178 result(s) for swimming in Sport
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
Budapest To Host European Aquatic Championships In 2020
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary will host the European championships in all aquatic sports in 2020, Paolo Barelli, president of the Ligue Europeenne de Natation (LEN) announced in Budapest at the weekend.
New Record Set At The Balaton Cross Swimming Competition
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Index.hu writes that a new record was set at the cross swimming competition of Lake Balaton; two Hungarians who are to compete in Rio later this year, Márk Papp and Éva Risztov, claimed the victory amongst the male and the female contestants.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Wins Second Gold Medal
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won her second gold medal at the European swimming championships in London on Tuesday, emerging victorious in the 200-metre backstroke event. Fellow Hungarian Kata Burián was placed fourth.
Swimming Federation Backs Gyárfás
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Swimming Federation’s annual general meeting gave a vote of confidence in president Tamás Gyárfás with 118 affirmative votes, against only one dissension and one abstention on Sunday. Gyárfás said in a speech to the gathering that no matter how unfair he considers the attacks of recent weeks, he feels that he must tolerate the slaps and cannot hide as his responsibility is so large.
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.
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 Katinka Hosszú Best Female Swimmer Of The Year Again
- 2 Feb 2016 8:01 AM
- sport
International swimming association FINA has selected Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú best female swimmer of the year for the second year in a row. Hosszú was given the title ahead of the American Katie Ledecky and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom. At a meeting of its Bureau in Budapest on Sunday, FINA announced that the aquatic world championships will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2021, and in Doha, Qatar, two ...
Outcry As Hungarian State TV Ignores Olympic Refugee Swimmer
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A public TV announcer commenting on a broadcast of the Olympics yesterday failed to mention the name of a swimmer representing the Refugee Olympic Team, even after she won her heat, causing an outcry in the press and social media. The Helsinki Committee questioned if the omission was political, but the commentator blamed a technical error.
Budapest To Host European Aquatic Championships In 2020
- 11 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary will host the European championships in all aquatic sports in 2020, Paolo Barelli, president of the Ligue Europeenne de Natation (LEN) announced in Budapest at the weekend.
New Record Set At The Balaton Cross Swimming Competition
- 7 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Index.hu writes that a new record was set at the cross swimming competition of Lake Balaton; two Hungarians who are to compete in Rio later this year, Márk Papp and Éva Risztov, claimed the victory amongst the male and the female contestants.
2017 FINA World Championships To Cost HUF 90 Billion
- 24 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
According to Hungarian investigative journalism portal Átlátszó.hu, the 2017 FINA World Championships to be hosted in Budapest in 2017 will cost Hungarian taxpayers at least HUF 90 billion (USD 323 million), of which HUF 52 billion (USD 192 million) is to be spent this year alone.
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Wins Second Gold Medal
- 19 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Katinka Hosszú of Hungary won her second gold medal at the European swimming championships in London on Tuesday, emerging victorious in the 200-metre backstroke event. Fellow Hungarian Kata Burián was placed fourth.
Swimming Federation Backs Gyárfás
- 25 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Swimming Federation’s annual general meeting gave a vote of confidence in president Tamás Gyárfás with 118 affirmative votes, against only one dissension and one abstention on Sunday. Gyárfás said in a speech to the gathering that no matter how unfair he considers the attacks of recent weeks, he feels that he must tolerate the slaps and cannot hide as his responsibility is so large.
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.
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 Katinka Hosszú Best Female Swimmer Of The Year Again
- 2 Feb 2016 8:01 AM
- sport
International swimming association FINA has selected Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú best female swimmer of the year for the second year in a row. Hosszú was given the title ahead of the American Katie Ledecky and Sweden’s Sarah Sjostrom. At a meeting of its Bureau in Budapest on Sunday, FINA announced that the aquatic world championships will be held in Fukuoka, Japan, in 2021, and in Doha, Qatar, two ...