154 result(s) for water in Sport
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.
Free Entry To Budapest’s Olympics Fan Centre
- 11 Aug 2016 1:06 AM
- sport
March 15 square hosts Hungary's biggest Fan Centre, where supporters get the chance to watch the 31st Olympic Games on a 35-square-meter screen. Entry is free of charge and it's open from 3 to 11pm on weekdays, and from 10am during weekends during the Olympics, with uninterrupted sports broadcasts (in Hungarian) and various 'fun activities' at one of the city's best locations near the Danube.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
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.
Excellent Effort Defeats Greece But Isn’t Enough For World League Finals Place
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary put on a superb display to beat Greece 13-10 but it is their mediterranean opponents who progress to the World League finals in China in June having denied the hosts the five-goal margin of victory they needed to become group winners. After a disappointing first period in which Hungary fell 3-1 and then 4-2 behind, Tibor Benedek’s team roared back into contention with a 5-2 second-quarter ...
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.
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.
Free Entry To Budapest’s Olympics Fan Centre
- 11 Aug 2016 1:06 AM
- sport
March 15 square hosts Hungary's biggest Fan Centre, where supporters get the chance to watch the 31st Olympic Games on a 35-square-meter screen. Entry is free of charge and it's open from 3 to 11pm on weekdays, and from 10am during weekends during the Olympics, with uninterrupted sports broadcasts (in Hungarian) and various 'fun activities' at one of the city's best locations near the Danube.
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.
Xpat Opinion: Day One Of Rio Olympics In Hungarian Media
- 7 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
A left-wing columnist deplores the operational shortcomings of the Games and thinks these will impair the chances of Budapest’s candidacy for the 2024 Olympics. A right-wing commentator finds that basically everything is on track in Rio.
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.
Excellent Effort Defeats Greece But Isn’t Enough For World League Finals Place
- 12 May 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary put on a superb display to beat Greece 13-10 but it is their mediterranean opponents who progress to the World League finals in China in June having denied the hosts the five-goal margin of victory they needed to become group winners. After a disappointing first period in which Hungary fell 3-1 and then 4-2 behind, Tibor Benedek’s team roared back into contention with a 5-2 second-quarter ...
Hungaroring Celebrates Its 30th Birthday
- 19 Apr 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The fact that the Formula 1 race was being organised for the fourth time already in 1989, the year of the political turn, clearly tells what a remarkable pole-position Hungary used to hold among the countries of the former Eastern bloc. The Hungaroring is celebrating its 30th birthday this year and it’s as popular as always, with excellent prospects.