121 result(s) for women 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.
Sensation At The European Athletics Championship: Balazs Baji Wins Silver Medal
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Origo.hu writes that the Hungarian athlete Balázs Baji won a silver medal in 110 metres hurdles last Saturday in Amsterdam at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. This is a huge success for Hungarian athletics! baji balazs futasThe hurdler, who finished in the 4th place at the last European Championships, beat his own national record by one hundredth with his 13.28 time after setting it in ...
Budapest To Host ATP, WTA Tournaments In 2017
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest will host the ATP and WTA tennis tournaments in 2017, Lajos Szűcs, the president of the Hungarian Tennis Federation MTSZ, announced. This is the first time that Hungary is hosting an ATP tournament, Attila Richter, the secretary general of MTSZ, told a press conference.
Wake Your Body Women's Running Gala, City Park, 22 May
- 18 May 2016 8:45 AM
- sport
A race only for women with a fantastic atmosphere in Budapest. Celebrate with other 10,000 female runners. Distances: 10 km, 5 km, 10+5 km, 10+5+2 km, 10 km in pairs, 3×1,5 km relay
2nd VAPiANO Hungarian Squash Masters This Weekend
- 14 May 2015 1:50 AM
- sport
Colin White (pictured), in partnership with Prosquash Akadémia, Griff Squash & Fitness Club, 'Magyar Fallabda Szövetség' and European Squash Federation, invites spectators to watch a special seniors squash tournament at the Griff Club starting on Friday, May 15, finishing on Sunday, May 17.
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Happy 2nd Birthday To ‘Vác FC In The Community’
- 29 Jan 2015 12:50 AM
- sport
Founded in Q1 2013; ‘Vác FC in the Community’ is an independent initiative operated on a 'not-for-profit' basis, which is affiliated to and supported by Vác Futball Club Kft.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.
“Athletes Of The Year” Elected In Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- sport
World and Olympic champion gymnast Krisztián Berki and world champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú have been elected Hungary’s Athletes of the Year by the country’s sports journalists.
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.
Sensation At The European Athletics Championship: Balazs Baji Wins Silver Medal
- 12 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Origo.hu writes that the Hungarian athlete Balázs Baji won a silver medal in 110 metres hurdles last Saturday in Amsterdam at the 2016 European Athletics Championships. This is a huge success for Hungarian athletics! baji balazs futasThe hurdler, who finished in the 4th place at the last European Championships, beat his own national record by one hundredth with his 13.28 time after setting it in ...
Budapest To Host ATP, WTA Tournaments In 2017
- 4 Jul 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest will host the ATP and WTA tennis tournaments in 2017, Lajos Szűcs, the president of the Hungarian Tennis Federation MTSZ, announced. This is the first time that Hungary is hosting an ATP tournament, Attila Richter, the secretary general of MTSZ, told a press conference.
Wake Your Body Women's Running Gala, City Park, 22 May
- 18 May 2016 8:45 AM
- sport
A race only for women with a fantastic atmosphere in Budapest. Celebrate with other 10,000 female runners. Distances: 10 km, 5 km, 10+5 km, 10+5+2 km, 10 km in pairs, 3×1,5 km relay
2nd VAPiANO Hungarian Squash Masters This Weekend
- 14 May 2015 1:50 AM
- sport
Colin White (pictured), in partnership with Prosquash Akadémia, Griff Squash & Fitness Club, 'Magyar Fallabda Szövetség' and European Squash Federation, invites spectators to watch a special seniors squash tournament at the Griff Club starting on Friday, May 15, finishing on Sunday, May 17.
Chess: Hungarian Legend Rejects British Master’s Rude Remarks On Women
- 27 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The world’s most successful female player, now retired, Judit Polgár told Reuters that her career was proof that British chess master Nigel Short was wrong when he claimed women were inferior at the game. Nigel Short has made a bad opening gambit by saying that, insists the former Hungarian grandmaster, who has defeated Short eight times to three. Nigel Short set off a flurry of controversy this ...
Happy 2nd Birthday To ‘Vác FC In The Community’
- 29 Jan 2015 12:50 AM
- sport
Founded in Q1 2013; ‘Vác FC in the Community’ is an independent initiative operated on a 'not-for-profit' basis, which is affiliated to and supported by Vác Futball Club Kft.
Hungary’s PM Orbán To Participate At FIFA Gala In Zurich
- 12 Jan 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has travelled from Paris to Zurich where he will participate at a FIFA gala on Monday, at the invitation of the international football federation, the PM’s press chief Bertalan Havasi said. Orbán participated at a large antiterrorism rally in Paris on Sunday afternoon.
“Athletes Of The Year” Elected In Hungary
- 22 Dec 2014 8:01 AM
- sport
World and Olympic champion gymnast Krisztián Berki and world champion swimmer Katinka Hosszú have been elected Hungary’s Athletes of the Year by the country’s sports journalists.