With the start of the 2016 Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil a year and a day away, the Hungarian Olympic Committee has announced that the country already has 33 quotas in four different sports: athletics, sailing, shooting and swimming.
A new fire engine – or as it is called by professionals: vehicle sprinkler –, developed by Hungarian engineers, was presented at the 9th district fire deprtment in Budapest. The Heros Aquadux X 1500 fire engine is based on Renault chassis.
The northeastern Hungarian town of Tiszaújváros hosts its 19th consecutive triathlon World Cup event in the framework of a triathlon festival between August 1 and 9. The World Cup is expected to be attended by some 200 competitors from 41 countries.
Ferrari driver Sebastian Vettel won the 30th Hungarian Formula One Grand Prix car race at the Hungaroring circuit in Mogyoród, just east of Budapest this Sunday. Red Bull's Daniil Kvyat finished second with team mate Daniel Ricciardo coming in third.
Once the first Formula One Grand Prix beyond the Iron Curtain, the Hungarian GP is still special as it is one of the races (behind Monte-Carlo and Monza) to have continuously featured in the F1 calendar. Ths week-end Hungaroring hosts the 30th Hungarian Grand Prix.
The Swiss-Hungarian Chamber of Commerce (SwissCham Hungary) has announced the composition of its new Board of Members and that of its new Board of Supervision. Dr. István Béres has been re-elected for another term as SwissSham Hungary President.
A crossing point over the river Tisza near the Hungarian city of Szeged was opened this Wednesday. The project - linking Hungary with Serbia - was in large part financed by the European Union. Two more crossing points on this border will open this month.
German coach Bernd Storck has been appointed as the manager of the Hungarian national football team. The move comes after German club Hertha BSC no longer allows its Hungarian head coach Pál Dárdai to command the national team also.
The Hungarian chili sauce 'Spirit of Attila' won the Hot Sauce Hot category at the 2015 World Hot Sauce Awards held in New Iberia, Louisiana in the United States. The competition attracted 284 entries from 109 producers from 14 countries in 49 categories.
Hungarian soldiers have begun building a 175-meter long test section of the security fence the Hungarian government says will help stop the influx of illegal immigrants. The plan drew heavy criticism from both Hungary and abroad.
A three-dimensional NATO radar deployed in Medina, south-central Hungary, begins operation this Wednesday, and as a result, Hungarian airspace control is complete, Defence Minister Csaba Hende announced on Tuesday at the Medina radar station.
The third-seed Hungarian duo of Dalma Gálfi and Fanny Stollár won the Girls' Doubles event at the 2015 Wimbledon tennis tournament. Thus, they are the first ever to win a doubles title for Hungary at the All England Club in Wimbledon.
One person died and 29 others were injured in the storms that hit Hungary on Wednesday, a spokesman for the disaster management authority was quoted by dailynewshungary as saying. The most harm was caused in Budapest hit by the storm in the afternoon.
Hungarian Parliament voted to approve plans for Budapest to apply for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games. Some governing MPs already have plans to launch a reform of the Hungarian healthcare system from the profits of the Olympics.
An 87-year-old Hungarian woman set a new world record in simultaneous chess by having played 13,600 such matches. Brigitta Sinka, known as Aunt Bici would like to have her performance recognized a Guinness world record.
