265 result(s) for olympic champion
Xpat Opinion: Hungary To Host 2021 World Aquatics Championships
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Browse through the medal count for the 2012 London Olympics, and you’ll spot Hungary’s impressive rank at number 14, right after Canada, with eight gold medals, four silver and five bronze. What’s just as interesting is that if you click on the details, you’ll see that Hungary’s medal board is dominated by swimming and kayak or canoe (five gold, two silver and two bronze). ...
Budapest To Host 2021 FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 21 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s sensational presentation did the job! The FINA (the International Swimming Federation) Bureau, which began meeting in Barcelona on July 19, chose Hungary to host the World Aquatics Championships scheduled for 2021.
Hungarian Athletes “Close To National Side” List
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz maintains a list of athletes “close to the national side”, the tabloid Blikk reported on Monday, citing a document it obtained. The list includes the names and contact details of 50 people, most of them Olympic champion athletes and coaches.
'Swimming For The Life Savers', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 11:43 AM
- sport
I’ve long been a supporter of British lifesavers. Ever since I briefly was a lifesaver myself as a student holiday job. And recently I’ve become a trustee of the Lifeboat Fund in the UK. So I’ve been looking for a chance to pick up that cause now that I’m here in Hungary. I’m very pleased to say I’ve found it.
Incredible: Airbus Pulled With Teeth At Budapest Airport
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian professional strong man Sinka “Popeye” Zsolt performed a stunt worthy of making it to the Guinness book of records: applying his bodily strength – more precisely, his teeth – he pulled a 180-seater Airbus A 320 aircraft of Hungarian carrier Wizz Air on the apron of Terminal 1 of Budapest Airport all by himself.
Invitation: H2O Party @ Buddha-Bar Budapest, 22 March
- 22 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Party of the month at the Buddha-Bar Lounge on the occasion of World Water Day. On Friday, H2O Party@Buddha-Bar is all about water with special guest stars: Imre Pulai Olympic champion of canoeing and Viktor Nagy, the goalkeeper of the national water polo team.
Olympic Kayak Champion Janics To Continue Career In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Olympic kayak champion Natasa Douchev-Janics will continue her career in Hungary, she announced yesterday. Janics informed the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe federation that she is withdrawing her application to compete for Serbia.
Press Release: Budapest Gastro-World Stands-Up For The Vulnerable
- 7 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
TableFree announced a new initiative to support the Hungarian Red Cross. Their new product called “Haszon Kártya” is a new way of supporting humanitarian activities of the civil organization. The donations will serve as a support for feeding people who lost their homes. The new product introduced by TableFree is called “Haszon Kártya,” and it allows diners to enjoy significant discounts at some ...
European Figure Skating Championships, Budapest, 13 - 19 January
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
The bests of the sport are preparing to the Olympic Games in Sochi with great efforts, which is the main event of the season. For the European skaters the last station of the road to the Games is the European Championships held in Budapest, 13-19th January.
Xpat Opinion: Hungary To Host 2021 World Aquatics Championships
- 29 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
By Ferenc Kumin: Browse through the medal count for the 2012 London Olympics, and you’ll spot Hungary’s impressive rank at number 14, right after Canada, with eight gold medals, four silver and five bronze. What’s just as interesting is that if you click on the details, you’ll see that Hungary’s medal board is dominated by swimming and kayak or canoe (five gold, two silver and two bronze). ...
Budapest To Host 2021 FINA World Aquatics Championships
- 21 Jul 2013 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s sensational presentation did the job! The FINA (the International Swimming Federation) Bureau, which began meeting in Barcelona on July 19, chose Hungary to host the World Aquatics Championships scheduled for 2021.
Hungarian Athletes “Close To National Side” List
- 16 Jul 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Fidesz maintains a list of athletes “close to the national side”, the tabloid Blikk reported on Monday, citing a document it obtained. The list includes the names and contact details of 50 people, most of them Olympic champion athletes and coaches.
'Swimming For The Life Savers', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 27 Jun 2013 11:43 AM
- sport
I’ve long been a supporter of British lifesavers. Ever since I briefly was a lifesaver myself as a student holiday job. And recently I’ve become a trustee of the Lifeboat Fund in the UK. So I’ve been looking for a chance to pick up that cause now that I’m here in Hungary. I’m very pleased to say I’ve found it.
Incredible: Airbus Pulled With Teeth At Budapest Airport
- 26 Jun 2013 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian professional strong man Sinka “Popeye” Zsolt performed a stunt worthy of making it to the Guinness book of records: applying his bodily strength – more precisely, his teeth – he pulled a 180-seater Airbus A 320 aircraft of Hungarian carrier Wizz Air on the apron of Terminal 1 of Budapest Airport all by himself.
Invitation: H2O Party @ Buddha-Bar Budapest, 22 March
- 22 Mar 2013 9:00 AM
- specials
Party of the month at the Buddha-Bar Lounge on the occasion of World Water Day. On Friday, H2O Party@Buddha-Bar is all about water with special guest stars: Imre Pulai Olympic champion of canoeing and Viktor Nagy, the goalkeeper of the national water polo team.
Olympic Kayak Champion Janics To Continue Career In Hungary
- 12 Mar 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
Olympic kayak champion Natasa Douchev-Janics will continue her career in Hungary, she announced yesterday. Janics informed the Hungarian Kayak-Canoe federation that she is withdrawing her application to compete for Serbia.
Press Release: Budapest Gastro-World Stands-Up For The Vulnerable
- 7 Feb 2013 8:00 AM
- food & drink
TableFree announced a new initiative to support the Hungarian Red Cross. Their new product called “Haszon Kártya” is a new way of supporting humanitarian activities of the civil organization. The donations will serve as a support for feeding people who lost their homes. The new product introduced by TableFree is called “Haszon Kártya,” and it allows diners to enjoy significant discounts at some ...
European Figure Skating Championships, Budapest, 13 - 19 January
- 2 Jan 2013 8:00 AM
- sport
The bests of the sport are preparing to the Olympic Games in Sochi with great efforts, which is the main event of the season. For the European skaters the last station of the road to the Games is the European Championships held in Budapest, 13-19th January.


















