Olympic Champion Gymnast Szilveszter Csollány Dies of Covid, Aged 51 Hungarian Olympic gold medalist, gymnast Szilveszter Csollány, has died at the age of 51 after being hospitalized with coronavirus last... 2022.01.25.
Hungarian Olympic Committee Assembly Ousts President Kulcsár The Hungarian Olympic Committee's (MOB) extraordinary general assembly decided to withdraw support from Krisztián Kulcsár, its president, in a vote... 2021.12.30.
Hungarian Athletes Must Have Three Vaccinations to Travel to Winter Olympics At their meeting on November 17th, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) elected three new members to its Athletes' Committee, approved... 2021.11.18.
Hungarian Petition to IOC President in Support of Modern Pentathlon Over a hundred athletes, trainers, referees, and sports representatives gathered on Friday in Budapest to protest against a recent decision... 2021.11.13.
Press Roundup: The Lost Budapest Olympics of 2024 The end of the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and the oncoming preparations for the 2024 Paris Olympics have prompted some Hungarian... 2021.08.10.
Hungarian Golden Hopes: Predictions for Hungary’s Best Chances for Success in Tokyo As the Tokyo Olympics have officially kick-started, let's take a look at the predictions, expectations, and perhaps hopes for the... 2021.07.23.
Hungary’s First Kayak Slalom Olympian Withdraws from Games After Obligatory Vaccination After the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) made the coronavirus vaccination obligatory for those athletes heading to the Tokyo Olympics, Hungary's... 2021.07.20.
176 Athletes to Represent Hungary in Tokyo 176 Hungarian athletes will travel to the Tokyo Olympics, more than previously to London or Rio, the president of the... 2021.07.07.
Olympics: U.S. Analysis Predicts 7 Hungarian Gold Medals in Tokyo According to a recent analysis conducted by Gracenote Sports, Hungarian athletes will win 28 medals - 7 gold, 8 silver,... 2021.04.16.
Over 100 Hungarian Olympians Did Not Request Vaccination Despite Priority Even though the Hungarian government announced in January that athletes would be given priority to get a coronavirus vaccination, it... 2021.04.15.
Budapest Olympics Back on the Agenda? A future Olympic Games to potentially be held in Budapest is apparently back on the agenda in Hungary. The Hungarian... 2021.02.02.
Hungarian Athletes Prioritized to Receive Coronavirus Vaccine The Hungarian government announced a few weeks ago to support giving priority access to coronavirus vaccines for Olympic athletes. Despite... 2021.01.29.
Olympic Medalists’ One-off Prizes Significantly Increased by Gov’t Before the upcoming Tokyo Olympics, the government moved to raise the one-off rewards of those who place for medals at... 2020.12.09.
Olympians’ Widows Who Raise Children Now Get Full Life Allowance On Friday, Parliament voted yes to an amendment that extends and raises the life allowance for the widows of Olympic... 2020.07.06.
Hungarian Olympic Cttee Re-Elects Krisztián Kulcsár as President The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) on Saturday re-elected Krisztián Kulcsár as its new president for another four-year term. Kulcsár, a... 2020.06.20.
Olympics: 13 Hungarian Golds Expected by Olympic Committee The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) expects 13 gold medals at the upcoming Olympic Games in Tokyo, PMO Chief Gergely Gulyás said,... 2020.02.28.
MOB Dismisses Győr Mayor Zsolt Borkai but Keeps Annuity (For Now) In the most recent development of the case, the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) dismissed re-elected Győr mayor Zsolt Borkai, whose... 2019.10.25.
New President Was Elected In Hungarian Olympic Committee The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) elected one-time fencer Krisztián Kulcsár its new president at its congress. Kulcsár was elected in... 2017.05.03.
Hungarian Olympic Committee Votes In Support Of Hungarian Olympic Bid The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has decided with 125 votes against 1 to support Hungary's bid to prganise the 2024... 2015.02.06.
The HUF 5000 Billion Dilemma: Do We Really Need An Olympics? While sports economist Ferenc Dénes is certainly a fan of the Olympic project, he believes that the country's bid to... 2015.01.03.
2024 Olympics: Hungary To Decide On Bidding In February Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) chairman Zsolt Borkai has called for an extraordinary session of the body's general meeting to decide... 2014.12.12.
