48 result(s) for national days in Sport
Hungaroring Will Undergo A 114.7 Million Euros Upgrade
- 31 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s Formula One race track, the Hungaroring, is in need of a full-scale upgrade so that it can be ready to welcome F1 teams, drivers and fans as a 21st-century facility, Hungary’s national development minister said on Sunday. Miklós Seszták noted that the track will undergo a 35 billion forint (EUR 114.7m) upgrade between now and 2019, as announced by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on ...
Opinion: The Agony Of Hungarian Football
- 14 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
The “humiliating defeat” of the Hungarian national football team by the amateur players from the tiny Principality of Andorra has prompted a nationwide uproar. One might retort that football is just a game and there is no guarantee that teams considered to be inferior always lose and the better ones always win. Why all the fuss?
80 Days Left Until The 17th Masters World Championships Kick Off
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
About 9000 applicants expressed their intention to come to Budapest or Balatonfüred to enter the 17th FINA Masters World Championships which – regarding its headcount – will be the largest Masters event so far. There is great interest in all disciplines, it is recommended to finish registrations considering deadlines and headcount limits.
FINA 2017 To Cost Hungarian Taxpayers At Least HUF 130 Billion
- 4 May 2017 9:40 AM
- sport
Everything is on track seventy-three days ahead of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in Hungary, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said Tuesday during a press conference hosted by the 2017 FINA organizing committee, despite projected costs exceeding five times original estimates.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Hungarian Kayakers Guilty Of Doping Violation
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Three days before the start of the Olympic games, the executive committee of Hungary’s kayak-canoe federation has decided to withdraw two kayakers, not officially named, but easily identifiable, from the national team.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: The Ethos Of Hungarian Football
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The current Hungarian political landscape is a wasteland. Almost nothing is happening. Half of the government seems to be in France, and the rest of the country talks of nothing else but the Hungarian national team’s surprisingly good showing at the European Championship.
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.
Hungaroring Will Undergo A 114.7 Million Euros Upgrade
- 31 Jul 2017 10:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s Formula One race track, the Hungaroring, is in need of a full-scale upgrade so that it can be ready to welcome F1 teams, drivers and fans as a 21st-century facility, Hungary’s national development minister said on Sunday. Miklós Seszták noted that the track will undergo a 35 billion forint (EUR 114.7m) upgrade between now and 2019, as announced by Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó on ...
Opinion: The Agony Of Hungarian Football
- 14 Jun 2017 8:26 AM
- sport
The “humiliating defeat” of the Hungarian national football team by the amateur players from the tiny Principality of Andorra has prompted a nationwide uproar. One might retort that football is just a game and there is no guarantee that teams considered to be inferior always lose and the better ones always win. Why all the fuss?
80 Days Left Until The 17th Masters World Championships Kick Off
- 19 May 2017 8:00 AM
- sport
About 9000 applicants expressed their intention to come to Budapest or Balatonfüred to enter the 17th FINA Masters World Championships which – regarding its headcount – will be the largest Masters event so far. There is great interest in all disciplines, it is recommended to finish registrations considering deadlines and headcount limits.
FINA 2017 To Cost Hungarian Taxpayers At Least HUF 130 Billion
- 4 May 2017 9:40 AM
- sport
Everything is on track seventy-three days ahead of the biggest sporting event ever hosted in Hungary, Minister of National Development Miklós Seszták said Tuesday during a press conference hosted by the 2017 FINA organizing committee, despite projected costs exceeding five times original estimates.
Momentum Movement Campaigns For Referendum Against Hungary’s Olympic Bid
- 18 Jan 2017 7:00 AM
- sport
“No to the Olympics, yes to our future!” - A political youth organization suddenly appeared in Hungarian headlines last week with a plan to derail government ambitions to host the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Budapest. The Momentum Mozgalom (Momentum Movement) kicked off a media campaign called “NOlympics” to gain support for its opposition to hosting the games, and on Thursday will begin ...
Hungarian Kayakers Guilty Of Doping Violation
- 3 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Three days before the start of the Olympic games, the executive committee of Hungary’s kayak-canoe federation has decided to withdraw two kayakers, not officially named, but easily identifiable, from the national team.
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 ...
Xpat Opinion: The Ethos Of Hungarian Football
- 22 Jun 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The current Hungarian political landscape is a wasteland. Almost nothing is happening. Half of the government seems to be in France, and the rest of the country talks of nothing else but the Hungarian national team’s surprisingly good showing at the European Championship.
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.