159 result(s) for water in Sport
Xpat Opinion: By Treehugger Dan: Balaton Swim 2012
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
After doing my first Balaton Swim with Kevin Jackson 3 years ago for charity (raising money for the Hungarian Fair Trade Campaign), I have impatiently been waiting to do a second. Two years ago, after many weather postponements, the event was cancelled. Last year I had to pull out with 3 slipped disks. In what must be a first, the event this year went off without a hitch the first try, thus ...
Hungarian Olympic Legends Receive Special London Underground Map
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador Jonathan Knott handed over special editions of London underground maps to living Hungarian sport legends after the official oath taking ceremony of the Hungarian Olympic and Paralympic Team in the Palace of Arts on 22 June.
Updated: Central Budapest Grand Prix
- 30 Apr 2012 11:00 AM
- sport
Vodafone Hungary is celebrating the renewal of its mobile network by bringing Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button to race in Budapest. This showcase event on 1 May is part of a four-day festival in downtown Budapest to encourage an expected audience of thousands to 'start something new.' The following video shows Jenson Button racing through the streets of Manchester last year in a Vodafone ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
"Virtual Olympics" With Disabled Children In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
On 18 April the British Embassy in Budapest, Semmelweis University’s Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences and Virtual Sport Association organised Virtual Olympics in the Athletic Hall of the Faculty of Physical Education. The aim of the competition was to raise awareness of the equal importance of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and to give opportunity for disabled children to do ...
27. Vivicittá Run, Budapest, 1 April
- 30 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
'The event offers a 21.1km half marathon as well as a number of shorter distances (11.2km, 6.2km, 3.2km, and a 1km Family Run). In 2012, the start/finish area will be on Margaret Island (Margit-sziget), a green island in the River Danube, and a popular recreation ground with many sports facilities.
Hungarian Canoeist Gábor Rakonczay Arrives Safely
- 28 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
"Wonderful news, if you haven’t heard it yet… Gábor Rakonczay, the Hungarian canoeist, is alive and well and has arrived in Antigua, becoming the world’s first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a canoe. Contact with Gábor was lost February 6th after his boat overturned twice, soaking his satellite phone. He had no other equipment with which he could make contact or indicate his location.
Aqua Fun All Year Round In Aquaworld Budapest
- 14 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
Aquaworld Budapest, the biggest indoor water theme park in Central Europe offers unforgettable entertainment and adventure to visitors of every age throughout the year. The water complex is located in the northern part of Budapest, just off the Pest abutment of Megyeri Bridge along the new M0 ring.
Hungary To Continue Olympic Legacy In London
- 4 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has reportedly drawn up plans for a successful run in the 2012 London Olympics, members said. At the previous London Summer Olympics in 1908 Hungary achieved 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals (9 in total) and in the summer Olympics in London in 1948 it achieved 10 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze (28 in total). This time MOB would like to achieve at least 30 ...
Xpat Opinion: By Treehugger Dan: Balaton Swim 2012
- 10 Jul 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
After doing my first Balaton Swim with Kevin Jackson 3 years ago for charity (raising money for the Hungarian Fair Trade Campaign), I have impatiently been waiting to do a second. Two years ago, after many weather postponements, the event was cancelled. Last year I had to pull out with 3 slipped disks. In what must be a first, the event this year went off without a hitch the first try, thus ...
Hungarian Olympic Legends Receive Special London Underground Map
- 28 Jun 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
British Ambassador Jonathan Knott handed over special editions of London underground maps to living Hungarian sport legends after the official oath taking ceremony of the Hungarian Olympic and Paralympic Team in the Palace of Arts on 22 June.
Updated: Central Budapest Grand Prix
- 30 Apr 2012 11:00 AM
- sport
Vodafone Hungary is celebrating the renewal of its mobile network by bringing Formula 1 world champion Jenson Button to race in Budapest. This showcase event on 1 May is part of a four-day festival in downtown Budapest to encourage an expected audience of thousands to 'start something new.' The following video shows Jenson Button racing through the streets of Manchester last year in a Vodafone ...
'The Olympic Spirit', By Jonathan Knott, British Ambassador To Hungary
- 24 Apr 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
Last week I beat an Olympic champion at tennis. OK, an ex-Olympic champion. A water-polo ex-Olympic champion. And it was Wii tennis (the video game). And he’d never played before. But a win’s a win, right? It was at a fantastic event which the Embassy supported. A competition for able-bodied children and children with disabilities to celebrate 100 days to go to the London Olympics.
"Virtual Olympics" With Disabled Children In Hungary
- 23 Apr 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
On 18 April the British Embassy in Budapest, Semmelweis University’s Faculty of Physical Education and Sport Sciences and Virtual Sport Association organised Virtual Olympics in the Athletic Hall of the Faculty of Physical Education. The aim of the competition was to raise awareness of the equal importance of the Olympic and Paralympic Games and to give opportunity for disabled children to do ...
27. Vivicittá Run, Budapest, 1 April
- 30 Mar 2012 9:00 AM
- sport
'The event offers a 21.1km half marathon as well as a number of shorter distances (11.2km, 6.2km, 3.2km, and a 1km Family Run). In 2012, the start/finish area will be on Margaret Island (Margit-sziget), a green island in the River Danube, and a popular recreation ground with many sports facilities.
Hungarian Canoeist Gábor Rakonczay Arrives Safely
- 28 Mar 2012 9:02 AM
- sport
"Wonderful news, if you haven’t heard it yet… Gábor Rakonczay, the Hungarian canoeist, is alive and well and has arrived in Antigua, becoming the world’s first person to cross the Atlantic alone in a canoe. Contact with Gábor was lost February 6th after his boat overturned twice, soaking his satellite phone. He had no other equipment with which he could make contact or indicate his location.
Aqua Fun All Year Round In Aquaworld Budapest
- 14 Jan 2012 8:00 AM
- sport
Aquaworld Budapest, the biggest indoor water theme park in Central Europe offers unforgettable entertainment and adventure to visitors of every age throughout the year. The water complex is located in the northern part of Budapest, just off the Pest abutment of Megyeri Bridge along the new M0 ring.
Hungary To Continue Olympic Legacy In London
- 4 Nov 2010 1:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has reportedly drawn up plans for a successful run in the 2012 London Olympics, members said. At the previous London Summer Olympics in 1908 Hungary achieved 3 gold, 4 silver and 2 bronze medals (9 in total) and in the summer Olympics in London in 1948 it achieved 10 gold, 5 silver and 13 bronze (28 in total). This time MOB would like to achieve at least 30 ...