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Another beautiful swimmer from Hungary
27 meters under the ice, in swimming trunks
It could even be a new extreme sport. On 24 January, László Bajza swam 27 meters under the ice of Kavicsos Lake in Mezőkövesd, Eastern Hungary. The 41 years old man – who is a professional diver at the fire department – wore only swimming trunks in the water. Bajza is a real Iron Man. […]
Santas run half-naked in Budapest
“On December 9 people travelling by trams were unhappy and worried about the Christmas presents. But as soon as they saw us they started to laugh and take photos happily” – said the main organizer Krisztián Méhes to the television reporter. The event called „Swimwear Jogging of Santas” was held on the ninth occasion in […]
Budapest Marathon 2012: nearly 20,000 runners
According to the official data a record number 19,200 runners entered the 2012 Spar Marathon in Budapest, which took place on 7 October. Just after the start, the rummer in Andrássy street (Photo: MTI) This year the fastest runner was Gábor Józsa (2h 21m 6s), while among the women Tímea Merényi (2h 49m 30s) won […]
The most intelligent woman in the world is a Hunga...
American higher education website Superscholar.org recently published a list called „The 10 Smartest People AliveToday”. The author confesses that it is not so easy to define the adjective “smart”, but on the basis of IQ and accomplishment 10 people are listed at the website as “unworthy of being called some of the smartest people alive […]
Bendegúz, the best bull rider in Europe
Everybody knows that Hungarians are good horse riders. They are good at bulls too. Now, it is official. Some weeks ago the 19-year old David Lakatos, who uses the nickname “Bendegúz” won the title of the best European bull rider. The competition took place in France, and the trophy means Bendegúz has a good chance […]
National Gallop in Budapest
A lady rider Jennifer Vass won this year’s National Gallop in Hungary. The lady represented Budapest Ferencváros in this unique race that takes place every year in Heroes’ Square. Some years ago I visited the Italian town Sienna. In this picturesque historic town every year there is a horse race called Palio. Ten horses and […]
500 work out with Carl Lewis in Budapest
On Margit Island, Budapest, more than 500 athletes did exercises together. The reason for this sports convention is easy to explain: the instructor’s name was Carl Lewis. The 51 years old, 9 times Olympian Champion arrived in Hungary to promote BudapestHalf Marathon, which will take place on 9 September. The legendary US sportsman gave the […]
Hungarian swimmer is the sexiest Olympian ever?
According to COED website Zsuzsanna Jakabos is „perhaps the most beautiful Olympian to grace the world stage, in the history of the world games”. A popular online magazine illustrates the statement with 84 photos, and, as the comments prove it, the readers agree with the opinion. The beautiful Hungarian swimmer is only 23 years old, […]