Viktor Orbán: Hungary spent €5.8 billion to support sports since 2010
The government has allocated 2,100 billion forints (EUR 5.8bn) for supporting sports since it came to power in 2010, to save the sector from “withering away” due to lack of funding for infrastructure and training, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán said on Friday, inaugurating a swimming pool in Gödöllő, near Budapest.
Thanks to government support, the number of competitive athletes has grown to 560,000, he said.
Photo: MTI/Miniszterelnöki Sajtóiroda/Fischer Zoltán
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The Gödöllő pool, which belongs to the Hungarian University of Agriculture and Life Sciences but also caters to the needs of the general public, is part of a detailed development plan the government has accepted in cooperation with the national swimming association, Orbán said.
Since 2010, 35 swimming pools have been built and 10 revamped nationwide at a total cost of 180 billion forints, he said.
Developing universities will contribute to propelling Hungary to the top of European Union countries, he said.
Sándor Csányi, the head of the board of trusties at the university, thanked the government for the investment which “filled a huge gap” in the services in the region. High quality sports life is a key element of university training, that also serves the general public in the region, he said.
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Source: MTI
It had to be done. Times have changed and if we have to allocate the resources if we want to stay competitive. I
T was different in my youth. We had very little equipment and opportunities but we were angry at the brutal communists who ruled over us with Soviet tanks. The communist slime degraded our people, culture and history but we showed them and the world what we were made of. We did it grand.
Even in our object poverty and oppression, we had tremendous pride in our people and ourselves.
The decadent West is trying to break and erode our spirits but we won’t let them.
Magyarország a magyaroké.
Hungary at the 1952 Summer Olympics
Flag bearer Imre Németh
Medals
Ranked 3rd in the world bebind the US and Soviet Union.
Gold 16, Silver 10, Bronze 16, Total 42
Waste of taxpayers’ money. And zero results
A mediocre sport attainment is so much more important than a decent, well funded healthcare system, it seems. A crumbling old hospital where patients have to ask friends and family to supply them with toilet paper, soap and edible food is no match for a gleaming new, hugely expensive sports facility.