76 result(s) for international press in Sport
Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Orbán Meets With Intl Wrestling Federation Head
- 12 Dec 2016 10:10 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Nenad Lalović, the president of international wrestling federation United World Wrestling (UWW) in Parliament on Saturday, the PM’s press chief told MTI. The two discussed the domestic and international situation of wrestling as well as a recent report by an investigative commission led by Richard McLaren set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said ...
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.
European Table Tennis Championships Held In Hungary
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The 2016 European Table Tennis Championships officially got under way in Budapest with the event’s opening ceremony at the Tuskecsarnok arena on Tuesday evening. Miklós Stocker, the secretary-general of the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation (MOATSZ) and the event’s tournament director, told a press conference before the opening ceremony that it was “huge” for Hungary to be hosting the ...
Hungary Splurges On Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Olympics As Rome Bows Out
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The government has authorized Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to sign a letter of guarantee which is to accompany the second installment of Hungary’s application to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, reports index.hu.
Official: Budapest Plans Compact, ‘Manageable’ Olympics
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Taking its cue from the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 programme targeting mediumsize cities, Budapest plans to host a compact and manageable Olympics with a human face. “Budapest does have a chance. We are proud of participating in this competition and we intend to win it,” Balázs Fürjes, the Hungarian government official in charge of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Games, told a ...
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup In Hungary, GB Oval Sződliget, 27-31 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
For the second occasion under the management of the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA), this year sees the holding of the Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup. Thanks to the success of the previous, smaller tournament, national men’s teams from Malta, Romania and Bulgaria have accepted the association’s invitation to take part in 2016, alongside U.C.T., a strong club side hailing from the United Arab ...
Hungary Beats Austria, Creates Community & Celebrations
- 17 Jun 2016 1:00 AM
- sport
Rapture in Bordeaux, runs the Népszabadság headline in the aftermath of Hungary’ surprise 2 to 0 win over Austria on Tuesday. Hungary’s victory against the favourite side in that draw is seen as magnificent by local and international media alike - particularly as it is the first match the Hungarian team has played in an important international football championship for 44 years. This news filled ...
Referendum On Budapest2024 – Budapest’s Chances For Hosting Olympics Down
- 20 Feb 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly deteriorated Hungary’s chances in the competition to become a host city, the non-profit company that drafted the bid said on Saturday.
Orbán Meets With Intl Wrestling Federation Head
- 12 Dec 2016 10:10 AM
- sport
Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met with Nenad Lalović, the president of international wrestling federation United World Wrestling (UWW) in Parliament on Saturday, the PM’s press chief told MTI. The two discussed the domestic and international situation of wrestling as well as a recent report by an investigative commission led by Richard McLaren set up by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA), said ...
Ambassadors Appointed To Promote Budapest’s Bid To Host 2024 Olympics
- 8 Nov 2016 8:00 AM
- sport
Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press conference.
European Table Tennis Championships Held In Hungary
- 19 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The 2016 European Table Tennis Championships officially got under way in Budapest with the event’s opening ceremony at the Tuskecsarnok arena on Tuesday evening. Miklós Stocker, the secretary-general of the Hungarian Table Tennis Federation (MOATSZ) and the event’s tournament director, told a press conference before the opening ceremony that it was “huge” for Hungary to be hosting the ...
Hungary Splurges On Budapest Bid To Host 2024 Olympics As Rome Bows Out
- 23 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The government has authorized Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to sign a letter of guarantee which is to accompany the second installment of Hungary’s application to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, reports index.hu.
Official: Budapest Plans Compact, ‘Manageable’ Olympics
- 18 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Taking its cue from the International Olympic Committee’s Agenda 2020 programme targeting mediumsize cities, Budapest plans to host a compact and manageable Olympics with a human face. “Budapest does have a chance. We are proud of participating in this competition and we intend to win it,” Balázs Fürjes, the Hungarian government official in charge of Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Games, told a ...
Hungarian Anti-Doping Assn Denies Suspicions Over Hosszú’s World Record
- 9 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s anti-doping group MACS dismissed suspicions of doping after Hungary’s Katinka Hosszú smashed the world record in the women’s 400m medley on Saturday, claiming her first Olympic gold medal. Hosszú lowered the world record with an astonishing 4:26.36 in Rio, beating the previous record that was set in 2012 by China’s Ye Shiwen by more than two seconds.
Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup In Hungary, GB Oval Sződliget, 27-31 July
- 21 Jul 2016 12:55 PM
- sport
For the second occasion under the management of the Hungarian Cricket Association (HCA), this year sees the holding of the Pan-European T20 Cricket Cup. Thanks to the success of the previous, smaller tournament, national men’s teams from Malta, Romania and Bulgaria have accepted the association’s invitation to take part in 2016, alongside U.C.T., a strong club side hailing from the United Arab ...
Hungary Beats Austria, Creates Community & Celebrations
- 17 Jun 2016 1:00 AM
- sport
Rapture in Bordeaux, runs the Népszabadság headline in the aftermath of Hungary’ surprise 2 to 0 win over Austria on Tuesday. Hungary’s victory against the favourite side in that draw is seen as magnificent by local and international media alike - particularly as it is the first match the Hungarian team has played in an important international football championship for 44 years. This news filled ...