84 result(s) for international olympic committee
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Olympic Bid Logo Presented In Budapest
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Organisers of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid unveiled their logo at a media ceremony on top of Gellért Hill on Thursday. The logo displays an image of the Statue of Liberty atop a green hill, looking onto a series of waves representing the Danube in the colours of the Olympic rings.
Master Plan For Budapest Olympics Approved By General Assembly Of Budapest
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The General Assembly of Budapest has approved the master plan for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Budapest, there were 21 votes in favour, 1 against and 9 absent. The assembly members have also accepted the guarantee letter to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
Budapest Has One Less Rival Since Hamburg Withdraws Olympics Bid
- 30 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has one less rival in the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics as 52% of voters in a Sunday referendum in Hamburg voted against bidding to stage the competition. The remaining candidates are Los Angeles, Paris and Rome, along with Budapest. The International Olympic Committee will select the winner in 2017.
Region’s Olympic Committees Support Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Games
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Olympic committees of 16 countries in central and southern Europe expressed their support for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games at general meeting of the European Olympic Committee in Prague on Saturday. The Olympic committees of Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, ...
Áder Meets IOC President, Lobbies For 2024 Olympics In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian President János Áder has met International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in New York to outline Hungary’s arguments which would justify that Budapest should host the Olympic Summer Games in 2024. Hungary was a founding member of the IOC and the only one among the top ten medal-winners that had never hosted the Olympic Games.
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.
Prime Minister Meets Heads Of International Canoe Federation
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The western German city of Duisburg and the southern Hungarian city of Szeged are two “temples” of kayak-canoeing, Prime Minister Viktor Orban said at talks with heads of the International Canoe Federation (ICF) on Wednesday. ICF President Jose Perurena and Secretary General Simon Toulson were accompanied by head of the Hungarian federation Etele Barath at the meeting in Parliament, the prime ...
Olympic Bid Logo Presented In Budapest
- 15 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Organisers of Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid unveiled their logo at a media ceremony on top of Gellért Hill on Thursday. The logo displays an image of the Statue of Liberty atop a green hill, looking onto a series of waves representing the Danube in the colours of the Olympic rings.
Master Plan For Budapest Olympics Approved By General Assembly Of Budapest
- 24 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The General Assembly of Budapest has approved the master plan for the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in Budapest, there were 21 votes in favour, 1 against and 9 absent. The assembly members have also accepted the guarantee letter to be submitted to the International Olympic Committee.
Budapest Submits 2024 Olympic Bid
- 18 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the first part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Games to the International Olympic Committee, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, announced. The application was submitted on Tuesday, one day before the official deadline. Hungary’s parliament voted in July to support the Hungarian capital’s bid to host the 2024 event.
Hungary’s Supreme Court Rejects Referendum Bids On Olympics, City Park
- 21 Jan 2016 8:00 AM
- current affairs
Hungary’s supreme court has rejected referendum questions on organising Olympic Games in Budapest and the upgrade of the Városliget (City Park), overruling the Budapest Election Committee’s earlier approval. Concerning the rejection of the question of whether citizens agree that Budapest should not apply to host the Olympics in 2024, the Kúria said the capital had already submitted a declaration ...
Budapest Has One Less Rival Since Hamburg Withdraws Olympics Bid
- 30 Nov 2015 10:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has one less rival in the bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics as 52% of voters in a Sunday referendum in Hamburg voted against bidding to stage the competition. The remaining candidates are Los Angeles, Paris and Rome, along with Budapest. The International Olympic Committee will select the winner in 2017.
Region’s Olympic Committees Support Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Games
- 23 Nov 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
The Olympic committees of 16 countries in central and southern Europe expressed their support for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympic Games at general meeting of the European Olympic Committee in Prague on Saturday. The Olympic committees of Albania, Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, the Czech Republic, Greece, Macedonia, Montenegro, Poland, Romania, Serbia, ...
Áder Meets IOC President, Lobbies For 2024 Olympics In Budapest
- 28 Sep 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian President János Áder has met International Olympic Committee (IOC) President Thomas Bach in New York to outline Hungary’s arguments which would justify that Budapest should host the Olympic Summer Games in 2024. Hungary was a founding member of the IOC and the only one among the top ten medal-winners that had never hosted the Olympic Games.
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.