35 result(s) for sportsman
Orbán Awarded FINA’s Highest Honour
- 25 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
FINA president Julio Maglione presented Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with the International Swimming Federation’s highest honour in Parliament on Monday.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Lázár: Action Over Munkácsy In Hungarian National Interest
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Whereas it was “not the most sportsmanlike” to decree that Munkácsy’s Golgotha privately owned painting should be placed on a national list of protected artwork that cannot be taken out of the country, doing so was in the national interest, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a regular government news conference that museum professionals were in complete agreement that the painting ...
Admiration Pours In To Hungarian Judoka After Assisting Injured Sportsmate
- 5 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- sport
A Hungarian judoka has proven himself as an example of outstanding sportsmanship after providing assistance to his injured opponent at the European Judo open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, today.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
29th Budapest Half Marathon, 14 September
- 11 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- sport
The first Budapest Half Marathon was organised in 1984. During the last 29 years the race grew up into a major event in Budapest with 12 850 runners. 8500 runners on the individual 21 km distance, while others run in pairs or run the shorter distances. Budapest Half Marathon also became a real international event with almost 1600 runners from abroad, from 65 different countries in 2013.
World Boxing Championship In Hungary, 2013
- 1 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Sport judges, lights, music and a good mood were in the air. The young white hope of the Hungarian professional boxing, Norbert Nemesapáti (8 wins, 0 defeats) under the patronage of the WBC (World Boxing Council) had his first boxing match. The 18 year-old sportsman was boxing against Michal Nieroda for the ‘Youth Silver’ belt.
Orbán Awarded FINA’s Highest Honour
- 25 Jul 2017 9:10 AM
- current affairs
FINA president Julio Maglione presented Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán with the International Swimming Federation’s highest honour in Parliament on Monday.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Xpat Opinion: A Cautionary Tale For Hungarian Art Collectors
- 18 Jun 2015 2:30 AM
- community & culture
Hungary’s artwork regulatory agency has declared that Golgota, one of three large paintings depicting the trial and death of Christ by the famous Hungarian painter Mihály Munkácsy on loan to Hungary, may not leave the country. The problem is that the painting is privately owned by a US citizen who agreed to lend it to Hungary on the condition that, should the government wish to purchase it, the ...
Lázár: Action Over Munkácsy In Hungarian National Interest
- 12 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- community & culture
Whereas it was “not the most sportsmanlike” to decree that Munkácsy’s Golgotha privately owned painting should be placed on a national list of protected artwork that cannot be taken out of the country, doing so was in the national interest, the government office chief said. János Lázár told a regular government news conference that museum professionals were in complete agreement that the painting ...
Admiration Pours In To Hungarian Judoka After Assisting Injured Sportsmate
- 5 Jun 2015 9:04 AM
- sport
A Hungarian judoka has proven himself as an example of outstanding sportsmanship after providing assistance to his injured opponent at the European Judo open in Cluj-Napoca, Romania, today.
What Is The Harvard University Rowing Team’s Message To Hungarian Students?
- 13 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Harvard rowing team in Budapest: they came, they saw, they conquered and they encouraged talented students to dare to dream big. This year a unique team entered the famous Danube Regatta rowing competition: the men’s crew of Harvard University rowing team grabbed paddles and kept rowing until they reached the first place and won the race.
Last Of The Magic Magyars Dies
- 14 Jan 2015 3:00 AM
- sport
Legendary footballer Jenő Buzánszky, the last surviving member of Hungary’s Golden Team of the 1950s, has died at the age of 89. “I am proud to have played in the world’s best football team that everyone has remembered ever since,” he said in an interview given to MTI in May 2011.
29th Budapest Half Marathon, 14 September
- 11 Sep 2014 10:45 AM
- sport
The first Budapest Half Marathon was organised in 1984. During the last 29 years the race grew up into a major event in Budapest with 12 850 runners. 8500 runners on the individual 21 km distance, while others run in pairs or run the shorter distances. Budapest Half Marathon also became a real international event with almost 1600 runners from abroad, from 65 different countries in 2013.
World Boxing Championship In Hungary, 2013
- 1 Nov 2013 11:00 AM
- Xpatloop
Sport judges, lights, music and a good mood were in the air. The young white hope of the Hungarian professional boxing, Norbert Nemesapáti (8 wins, 0 defeats) under the patronage of the WBC (World Boxing Council) had his first boxing match. The 18 year-old sportsman was boxing against Michal Nieroda for the ‘Youth Silver’ belt.