Prime Minister Viktor Orbán and President János Áder will represent Hungary at the opening and closing ceremonies of the Olympic Games in Rio, it has been announced.
President Áder will be present at the opening ceremony on Friday, while at the closing event, Prime Minister Viktor Orbán will represent the country, Bertalan Havasi, chief of press of the Prime Minister has confirmed.
“It is absolutely normal that participating countries at major events, such as the Olympic Games being organized every four years are represented by high level state leaders. This is especially true for countries that have bid to host the Olympic Games," Havasi said.
The Hungarian Olympic team have already landed in Brazil, and are settling in at the Olympic village preparing to train for their disciplines and to take part in their respective competitions.
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