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NOC OF HUNGARY HAS NEW SECRETARY GENERAL
07 September 2017
Balint Vékássy is the new secretary general of the Hungarian Olympic Committee.
Appointed by NOC President Krisztian Kulcsar, his nomination was then ratified by the NOC Executive Board at a meeting last 10th August.
Bálint Vékássy, 43, was a junior kayaking and then adult champion between 1982 and 1996, with two wins at Junior World Champions. As a tournament organizer he has been the lead player in several major domestic events, and has been with the International Kayak Canoe Association for over a decade, as a competitor, consultant and photographer.
In a recent interview on Hungarian M1 TV channel, Bálint Vékássy emphasized that his mission is to implement Olympic ideals as a way of bringing people closer together.