344 result(s) for world championships
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
Disappointing Sixth Place For Defending Male Water Polo World Champions Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Defending male water polo world champions Hungary have grabbed sixth place at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, after being defeated 10-9 by Montenegro on Saturday afternoon at what can be dubbed the “rematch” of 2013 finals in Barcelona.
Water Polo: Defending World Champions Hungary Wipe Out Argentina 21-4
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Defending water polo world champions Hungary have effortlessly given Argentina a 21-4 hammering in the team’s third group match at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. The national team, coached by Tibor Benedek, has automatically qualified for quarter-finals after coming first in its group and will play next on Tuesday to qualify for finals.
Fencing: 41 Year-Old Hungarian Wins Title Of World Champion In Moscow
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s two-time Olympic medallist Géza Imre struck Epee gold at the fencing world championships in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Hungarian was up against one of the discipline’s finest, Frenchman Gauthier Grumier. In a tight affair, Mr. Imre won through by a single strike – 15-14 – while Denmark’s Patrick Jorgensen and Korean Seung Hwa Jung won bronze.
Vodafone Water Polo Cup On Margaret Island Budapest
- 1 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- specials
Press Release: ‘Vodafone Hungary has extended its sponsorship contract with the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (MVLSZ)’ – announced on Tuesday Dr. György Beck, President of Vodafone Hungary and Dr. Dénes Kemény, President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
Hungarian Parliament Debates Olympic Bid
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Parliament began general debate on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics yesterday, with Fidesz MP Erik Bánki declaring in the keynote speech that there is exemplary social unity behind the initiative, adding that such consensus is “as rare in Hungarian public affairs as a white raven”. The potential revenue for the economy could reach Ft 1.1 trillion, while the investments required to stage ...
Budapest Aquatics Could Promote Hungary's 2024 Olympic Bid
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told public television M1. Tarlós said the expected success of the championships would “obviously” be considered when the decision is made on the venue for the 2024 Olympics just a few weeks later.
Budapest Olympics Could Cost Up To HUF 5000bn
- 25 Jun 2015 1:40 AM
- sport
The costs of the planned Budapest Olympics could be on a par with those of the enlargement of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, the weekly HVG has claimed. According to the paper, Hungary would have to rake out as much as HUF 4-5000 billion if it wins the right to organise the 2024 Summer Olympics, in stark contrast to the government’s HUF 774 billion cost estimate.
FINA Offical Satisfied With 2017 World Acquatics Championship Preparations
- 20 Oct 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
FINA Executive Director Cornel Marculescu said he was “extremely satisfied” with preparations at Budapest’s Dagály swimming centre for the 2017 World Aquatics Championships. Marculescu, who was in Budapest with a FINA delegation to inspect preparation works for the championships, said the capital city had made significant progress since Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, FINA President Julio C. ...
Beardyman (UK), A38 Ship Budapest, 5 September
- 1 Sep 2015 6:00 AM
- entertainment
Chances are, you already know Beardyman. He’s the lovable beatboxing champion, the festival favourite last heard playing the charismatic stoner on Fatboy Slim’s global smash ‘Eat Sleep Rave Repeat’, right? Well, yes, that was Beardyman. But the musician emerging from hiding on his startling new album Distractions is virtually a different species altogether.
Disappointing Sixth Place For Defending Male Water Polo World Champions Hungary
- 11 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Defending male water polo world champions Hungary have grabbed sixth place at the 2015 World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia, after being defeated 10-9 by Montenegro on Saturday afternoon at what can be dubbed the “rematch” of 2013 finals in Barcelona.
Water Polo: Defending World Champions Hungary Wipe Out Argentina 21-4
- 3 Aug 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Defending water polo world champions Hungary have effortlessly given Argentina a 21-4 hammering in the team’s third group match at the 2015 FINA World Aquatics Championships in Kazan, Russia. The national team, coached by Tibor Benedek, has automatically qualified for quarter-finals after coming first in its group and will play next on Tuesday to qualify for finals.
Fencing: 41 Year-Old Hungarian Wins Title Of World Champion In Moscow
- 17 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s two-time Olympic medallist Géza Imre struck Epee gold at the fencing world championships in Moscow, Russia, on Wednesday. The 41-year-old Hungarian was up against one of the discipline’s finest, Frenchman Gauthier Grumier. In a tight affair, Mr. Imre won through by a single strike – 15-14 – while Denmark’s Patrick Jorgensen and Korean Seung Hwa Jung won bronze.
Vodafone Water Polo Cup On Margaret Island Budapest
- 1 Jul 2015 9:03 AM
- specials
Press Release: ‘Vodafone Hungary has extended its sponsorship contract with the Hungarian Water Polo Federation (MVLSZ)’ – announced on Tuesday Dr. György Beck, President of Vodafone Hungary and Dr. Dénes Kemény, President of the Hungarian Water Polo Federation.
Hungarian Parliament Debates Olympic Bid
- 1 Jul 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Parliament began general debate on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics yesterday, with Fidesz MP Erik Bánki declaring in the keynote speech that there is exemplary social unity behind the initiative, adding that such consensus is “as rare in Hungarian public affairs as a white raven”. The potential revenue for the economy could reach Ft 1.1 trillion, while the investments required to stage ...
Budapest Aquatics Could Promote Hungary's 2024 Olympic Bid
- 26 Jun 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
A successful Budapest World Aquatic Championships in 2017 could help Hungary in its bid to host the 2024 Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told public television M1. Tarlós said the expected success of the championships would “obviously” be considered when the decision is made on the venue for the 2024 Olympics just a few weeks later.
Budapest Olympics Could Cost Up To HUF 5000bn
- 25 Jun 2015 1:40 AM
- sport
The costs of the planned Budapest Olympics could be on a par with those of the enlargement of the Paks Nuclear Power Plant, the weekly HVG has claimed. According to the paper, Hungary would have to rake out as much as HUF 4-5000 billion if it wins the right to organise the 2024 Summer Olympics, in stark contrast to the government’s HUF 774 billion cost estimate.