Olympic Games

10/11/2016

Watch here the new Budapest Olympic 2024 image film

The new image film of the Budapest 2024 Olympic bid was presented a few days ago. The short film focuses on the values, which determine the […]
07/11/2016

President Áder remembers Hungary’s 1956 Olympic victory in Melbourne

Melbourne, November 7 (MTI) – President Janos Áder remembered the victory of the Hungarian water polo team against the Soviet team during the Melbourne Olympics in […]
07/11/2016

Ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host 2024 Olympics

Budapest, November 7 (MTI) – Nine ambassadors appointed to promote Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics in Hungary and abroad were presented at a press […]
30/10/2016

The three time Olympic champion Hungarian water polo players in the International Swimming Hall of Fame

Vlv.hu writes that the six iconic Hungarian water polo players who won three Olympic gold medals in a row in Sydney, Athens and Beijing as part […]
18/10/2016

Budapest2024: Breath-taking visuals of the locations – Photo gallery

MNO.hu shares the latest visuals showing the designed locations for the project of Budapest2024. Brick Visual created the fantastic designs portraying how the city would look […]
12/10/2016

The Hungarian Olympic Committee fell because of its performance in Rio

According to index.hu, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (HOC) talked about a successful participation in Rio. The eight gold medals are actually not bad, but the government, primarily […]
08/10/2016

Budapest submits second part of Olympic bid

  Budapest (MTI) – Budapest has submitted the second part of its application to host the 2024 Olympic Summer Games to the International Olympic Committee, meeting […]
06/10/2016

Election committee rejects referendum on Olympics

Budapest (MTI) – The National Election Committee (NVB) on Wednesday rejected a referendum initiative on Hungary’s bid for the Olympics, submitted by a private individual on […]
28/09/2016

Opposition speaks out against Budapest Olympic bid

Budapest, September 28 (MTI) – The opposition Socialist and LMP parties on Wednesday reiterated their position on Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, saying that […]
23/09/2016

Hungary leaders present state honours to 2016 Rio Hungarian medalists – PHOTOS

Budapest, September 23 (MTI) – The prime minister, president and the house speaker at a ceremony in Parliament on Friday presented high state honours to Hungarian […]
12/09/2016

HungaryTrends – The last week in Hungary’s business and finance

See below MTI’s main business and financial news from the previous week: INDUSTRIAL OUTPUT DROPS BY 4.7 PC IN JULY Hungary’s industrial output fell by an […]
09/09/2016

SURVEY – Majority of Hungarians in favour of Budapest Olympics

Budapest, September 9 (MTI) – The majority of Hungarians favour Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics, according to a survey by Ipsos released on Friday. […]
07/09/2016

Gymnastics element was named after Hungarian Olympic Champion Krisztián Berki

Mno.hu writes that an unbelievably fantastic honour was paid to our Olympic Champion gymnast, Krisztián Berki. An element, which he also performed in his golden routine […]
01/09/2016

The referee admitted that he defrauded the Hungarian wrestler’s match in Rio2016

Origo.hu writes that the Slovenian Stanislav Sernek, who was the referee at Viktor Lőrincz’s bronze match in Rio, admitted to Hungarian Golden Whistle winner referee László […]
28/08/2016

7 baths from the hometowns of our Olympians

Even though the Olympic fever is decreasing we can’t have enough of our Olympians! Hungary is known for its amazing thermal baths and spas, so termalfurdo.hu combined […]
24/08/2016

Welcoming the Hungarian stars of Rio2016 – Photo gallery

The Hungarian golden flight arrived in Budapest with the biggest delegation Wednesday morning. Champions Katinka Hosszú, Emese Szász, Gabriella Szabó, Tamara Csipes, Krisztina Fazekas-Zur were all […]
23/08/2016

Rio2016: The summary of two phenomenal weeks for Hungary

So the Rio Olympic Games came to end last Sunday. It was an eventful and quite successful Games for the Hungarian Olympic Team. In honour of […]
21/08/2016

Orbán: Hungary’s Olympic achievements serve as basis for 2024 bid

Hungary’s achievements in the history of the Olympics serve as the basis for its bid to host the 2024 Games, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said in […]
21/08/2016

Day 15 in Rio2016: Fantastic finish

The 20th of August was another golden day for the Hungarian team in Rio, as the Gabriella Szabó, Danuta Kozák, Tamara Csipes, Krisztina Fazekas-Zur kayak unit […]
20/08/2016

Orbán meets IOC head in Rio

Budapest (MTI) – Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán met International Olympic Committee (IOC) head Thomas Bach for talks in Rio de Janeiro, which covered Hungary’s bid […]