In the second half of August, Mauritania hosted the World Gymanstics’s (Fédération Internationale de Gymnastique, FIG) regular academy called FIG Academy coaching course. Dr Zsuzsanna Kalmár, Head of the Department of Gymnastics, Rhythmic Gymnastics, Dance and Aerobics, participated in the course as an expert lecturer.

Dr Zsuzsanna Kalmár and Csaba Bordán represented Hungary and Hungarian University of Sports Science (HUSS) as international judges, while Imre Draskóczy was present as the women’s artistic gymnastics national team’s head coach at the European Championships in Artistic Gymnastics held in August. Former and current HUSS students also competed in the event.

Five-time Hungarian Olympic champion gymnast, former member of the university’s sports club, TFSE, and the university’s late teacher, Ágnes Keleti, who passed away at the age of 103, was buried in Budapest on Thursday according to the Jewish tradition.

Hungarian gymnast Krisztofer Mészáros, who currently attends the BA coaching course of the Hungarian University of Sports Science (TF), has reached the 9^th place in the men’s individual all-around individual competition at the 2024 Paris Olympics, which makes him the second Hungarian gymnast who managed to reach Top 10 at the Olympics in the all-around event.