157 result(s) for summer in Sport
Budapest Submits Second Part Of Olympic Bid
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the second part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee, meeting the Friday deadline for turning in the document, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid announced.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Rome Out Of Olympics Bidding
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest is now competing with only two rivals for the right to host the 2024 summer Olympic games, as the mayor of Rome has declined to support that city’s bid.
Poll Shows Steady Support For Budapest Olympic Bid
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Approximately 58% of Hungarians would be happy and 62% would be proud if Budapest hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a representative survey by pollster Ipsos published on Friday and reported widely in the domestic media.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
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 ...
Hungary To Be Candidate For UEFA Under -21 Euros In 2019
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) is applying to be the host of the 2019 Under 21 European Championships. UEFA will announce in late September which candidate from a list of Austria, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia and Hungary will be awarded the tournament.
Olympic Champion Hosszú Nominated For Honorary Citizen Of S Hungary City
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s swimming sensation Katinka Hosszú is set to be nominated for honorary citizen of the city of Baja in southern Hungary, according to the city’s website. The 27-year-old Hosszú, who has won three gold medals in four days at the Rio Summer Olympics, is being nominated for the award by Baja Mayor Róbert Fercsák (Fidesz) and farm ministry state secretary Róbert Zsigó, who is also an MP for ...
Goalkeeper Gábor Király Retires From National Team At Age 40
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Goalkeeper Gábor Király, aged 40, announced on his website that he is retiring from Hungary’s national eleven after a record 107 matches. Király, famous for playing in grey tracksuit bottoms, joined the national team in 1998. He was the goalkeeper of the Hungarian team in all four matches during the Euro 2016 championships this June.
Budapest Submits Second Part Of Olympic Bid
- 10 Oct 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest has submitted the second part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee, meeting the Friday deadline for turning in the document, Balázs Fürjes, the government commissioner for the bid announced.
Success Of Olympic & Paralympic Athletes Unites Hungarians
- 26 Sep 2016 9:02 AM
- sport
In the Parliament building on Friday, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said that Olympic and Paralympic achievements unite the Hungarian people. He was speaking at an event in which, together with President János Áder and Speaker of the House László Kövér, he awarded decorations to the Hungarian athletes who won medals at the Olympics and Paralympics in Rio.
Rome Out Of Olympics Bidding
- 22 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Budapest is now competing with only two rivals for the right to host the 2024 summer Olympic games, as the mayor of Rome has declined to support that city’s bid.
Poll Shows Steady Support For Budapest Olympic Bid
- 12 Sep 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Approximately 58% of Hungarians would be happy and 62% would be proud if Budapest hosted the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, according to a representative survey by pollster Ipsos published on Friday and reported widely in the domestic media.
Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán Meets IOC Chief In Rio
- 22 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 Games. Orbán congratulated Bach on organising a successful Olympics in Rio and said Hungary is committed to its bid to host the event in 2024.
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 ...
Hungary To Be Candidate For UEFA Under -21 Euros In 2019
- 12 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Football Federation (MLSZ) is applying to be the host of the 2019 Under 21 European Championships. UEFA will announce in late September which candidate from a list of Austria, Netherlands, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Portugal, Scotland, Slovakia and Hungary will be awarded the tournament.
Olympic Champion Hosszú Nominated For Honorary Citizen Of S Hungary City
- 11 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Hungary’s swimming sensation Katinka Hosszú is set to be nominated for honorary citizen of the city of Baja in southern Hungary, according to the city’s website. The 27-year-old Hosszú, who has won three gold medals in four days at the Rio Summer Olympics, is being nominated for the award by Baja Mayor Róbert Fercsák (Fidesz) and farm ministry state secretary Róbert Zsigó, who is also an MP for ...
Goalkeeper Gábor Király Retires From National Team At Age 40
- 4 Aug 2016 9:00 AM
- sport
Goalkeeper Gábor Király, aged 40, announced on his website that he is retiring from Hungary’s national eleven after a record 107 matches. Király, famous for playing in grey tracksuit bottoms, joined the national team in 1998. He was the goalkeeper of the Hungarian team in all four matches during the Euro 2016 championships this June.