93 result(s) for international olympic committee
Invitation: SportExpo, Hungexpo Budapest, 3 - 5 May
- 2 May 2013 9:02 AM
- sport
SportExpo Budapest will be held for the first time in Hungary. The only expo of it's kind was born as a result of growing demand from within Hungary's sport industry, with the aim to bring together sporting federations, sports clubs, athletes, the most popular manufacturers of sports goods and sportswear, and companies involved in sporting infrastructure and to provide the exhibitors with a ...
International Olympic Committee's Decision About Wrestling Causes Shock In Hungary
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
A decision by the International Olympic Committee’s executive committee to remove wrestling from the list of core Olympic sports has caused shock in Hungary. Hungarian Wrestling Federation president Tamás Gáspár called the move a bolt of lightning out of the blue “I simply cannot understand it. I thought wrestling had a stable place in the Olympic programme”.
Hungarian Awarded Olympic Bronze
- 13 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- sport
The International Wrestling Federation has awarded the Olympic bronze medal to Gábor Hatos in the 74kg free-style wrestling class, team manager István Gulyás announced Monday evening.
Hungarian Olympic Legends Receive Special London Underground Map
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador Jonathan Knott handed over special editions of London underground maps to living Hungarian sport legends after the official oath taking ceremony of the Hungarian Olympic and Paralympic Team in the Palace of Arts on 22 June.
"Great" Britain 2012 Paralympic Appeal In Hungary, 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Join the relay and support the Hungarian Junior Paralympic Squad by registering as a "charity entry"
"GREAT Britain" 2012 Paralympic Appeal In Budapest, 10 June
- 10 May 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
The British Embassy in Budapest together with the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the Irish-Hungarian Business Circle, the State Secretariat for Sports of the Hungarian Ministry for National Resources, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Budapest Sport Office in association with the Robert Burns International Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the "GREAT Britain" 2012 ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
International Press Headlines About Hungary's President Schmitt Resigning
- 5 Apr 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
President Pál Schmitt announced his departure at the end of an unscheduled speech in the Hungarian Parliament today. The Associated Press, one of the first to break the story in English, reported Schmitt saying he is stepping down because his "personal issue" is dividing Hungary. His 1992 doctorate was recently revoked after a University investigation concluded that most of his thesis was copied. ...
Gift Of Life, Tolerance Without Boundaries By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"I am just travelling slowly back to Budapest through driving snow, having spent the afternoon in the West Hungarian city of Győr. I had discussions with the Mayor (recently made Head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee); the Chairman of the County Council; the "Kisalfold" newspaper, a British investment (who also interviewed me for their next edition); and the Rector of Győr's impressive and ...
Invitation: SportExpo, Hungexpo Budapest, 3 - 5 May
- 2 May 2013 9:02 AM
- sport
SportExpo Budapest will be held for the first time in Hungary. The only expo of it's kind was born as a result of growing demand from within Hungary's sport industry, with the aim to bring together sporting federations, sports clubs, athletes, the most popular manufacturers of sports goods and sportswear, and companies involved in sporting infrastructure and to provide the exhibitors with a ...
International Olympic Committee's Decision About Wrestling Causes Shock In Hungary
- 13 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
A decision by the International Olympic Committee’s executive committee to remove wrestling from the list of core Olympic sports has caused shock in Hungary. Hungarian Wrestling Federation president Tamás Gáspár called the move a bolt of lightning out of the blue “I simply cannot understand it. I thought wrestling had a stable place in the Olympic programme”.
Hungarian Awarded Olympic Bronze
- 13 Nov 2012 8:02 AM
- sport
The International Wrestling Federation has awarded the Olympic bronze medal to Gábor Hatos in the 74kg free-style wrestling class, team manager István Gulyás announced Monday evening.
Hungarian Olympic Legends Receive Special London Underground Map
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador Jonathan Knott handed over special editions of London underground maps to living Hungarian sport legends after the official oath taking ceremony of the Hungarian Olympic and Paralympic Team in the Palace of Arts on 22 June.
"Great" Britain 2012 Paralympic Appeal In Hungary, 10 June
- 8 Jun 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Join the relay and support the Hungarian Junior Paralympic Squad by registering as a "charity entry"
"GREAT Britain" 2012 Paralympic Appeal In Budapest, 10 June
- 10 May 2012 1:00 AM
- sport
The British Embassy in Budapest together with the British Chamber of Commerce in Hungary, the Irish-Hungarian Business Circle, the State Secretariat for Sports of the Hungarian Ministry for National Resources, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Budapest Sport Office in association with the Robert Burns International Foundation are proud to announce the launch of the "GREAT Britain" 2012 ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
International Press Headlines About Hungary's President Schmitt Resigning
- 5 Apr 2012 10:40 AM
- current affairs
President Pál Schmitt announced his departure at the end of an unscheduled speech in the Hungarian Parliament today. The Associated Press, one of the first to break the story in English, reported Schmitt saying he is stepping down because his "personal issue" is dividing Hungary. His 1992 doctorate was recently revoked after a University investigation concluded that most of his thesis was copied. ...
Gift Of Life, Tolerance Without Boundaries By Greg Dorey, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 7 Dec 2010 12:00 AM
- community & culture
"I am just travelling slowly back to Budapest through driving snow, having spent the afternoon in the West Hungarian city of Győr. I had discussions with the Mayor (recently made Head of the Hungarian Olympic Committee); the Chairman of the County Council; the "Kisalfold" newspaper, a British investment (who also interviewed me for their next edition); and the Rector of Győr's impressive and ...