Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó discussed road safety measures and planned upgrades to the Hungaroring racing circuit with Jean Todt, president of the International Automobile Federation (FIA) and the United Nations Special Envoy for Road Safety.
Lewis Hamilton, the seven-time Formula One world champion, expressed a strong opinion about Hungary and the homophobic law.
Katinka Hosszú performed poorly in the final of the 200-meter medley in Tokyo: she only finished in seventh place.
Wristbands certifying immunity against the coronavirus will be required to enter the area around Hungaroring from Friday until Sunday, when the racetrack hosts the Formula One Hungarian Grand Prix next weekend.
The Hungarian Motorsport Development Agency (HUMDA) is setting up a programme to scout and develop future motor racing talent, Innovation and Technology Minister László Palkovics said.
UEFA’s recent decision to sanction the Hungarian Football Association (MLSZ) due to crowd behaviour seems “even more pitiful” in view of video footage that has come to light since, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó said, on the sidelines of a meeting of his European counterparts in Brussels.
At the opening of the Tokyo Games, fencer Mohamed Aida and swimmer László Cseh will carry the Hungarian flag, the former athlete will take part in the seventh and the latter in the fifth Olympics.
The Hungarian team participating in the Tokyo Games, which will start on July 23, in 22 days, took the Olympic oath in Budapest.
On June 21, at the Andráshida Sports Center, in the second half of the training, 18-year-old Viktor Marcell Hegedüs collapsed and lost consciousness without any previous signs, the club’s website reported the horrible event.
The German police have now released 16 Hungarian soccer fans out of 18 detained in connection with a Hungary-Germany football match in Munich on Wednesday, Foreign Minister Péter Szijjártó told regional Debrecen TV on Thursday evening.
