Hungary Olympic Team
Sportlight-Week Ahead, Aug. 19-25

By The Associated Press Aug. 18, 2022 10:00 AM EDT
Aug. 19 1909 — The first race is held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Twelve-thousand spectators watch Austrian engineer Louis Schwitzer win a five...

Leon Marchand of France, center, Carson Foster of United States, left, and Chase Kalisz of United States pose with their medals after winning the men's 400m medley final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Léon Marchand lights up swimming worlds with 400 medley win

By Ciarán Fahey Jun. 18, 2022 04:55 PM EDT

Katie Ledecky of United States celebrates after finishing first in the women's 400m freestyle final at the 19th FINA World Championships in Budapest, Hungary, Saturday, June 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Petr David Josek)
Ledecky reclaims 400 title at swimming worlds, eyeing more

By Ciarán Fahey Jun. 18, 2022 03:37 PM EDT

Corinne Stoddard of the United States, races in her quarterfinal of the women's 1500-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Oh, no: A short track shutout for US at Beijing Olympics

By Paul Newberry Feb. 16, 2022 12:31 PM EST

Steven Dubois of Canada, reacts after his third place finish in the men's 500-meters final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Sunday, Feb. 13, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Liu wins 500, Dutch take 3,000 relay in Olympic short track

By Beth Harris Feb. 13, 2022 07:38 AM EST

Ren Ziwei of China displays his gold medal during a medal ceremony for the men's 1,000-meter short track speedskating at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
Olympics Live: US clinches men's hockey tournament top seed

Feb. 12, 2022 08:28 PM EST

Suzanne Schulting of the Netherlands, reacts after winning the final of the women's 1000-meters during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Dutch treat: Schulting defends Olympic short track gold

By Beth Harris Feb. 11, 2022 08:25 AM EST

Christopher Grotheer, of Germany, finishes the men's skeleton run 4 at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Friday, Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing. (AP Photo/Pavel Golovkin)
Olympics Live: IOC won't act on 'No War in Ukraine' sign

Feb. 10, 2022 08:29 PM EST

A Russian athlete trains during cross-country skiing session at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Zhangjiakou, China. (AP Photo/John Locher)
AP PHOTOS: Olympic pursuits of glory, captured in a blur

Feb. 10, 2022 05:25 AM EST

Lee Juneseo, left, of South Korea, wins his heat of the men's 1,000-meterduring the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
South Korea protests penalties assessed in short track

Feb. 08, 2022 10:57 AM EST

Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrates after winning the final of the women's 500-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)
For love or country: Speedskater Fontana feuds with Italy

By Beth Harris Feb. 08, 2022 02:59 AM EST

Donovan Carrillo, of Mexico, competes during the men's short program figure skating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/Bernat Armangue)
Olympics Live: Germany's Geisenberger is 3-time luge champ

Feb. 07, 2022 08:30 PM EST

Ren Ziwei of China, and Shaolin Sandor Liu of Hungary, clash as they cross the finish line in the men's 1000-meter final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Fontana wins 10th short track medal, China wins men's race

By Beth Harris Feb. 07, 2022 08:42 AM EST

Hungary's Prime Minister Viktor Orban gestures while speaking to the media during a joint news conference with Russian President Vladimir Putin following their talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, Feb. 1, 2022. Putin says the U.S. and its allies have ignored Russia's top security demands. In his first comments on the standoff with the West over Ukraine in more than a month, Putin said Tuesday that the Kremlin is still studying the U.S. and NATO's response to the Russian security demands received last week. (Yuri Kochetkov/Pool Photo via AP)
Hungary steps in to host 2022 swimming world championships

Feb. 07, 2022 03:57 AM EST

Arianna Fontana of Italy, celebrates after winning the final of the women's 500-meter during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Monday, Feb. 7, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
Olympics Live: US figure skater Zhou out after COVID test

Feb. 06, 2022 09:07 PM EST

Team Hungary celebrate on the podium after winning bronze in the mixed team relay final during the short track speedskating competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics, Saturday, Feb. 5, 2022, in Beijing. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip)
China wins 1st gold of home Olympics in short track relay

By Beth Harris Feb. 05, 2022 09:05 AM EST

FILE - United States' gold medalist Shaun White reacts during the men's halfpipe medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. The Beijing Olympics will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And the last Olympics for the 35-year-old — get this — elder-statesman who is now more than double the age of some of the riders he goes against. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Shaun White says Beijing Olympics will be final competition

By Jake Seiner Feb. 05, 2022 07:13 AM EST

FILE - United States' gold medalist Shaun White reacts during the men's halfpipe medal ceremony at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics in Vancouver, British Columbia, Thursday, Feb. 18, 2010. The Beijing Olympics will be the fifth Olympics for the three-time gold medalist. And the last Olympics for the 35-year-old — get this — elder-statesman who is now more than double the age of some of the riders he goes against. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Olympic Updates: China's first gold draws cheers downtown

Feb. 04, 2022 08:11 PM EST

Medal predictions for the Beijing Olympics

Feb. 01, 2022 03:13 AM EST
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Former Olympic gymnastic champion dies after COVID infection

Jan. 24, 2022 01:43 PM EST
BUDAPEST, Hungary (AP) — Former Olympic gymnastics champion Szilveszter Csollany died Monday at the age of 51 after spending weeks hospitalized with COVID-19,...