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FM: Hungary remains a ‘global sporting power’
Hungary won 6 gold, 7 silver, and 6 bronze medals in Paris, finishing in 14th place on the medal table, up from 15th in Tokyo.
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Address by Prime Minister Viktor Orbán at the state awards ceremony for Hungarian medallists in the Games of the XXXII Olympiad and the XVI Paralympic Games
15 October 2021, Budapest
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Second Olympic gold for Hungary
Swimmer Kristóf Milák triumphed in the Olympic men's 200m butterfly event on Wednesday.
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Teqball sets sights on Olympics
Hungarian-invented Teqball was granted full membership to the Global Association of International Sports Federation (GAISF) on Sunday. With this triumph, the founders of the game have their sights set on...
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Hungary's Agnes Keleti is the oldest living Olympic champion in the world
Keleti won 10 medals in gymnastics — including five golds — at the 1952 Helsinki Games and the 1956 Melbourne Games.
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Daring to be small and the killing of Hungary’s Olympic dream
“For a referendum, one needs majority,” said Prime Minister Orbán, but “for winning the Olympic bid, one needs unity.”
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PM Orbán: International organizations posing as civic groups ended up “murdering" Hungary's Olympic dream
The campaign to collect signatures for a planned referendum on whether Budapest should host the 2024 summer Olympics ended up “murdering a dream”
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Hungarian government proposes Budapest withdraws 2024 Olympic bid
The Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister said that hosting the Olympics was a “national cause which requires unity"
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Government recommends withdrawal of Budapest’s Olympic bid
On Wednesday evening, the Cabinet Office of the Prime Minister informed MTI that the government will issue a recommendation to the Budapest City Council and the Hungarian Olympic Committee to withdraw Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics.
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Olympics 2024: Budapest Mayor slams opposition for breaking unity agreed 18 months ago
Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has slammed opposition politicians who have changed their minds and withdrawn their support from Budapest’s bid to host the Olympics in 2024
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Budapest's 2024 bid cleared by Olympic committee
The three bid cities now have until February 3 to submit documents regarding "Games delivery, experience and venue legacy"
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Budapest 2024 release images of Olympic Games venues across the city
The banks of the river Danube are listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, something planners are keen to work into Budapest's "master plan" for the Games
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What the 2024 Olympic Games would look like if they were held in Budapest
A stunning set of computer generated graphics show a series of sporting disciplines and the many different locations they will be held in around Budapest in 2024