Unexpected bronze medal, a happy and a sad fifth place – Thursday’s score of the Hungarians at the Olympics

The ⁢Hungarian delegation at the Paris ⁢Olympics collected a ⁢bronze ⁣medal on the 13th day of competition.

• The highlight of the day was the bronze medal won by the​ women’s kayak‍ four team (Noémi Pupp, Sára Fojt, Tamara Csipes, Dóra Alida‌ Gazsó) in the⁤ 500 meters. The team achieved this​ remarkable result ‍using suicidal tactics, according to their own admission.
• Unfortunately, the men’s kayak quad team finished seventh in the final,⁢ with Adolf Balázs and Hajdu Jonatán coming​ sixth.
• Bettina Fabian made​ a strong​ debut in her‌ first Olympics, finishing fifth in the 10 ⁣km open water ⁢swimming event.
• In the women’s race, Krizsan Xenia and Noble Rita participated. After ⁢the 100 m hurdles ‌and high jump, Krizsán placed 11th but lost two places in the shot put with a throw of ‌13.89 ‍meters. However, he ⁣achieved his best time of the⁤ year in ⁢the⁤ 200-meter ​flat race, finishing​ 15th.
• Fanni Pigniczki, the only Hungarian rhythmic gymnast ​at the Paris Olympics, finished 12th in the individual all-around ⁣qualifier, securing a reserve spot for the final if two athletes were eliminated.
• Józsa Levente, the European bronze medalist in ⁤taekwondo, lost in the round of 16 against China’s Liang Yu-suai‍ and was eliminated ‌from the competition.
• Luca Cossack and Greta Kekeres failed to advance beyond the first round of the 100 hurdles.
• Csaba Böhm, who started the competition by going around the competition area, finished with 13 wins​ and 22 losses, in a difficult position. His ⁣teammate, Nice Balázs, ‌had a better start, defeating 18 opponents and losing only 17. For the women, Goulash Michelle achieved second place‍ with 24 wins​ but also lost 11 times. Kick⁢ Blank performed encouragingly, despite it not being his​ strongest event, finishing with 17 wins and 18 losses.
• David Losonczi, in the 87 kg weight ‍group ‍wrestling, secured a bronze medal match but lost 2-1 to ​Turpal Ali Bisultanov from Denmark, finishing fifth.
• The Hungarian​ women’s water polo team lost​ in the quarterfinals ‌against​ the United States​ but defeated Greece 12-9 in the first round.