86 result(s) for international olympic committee
Official: Budapest Plans Compact, ‘Manageable’ Olympics
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Taking its cue from the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 programme targeting mediumsize cities, Budapest plans to host a compact and manageable Olympics with a human face. “Budapest does have a chance. We are proud of participating in this competition and we intend to win it,” Balázs Fürjes, the Hungarian government official in charge of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Games, told a ...
Hungarian President Áder Meets IOC Head In Brazil
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
President János Áder met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro late on Monday, which also covered Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on its website mob. hu that Áder discussed the Hungarian bid with several IOC members during Rio 2016.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Áder Opens Hungarian House In Rio
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
President János Áder formally opened a Hungarian House created to help promote Hungary’s 20214 Olympic bid in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The venue, where Hungary’s past Olympic successes and an interactive exhibition presenting the Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid are on display, is located in an equestrian club on the shore of Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon and is open for supporters.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Hungarian President Áder To Visit Brazil
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will pay a visit to Brazil where he will meet politicians and sports officials, his office said. Áder will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. He will watch several sporting events involving Hungarian athletes compete and visit the Olympic Village.
Shorter National Anthem For Olympics
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A “new” 90-second version of the Himnusz, the national anthem, could be premiered when Hungarian athletes win their first gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Hungarian Grand Prix – One Of The Major Events Of The Summer
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Classical. This is what it has become over the past years, the race track of Hungaroring. It was built almost three decades ago as a rarity of its time, for being the first one beyond the Iron Curtain, and now it is still special as the third behind Monte-Carlo and Monza to have continuously featured in the F1 race calendar.
PwC: Hungary Likely To Earn Five Fewer Medals In Rio
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary is expected to receive approximately five fewer medals in the Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games than during its 9th place performance in 2012, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hungary said in an analysis published on Friday.
Official: Budapest Plans Compact, ‘Manageable’ Olympics
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Taking its cue from the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 programme targeting mediumsize cities, Budapest plans to host a compact and manageable Olympics with a human face. “Budapest does have a chance. We are proud of participating in this competition and we intend to win it,” Balázs Fürjes, the Hungarian government official in charge of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Games, told a ...
Hungarian President Áder Meets IOC Head In Brazil
- 10 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
President János Áder met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro late on Monday, which also covered Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Hungarian Olympic Committee said on its website mob. hu that Áder discussed the Hungarian bid with several IOC members during Rio 2016.
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Áder Opens Hungarian House In Rio
- 8 Aug 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
President János Áder formally opened a Hungarian House created to help promote Hungary’s 20214 Olympic bid in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. The venue, where Hungary’s past Olympic successes and an interactive exhibition presenting the Budapest’s 2024 Olympic bid are on display, is located in an equestrian club on the shore of Rodrigo de Freitas lagoon and is open for supporters.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
Hungarian President Áder To Visit Brazil
- 5 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- current affairs
President János Áder will pay a visit to Brazil where he will meet politicians and sports officials, his office said. Áder will attend the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro on Friday. He will watch several sporting events involving Hungarian athletes compete and visit the Olympic Village.
Shorter National Anthem For Olympics
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A “new” 90-second version of the Himnusz, the national anthem, could be premiered when Hungarian athletes win their first gold medal at the Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.
Hungarian Grand Prix – One Of The Major Events Of The Summer
- 30 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Classical. This is what it has become over the past years, the race track of Hungaroring. It was built almost three decades ago as a rarity of its time, for being the first one beyond the Iron Curtain, and now it is still special as the third behind Monte-Carlo and Monza to have continuously featured in the F1 race calendar.
PwC: Hungary Likely To Earn Five Fewer Medals In Rio
- 7 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary is expected to receive approximately five fewer medals in the Rio De Janeiro 2016 Olympic Games than during its 9th place performance in 2012, PricewaterhouseCoopers Hungary said in an analysis published on Friday.