Photo of the day: Spar Budapest Marathon
The 34th Spar Budapest Marathon was held on Sunday, 29 September 2019.
Sport
Hungarian player wins Puskás Award in FIFA Gala
Hungarian soccer player Dániel Zsóri has won the FIFA Puskás Award granted to the scorer of the most spectacular goal of the year.
Chess supremo Polgár preparing kids for Guinness World Record
Hungarian chess grandmaster Judit Polgár has announced the world’s largest online chess event of all time on the website chesskid.com, and hopes to set a new Guinness world record by teaming up to set the record for the world’s largest online chess tournament.
New Olympic sports to debut at Budapest World Urban Games
New sports set to be introduced at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Games in Paris will be making their debut at the World Urban Games in Budapest between September 13 and 15.
New Olympic sports to debut at Budapest World Urban Games
New sports set to be introduced at next year’s Olympics in Tokyo and the 2024 Games in Paris will be making their debut at the World Urban Games in Budapest between September 13 and 15.
Hungarian Team Claims Six Gold and Twelve Olympic Quotas in Szeged
Last week, the Hungarian team won six gold, four silver, and three bronze medals at the 2019 ICF Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe World Championships in Szeged.
Hungary organized the 15th European Maccabi Games
András Heisler, president of Hungary’s Jewish federation Mazsihisz, has sent a letter to Prime Minister Viktor Orbán thanking him for the government’s backing of Hungary’s organisation of the 15th European Maccabi Games, the PM’s press chief said.
Tennis star Boris Becker’s memorabilia attracts almost £700k at auction
An auction of trophies and personal memorabilia belonging to German tennis legend Boris Becker has attracted almost £700,000 in bids.
Triathlon Week expected to draw athletes from 43 countries
The Triathlon Week, to be held between July 10 and 14 in Tiszaújváros, northeast Hungary, is expected to draw athletes from 43 countries on 5 continents, organisers told a press conference on Tuesday.
Adidas’s three-stripe trademark invalid: EU court
The European Union’s second-highest court ruled on Wednesday that Adidas’s three-stripe branding was invalid as a trademark as it lacked a distinctive character.