259 result(s) for olympic champion
Excellent Effort Defeats Greece But Isn’t Enough For World League Finals Place
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary put on a superb display to beat Greece 13-10 but it is their mediterranean opponents who progress to the World League finals in China in June having denied the hosts the five-goal margin of victory they needed to become group winners. After a disappointing first period in which Hungary fell 3-1 and then 4-2 behind, Tibor Benedek’s team roared back into contention with a 5-2 second-quarter ...
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 ...
Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Laura Sárosi, Hungary’s top female badminton player, was in the second round of the European Badminton Championship when she gave an extraordinary new meaning to the term “fair play” with a heartwarming gesture to her opponent that has since gone viral.
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
Govt Reallocates Over HUF 7bn For 2017 FINA World Championships Developments
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The government has reallocated more than 7 billion forints in this year’s budget for sports developments connected to the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said.
Hosting 2017 World Swimming Championship To Cost Hungary USD 312 Million
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 world swimming championship games in Budapest will cost Hungarian and European taxpayers some HUF 86 billion (USD 312 million) according to latest estimates, or 3.5 times original estimates.
Hungary’s Athletes Of The Year Elected
- 18 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- sport
World and Olympic champion swimmer László Cseh and world champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú have been elected Hungary’s Athletes of the Year 2015 by the country’s sports journalists. Former manager of the Hungarian national team Pál Dárdai, who is currently the coach for Germany’s Hertha BSC, was elected the top coach of the year.
Excellent Effort Defeats Greece But Isn’t Enough For World League Finals Place
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary put on a superb display to beat Greece 13-10 but it is their mediterranean opponents who progress to the World League finals in China in June having denied the hosts the five-goal margin of victory they needed to become group winners. After a disappointing first period in which Hungary fell 3-1 and then 4-2 behind, Tibor Benedek’s team roared back into contention with a 5-2 second-quarter ...
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 ...
Hungarian Badminton Player Gives Fair Play A Whole New Meaning
- 6 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Laura Sárosi, Hungary’s top female badminton player, was in the second round of the European Badminton Championship when she gave an extraordinary new meaning to the term “fair play” with a heartwarming gesture to her opponent that has since gone viral.
Sziget Festival Prepares For Record Turnout And More
- 20 Apr 2016 9:02 AM
- entertainment
Sziget is the Island of Freedom and also the winner of the ‘Best European Festival Line-up Award’ in 2015. To live up to its traditions, the festival continues to build its identity upon a very diverse and open-minded program structure, making sure that it is much more than ‘just’ a music festival.
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
New HUF 3.2 bln Swimming Pool Inaugurated In Budapest
- 8 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Officials of the central government and Budapestʼs District XI inaugurated a HUF 3.2 billion, 50-meter indoor swimming pool next to the Tüske sports hall in southern Budapest.
Govt Reallocates Over HUF 7bn For 2017 FINA World Championships Developments
- 5 Mar 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
The government has reallocated more than 7 billion forints in this year’s budget for sports developments connected to the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest, the official gazette Magyar Közlöny said.
Hosting 2017 World Swimming Championship To Cost Hungary USD 312 Million
- 22 Feb 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Hosting the 2017 world swimming championship games in Budapest will cost Hungarian and European taxpayers some HUF 86 billion (USD 312 million) according to latest estimates, or 3.5 times original estimates.
Hungary’s Athletes Of The Year Elected
- 18 Jan 2016 8:02 AM
- sport
World and Olympic champion swimmer László Cseh and world champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú have been elected Hungary’s Athletes of the Year 2015 by the country’s sports journalists. Former manager of the Hungarian national team Pál Dárdai, who is currently the coach for Germany’s Hertha BSC, was elected the top coach of the year.