84 result(s) for ec in Sport
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 ...
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungarians Stress Social Responsibility In Effort To Host Olympics
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Olympic Committee, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Olympic Patrons Body signed a joint declaration with five partner organisations on a “social dialogue for the Olympics” in Budapest.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Hungarian Sailing Association To Organise 170 Competitions This Year
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Sailing Association (MVSZ) is to organise close to 170 competitions this year, with the traditional season-opening race on Lake Balaton to be held on 16 May at the town of Balatonfüred on the northern shore, the Association said at its first press conference of the year. The largest Hungarian race, named Kékszalag or “Blue Ribbon”, will be launched for the 47th time on 2 July.
Olympics: Majority Of Population In Support Of Hungarian Bid
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Sixty per cent of the Hungarian population would support a Hungarian application to organise Summer Olympic and Paraolympic events, a survey carried out a month ago by the pollster Ipsos on a 1000-member sample reveals. 54 per cent of respondents said that the Hungarian capital is capable of hosting the world’s largest sports event within twenty years.
Plans For Ft 100bn Puskás Ferenc Stadium In Budapest Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
“Reconstruction of the Puskás Ferenc Stadium is a national cause. It is of symbolic significance, and its wide-ranging social and economic impacts are extremely positive”, Development Minister Miklós Seszták declared yesterday as the plans for the new facility were presented.
European Water Polo Championships Budapest 2014 Day 1
- 15 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- sport
The 2014 European Waterpolo Championships in Budapest, Hungary, kicked off with one of the most important games at the group stage for the gold medal-hope national team of the host country facing Spain, the forever dark horse.
European Water Polo Championship Budapest 2014
- 14 Jul 2014 9:02 AM
- sport
The tournament starts on 14th July, 2014 and closes on 27th July, 2014. Officials unveiled the two qualifying groups preceding the playoffs for women and men, respectively. The preliminary rounds, starting at 11.30, are accesible with one ticket for both men and women except the last two matches of the day played by men.
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 ...
Hungarian Swimmer Hosszú Rejects Doping Accusations
- 27 May 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
World and European swimming champion Katinka Hosszú called a press conference in Budapest on Tuesday to reject accusations of doping levelled at her. “I have never taken any performance-enhancing agents, and I fully believe there is no money, fame, or victory for which I would sell my soul,” Hosszú told reporters.
Hungarians Stress Social Responsibility In Effort To Host Olympics
- 22 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Olympic Committee, the Hungarian Paralympic Committee and the Olympic Patrons Body signed a joint declaration with five partner organisations on a “social dialogue for the Olympics” in Budapest.
Five Billion Likely To Tune Into 2017 World Aquatics Championships
- 9 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
Five billion TV viewers are expected to tune into the Budapest 2017 World Aquatics Championships, the head of Hungary’s swimming federation told business daily Napi Gazdaság. Tamás Gyárfás, who is also the head of the event’s organising committee, said the figure was realistic considering that 4.53 billion watched the 2013 Barcelona event.
Hungarian Sailing Association To Organise 170 Competitions This Year
- 3 Apr 2015 9:00 AM
- sport
The Hungarian Sailing Association (MVSZ) is to organise close to 170 competitions this year, with the traditional season-opening race on Lake Balaton to be held on 16 May at the town of Balatonfüred on the northern shore, the Association said at its first press conference of the year. The largest Hungarian race, named Kékszalag or “Blue Ribbon”, will be launched for the 47th time on 2 July.
Olympics: Majority Of Population In Support Of Hungarian Bid
- 10 Feb 2015 8:00 AM
- sport
Sixty per cent of the Hungarian population would support a Hungarian application to organise Summer Olympic and Paraolympic events, a survey carried out a month ago by the pollster Ipsos on a 1000-member sample reveals. 54 per cent of respondents said that the Hungarian capital is capable of hosting the world’s largest sports event within twenty years.
Plans For Ft 100bn Puskás Ferenc Stadium In Budapest Unveiled
- 1 Aug 2014 9:00 AM
- sport
“Reconstruction of the Puskás Ferenc Stadium is a national cause. It is of symbolic significance, and its wide-ranging social and economic impacts are extremely positive”, Development Minister Miklós Seszták declared yesterday as the plans for the new facility were presented.
European Water Polo Championships Budapest 2014 Day 1
- 15 Jul 2014 10:00 AM
- sport
The 2014 European Waterpolo Championships in Budapest, Hungary, kicked off with one of the most important games at the group stage for the gold medal-hope national team of the host country facing Spain, the forever dark horse.
European Water Polo Championship Budapest 2014
- 14 Jul 2014 9:02 AM
- sport
The tournament starts on 14th July, 2014 and closes on 27th July, 2014. Officials unveiled the two qualifying groups preceding the playoffs for women and men, respectively. The preliminary rounds, starting at 11.30, are accesible with one ticket for both men and women except the last two matches of the day played by men.