58 result(s) for statement in Sport
Budapest To Host World Modern Pentathlon Championships In 2019
- 27 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- sport
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) officially declared at its congress in Tbilisi on Sunday that Budapest had won the right to host the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in 2019 and the Laser-run World Championships to be held simultaneously.
FINA Aquatic Champs To Close With Circus Show, 30 July
- 27 Jul 2017 2:50 AM
- sport
The 17th FINA World Championships has announced it will celebrate watersports and sportspeople in a contemporary circus and dance show on July 30 in the Papp László Sport Arena as part of the closing ceremony of the event, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Opposition DK Questions Decision To Deploy Army During FINA Championships
- 12 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it opposes the government’s decision to deploy soldiers to secure sites at the FINA World Aquatics Championships this month. The party’s deputy leader, Ágnes Vadai, in a statement on Tuesday referred to the decree published in the official government gazette relating to security provision for the championships between July 13 and July 30 “If ...
Budapest Withdraws 2024 Olympics Bid
- 23 Feb 2017 1:40 AM
- sport
The government has passed a resolution in which it proposes that the City of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee should withdraw Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the prime minister’s cabinet office said.
Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Magyar Opinion: Olympics Referendum Lacks Support Of Left
- 15 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator lambasts the MSZP and the DK for criticising the initiators of a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, and accuses them of playing into the government’s hands.
Socialists, LMP Support Signature Drive To Thwart Budapest 2024 Olympic Plans
- 20 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Both the opposition Socialist and LMP parties back an NGO initiative to collect signatures demanding Hungary drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in Budapest in 2024.
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.
Swimming Dispute Taken To Court
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation, is taking legal action against what the federation calls the “open spreading of lies and slander” in recent days.
Budapest To Host World Modern Pentathlon Championships In 2019
- 27 Nov 2017 7:54 AM
- sport
The International Modern Pentathlon Union (UIPM) officially declared at its congress in Tbilisi on Sunday that Budapest had won the right to host the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in 2019 and the Laser-run World Championships to be held simultaneously.
FINA Aquatic Champs To Close With Circus Show, 30 July
- 27 Jul 2017 2:50 AM
- sport
The 17th FINA World Championships has announced it will celebrate watersports and sportspeople in a contemporary circus and dance show on July 30 in the Papp László Sport Arena as part of the closing ceremony of the event, according to a press statement sent to the Budapest Business Journal.
Opposition DK Questions Decision To Deploy Army During FINA Championships
- 12 Jul 2017 8:42 AM
- sport
The opposition Democratic Coalition (DK) has said it opposes the government’s decision to deploy soldiers to secure sites at the FINA World Aquatics Championships this month. The party’s deputy leader, Ágnes Vadai, in a statement on Tuesday referred to the decree published in the official government gazette relating to security provision for the championships between July 13 and July 30 “If ...
Budapest Withdraws 2024 Olympics Bid
- 23 Feb 2017 1:40 AM
- sport
The government has passed a resolution in which it proposes that the City of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee should withdraw Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Summer Olympics, the prime minister’s cabinet office said.
Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Magyar Opinion: Olympics Referendum Lacks Support Of Left
- 15 Feb 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing commentator lambasts the MSZP and the DK for criticising the initiators of a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympics, and accuses them of playing into the government’s hands.
Socialists, LMP Support Signature Drive To Thwart Budapest 2024 Olympic Plans
- 20 Jan 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
Both the opposition Socialist and LMP parties back an NGO initiative to collect signatures demanding Hungary drop its bid to host the Olympic Games in Budapest in 2024.
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.
Swimming Dispute Taken To Court
- 24 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Tamás Gyárfás, president of the Hungarian Swimming Federation, is taking legal action against what the federation calls the “open spreading of lies and slander” in recent days.