Budapest, December 15, 2015 – The Hungarian National Olympic Committee, the sixth oldest NOC in the world, celebrates its 120th anniversary on 14/15 December.

Zsolt Borkai, President of the Hungarian NOC, welcomed IOC President Thomas Bach, EOC President Patrick Hickey, IOC Olympic Solidarity and NOC Relations Director Pere Miró, and the many other sports leaders who participated in festivities organised across the Hungarian capital.

IOC Member Pál Schmitt, IOC Honorary Member Tamás Aján, Government Commissioner from the Hungarian Prime Minister’s Office Balazs Furjes, Budapest 2024 representatives and many local and sports dignitaries also attended the celebration.
(photo: EOC President visits the NOC HQ accompanied by Government Commissioner)
Yesterday, on the eve of an Extraordinary General Assembly of the Hungarian Olympic Committee to celebrate the anniversary, the guests visited the NOC Headquarters and were treated to a spectacular gala evening at the Hungarian State Opera.
History recounts that, after the Red Cross Society, which was established by the Hungarian Holy Crown Countries in 1881, the Hungarian Olympic Committee is the second oldest public organization. Preceded by the French, Greek, German, US and Australian National Olympic Committees, the Hungarian Olympic Committee is the sixth National Olympic Committee to have been founded.

Hungarian athletes attended the first Olympic Games in Athens in 1896, and, besides two exceptions, Antwerp in 1920 due to WWI and Los Angeles in 1984 due to the boycott dictated by Moscow, Hungary’s athletes have attended every Summer Olympics, always bringing home gold medals.

Congratulations!