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As many as 13,831 Hungarians have purchased tickets to watch the Paris Olympics on site, the foreign minister said, adding that nine Hungarian consuls would be on duty during the Games.

The FIA governing body of motor sport and F1 management are contented with the renovation of Hungaroring so far and are counting on Hungary in the long term, Peter Szijjarto, the minister of foreign affairs and trade, said at the venue of the 39th ...

The Hungarian EU presidency has started work in the area of sports with a two-day meeting of sports directors of the European Union in Budapest focusing on the heritage of great sports events and sports as a way of promoting healthy living.

"Hungarian Olympians are, for us, heroes: the best in their sport and role models," President Tamas Sulyok said on Monday at an oath-taking ceremony of the Hungarian Olympic team preparing to take part in the 2024 Paris Olympics.

Balazs Furjes, a Hungarian member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), called the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series hosted at Budapest's Ludovika campus a "global success" on Sunday.

The Budapest stop of the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series for urban sports has appealed to new age groups who showed little interest in the Games until now, Zsolt Gyulay, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), said at the Ludovika campus on Sunday.

Balazs Furjes, a member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), delivered a presentation sharing Hungary's experience organising urban sports contests at the Ludovika University of Public Service in Budapest on Saturday.

Hungary is playing a key part in renewing the international Olympic movement as a host, Peter Szijjarto, the foreign minister, said in Budapest on Friday, noting that Hungary, alongside Shanghai, is hosting the inaugural Olympic Qualifier Series for this year's Paris Games.

Budapest will host as an inaugural city the first World Athletics Ultimate Championship in September 2026, Sebastian Coe, the president of World Athletics, announced in Budapest on Monday.

Budapest will host the World Judo Championships in 2025, the International Judo Federation (IJF) said at the close of this year's Abu Dhabi World Championships.