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MOB HEAD GYULAY, OLYMPIC CHAMP GULYÁS RECEIVE STATE AWARDS

 

Zsolt Gyulay, the president of the Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB), and pentathlon Olympic champion Michelle Gulyás have received state awards, the MOB said late on Friday. The awards were presented by Interior Minister Sándor Pintér in the interior ministry. Gyulay Zsolt received the Hungarian Cross of Merit with a Gold Cross in recognition of his outstanding work in supporting the organisations managed by and cooperating with the ministry and the ministry’s partner bodies. Michelle Gulyás also received the Hungarian Cross of Merit with a Gold Cross in recognition of her outstanding performance at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games.