Zsuzsá Jakabos and her husband won a lawsuit against the Hungarian state, and are entitled to 200 million forints.

Despite winning a total of 11 gold medals at the 2022 World Games, the ministry said not all athletes would have been entitled to the reward specified in the regulation. Eight swimmers, including European champions, went to court, and the court ruled in their favor in the second instance: they must be paid with interest.

They won a lawsuit against the state, our swimmers are due 200 million forints - Zsuzsanna Jakabos' name was listed as the number one plaintiff on the papers.

The second-instance court ruled in favor of the athletes in the lawsuit they filed against the Hungarian state. They were awarded a total of 200 million forints, including interest, for their results at the World Games in Alabama.

According to the court, they are entitled to the state reward for their participation in the 2022 World Games.

In the second instance, the Budapest Court of Appeal ruled in favor of Zsuzsa Jakabos and her colleagues that they were entitled to a state reward for their participation in the 2022 World Games. Hungary finished sixth with 11 gold medals in the competition held in Birmingham, Alabama, but according to the ministry responsible for sports, the athletes would not have been entitled to the reward specified in the regulation for this performance. Ei…

Eight Hungarian swimmers sued the Hungarian state for not receiving a cash prize for their performance at the 2022 World Games in Birmingham, and the court ruled in their favor in the second instance, Telex reports. According to a 2013 government decree, the 1st-8th place finishers at the World Games are awarded a prize, with the first place winner receiving 17.5 million forints, while the eighth place winner also receives one million. There are…