177 result(s) for olympics in Sport
Anti-Olympics Drive Starts Tomorrow
- 18 Jan 2017 7:50 AM
- sport
The Momentum movement will kick off a signature drive on Thursday in hopes of gaining sufficient support from Budapest residents for a referendum on staging the 2024 Olympics.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
IOC To Visit Budapest In May
- 9 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- sport
A committee of the International Olympic Committee will visit Budapest between May 10-12 to conduct a review concerning the 2024 Summer Olympics, portal insidethegames.biz reported. The evaluation committee will also visit Los Angeles and Paris, the two other cities aspiring to host the games.
Olympic Consultants’ Costs Rising
- 5 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Consultancy costs for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics have risen to Ft 7.3 billion from Ft 5.2 billion last March, Index reports, citing an official EU publication.
Interview With László Cseh: “Phelps Is A Major Inspiration For Me”
- 11 Dec 2016 6:56 AM
- sport
There was an additional Hungarian speaker at the FINA Convention’s Panel Talk in Windsor: the FINA invited László Cseh to the traditional closing event with all the participants including the athletes, where he was introduced to the audience as the living legend of the Aquatics.
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.
Anti-Olympics Drive Starts Tomorrow
- 18 Jan 2017 7:50 AM
- sport
The Momentum movement will kick off a signature drive on Thursday in hopes of gaining sufficient support from Budapest residents for a referendum on staging the 2024 Olympics.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
IOC To Visit Budapest In May
- 9 Jan 2017 9:20 AM
- sport
A committee of the International Olympic Committee will visit Budapest between May 10-12 to conduct a review concerning the 2024 Summer Olympics, portal insidethegames.biz reported. The evaluation committee will also visit Los Angeles and Paris, the two other cities aspiring to host the games.
Olympic Consultants’ Costs Rising
- 5 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Consultancy costs for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics have risen to Ft 7.3 billion from Ft 5.2 billion last March, Index reports, citing an official EU publication.
Interview With László Cseh: “Phelps Is A Major Inspiration For Me”
- 11 Dec 2016 6:56 AM
- sport
There was an additional Hungarian speaker at the FINA Convention’s Panel Talk in Windsor: the FINA invited László Cseh to the traditional closing event with all the participants including the athletes, where he was introduced to the audience as the living legend of the Aquatics.
Budapest Clears Next Hurdle In Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 9 Dec 2016 5:45 AM
- sport
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid, told MTI. The IOC, whose executive board is winding up a threeday meeting in Lausanne on Thursday, declared Budapest “a perfectly suitable city” that is “an equal competitor with Paris and Los Angeles”, ...
Swim Chief Gyárfás Resigns
- 1 Dec 2016 8:30 AM
- sport
Swimming Federation president Tamás Gyárfás resigned yesterday, in the wake of criticisms from multiple Olympic champion Katinka Hosszú and other top swimmers. “Even the darkest night must end and the sun will rise,” Hosszú wrote on her Facebook page in response.
Hungary Hails Solidarity Of Sportsmen Who Boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics
- 22 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne Olympics out of solidarity with Hungary due to its crushed anti-Soviet revolution. Hungary has organised programmes to thank the athletes who gave up their dreams after the Netherlands, Spain, and Switzerland withdrew in protest against the Soviet presence ...
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.