting in Maribor. Hungary has so far hosted the world kickboxing championships twice: in Budapest in 1985 and in Szeged in 2005.
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.