Athlete of the Year Gala: One for All, All for One

The Team of the Year category has been present in the Sportsman of the Year elections since its inception 65 years ago, in 1958. Until 2017, there was a voting category, but six years ago the Hungarian Sports Journalists Association, which announced the vote, decided to divide it into two parts and choose the best team in Traditional team sports separately and the best among those who compete in team competitions in individual sports.

He is the sole ruler in the house FTC Football Team Also competing on the European stage (Photo: Karoly Orfai)

In the category of traditional team sports, among the three candidates this year, football dominates: Ferencvaros and the men’s national team are also represented.

“In recent years, it has already happened once that both the individual and the national team have been nominated – He says Dennis Debus, Ferencvaros captain and national team goalkeeper. – The fact that both bands were found worthy is indicative of us having a successful year behind us. Choosing between the three candidates is like choosing which finger to bite. I’m sure I’ll have a reason to be happy with one of my team.”

Since the European Championship in 1972, the men’s national team has not finished a European series in such a high position as in the group stage of the Nations League in 2022, where the positions from fifth to eighth are officially seeded. Finished second, beat England home and away (the historic 4-0 success at Wolverhampton) and beat Germany away from home.

“We’re very happy that the team is among the nominees again this year. For two years in a row, even if it’s in a different category, that’s a huge and very honorable thing to do. Looking at the nominees, we’ve been in pretty bright company.” – Fenerbahce Corps said, Attila Szalay.

As for Fenerbahçe: The third favorite in this category is the women’s basketball team Suprun Basket, which became the first Hungarian team to win the EuroLeague, defeating the Turkish team in the quarter-final final in Istanbul.

Sopron Basket Women’s Team They were the first Hungarian team to claim the Euroleague Winner’s Cup (Photo: MTI)

“Our work ended with results achieved on the ground in 2022 in the sense that our results speak for us He told our newspaper Zoltán Torök, Managing Director of Sopron Basket. – With our team led by Dávid Gáspár, we feel a little as if we are among a goliath. We await with interest how the biblical analogy ends in our case.

In the team competition of individual sports, fencing predominates, among the candidates we also find the men’s and women’s saber teams. The men’s team consisting of Tamas Desi, Sanad Giemsi, Andras Szatmiri and Zurun Szilaghi became European champions again in Antalya after 2018 taking silver at the World Cup in Cairo, and the women’s team consisting of Katinka Sugar, Renata Katona, Lisa Vaz Pusztai and Luca Szűcs took home the world championship gold from Cairo.

“Because of my other work, I couldn’t follow the press conference in which the top three were announced, but my colleagues called me right away: We are all very excited, and we are preparing for the party.” said of the women’s team Katinka Batai Sugar, of men Andras Szatmary And he said:

“This celebration is always a real celebration. This time we are not the contenders, we are competing with two teams of world champions. If you look at the results, they are in front of us, but I don’t know how the sports journalists think while voting. It gives me joy that both teams are there, it is It shows the strength of our sport.”

The third favorite in the category is the men’s kayak duo of Pence Nedas and Balint Kobasz, who were crowned world champions in the 2500-meter K-sprint in Dartmouth, Canada. “I was surprised that we were shortlisted for the ceremony, but I think we have a chance to win, even though the men’s and women’s sword teams ended the year with very good results. Perhaps the fate of the prize can be decided between us and the women, but the results of the men’s sword team should be celebrated.” – Tell penny trampled

Among the athletes with disabilities, the women’s wheelchair fencing team (Eva Hajmacy, Zuzana Krajniak, Madaraszny Dr. Mizo Poglarka, Anna Ndasi), table tennis mixed doubles (Bernat Bacchi, Irma Toth) and wheelchair mixed doubles (Victor Biki Sárai) are in competition. after narrowing it down. on behalf of the former Zsuzsanna Krajnyak He told our newspaper: “It’s a pleasure to be back in the top three and I’m sure we’ll win again. I’m especially proud of the fact that we were able to win medals in world competitions despite the addition of a new member to the team, as Dani Genge finished her sports career and Mez Boglárka joined the the team “.

Table Tennis Mixed Doubles Team Member, Uncle Bernat Put it like this: “I was very surprised by our candidacy. In recent years I have watched the gala on television as an outsider, never thinking that I would ever come close to it, even after the European victories. My wife will certainly accompany me, and perhaps my granddaughter, my partner, Irma, will unfortunately not be able to take part in the This event. I’ve been reading about the athletes on the list, and I thought sitting there would be scary.”

On behalf of the firstborn Rita Saray He said: “This was our first mixed doubles competition, we went there not to finish last, then we ended up with a silver medal, we also said that this was white gold for us! As much as the candidacy that comes with responsibility inspires us. I’m not saying we used to wear prom dresses, one of my first thoughts was what to wear. It’s such a typical feminine thing, I even told my mom: I don’t have one dress…”

did you know?

The national anthem at this year’s ceremony Polina He sings at the opera house. The tenth season of the X-factor gave the extremely talented young singer an excellent opportunity to launch. After finishing second and winning her own award, she became famous with one hit. She also performed at the Sziget Festival in 2022. She is followed by tens of thousands on social media, watched by four and a half million Million people stream her song “Aranyapám” on the largest video-sharing site.

The ceremony begins at 8:00 pm on January 9, but M4 Sport will start the introductory program from 7:30 pm, and sports reporter Máté Ujvári will welcome upcoming athletes and guest stars on the red carpet at the Opera House. And after the ceremony, the broadcast will continue for another thirty minutes on the sports channel, and of course the winners will also speak for the first time in front of the M4 Sport cameras.