#i specially love handball and waterpolo

[franchufeuillassier]

seven... SEVEN LEAGUES?????? do you sleep

anon stop making it sound like a lot its not that much 😭😭😭😭

[flowerwreaththings]

let’s catch up! I love olympics so much! there aren’t many things that make me feel as proud to be a hungarian as the olympics! I was so dissappointed last year that they postponed it and I couldn’t wait for it this year. my dream is that in my lifetime there will be an olympic held in Hungary! we had a real chance for 2024 with our application but thanks to some people’s protest it was withdrawn, but that’s another story, I still haven’t gotten over it. back to the current olympics... I’m so proud of all our athletes. We already got a few 4th places and it makes me so sad bc it’s always the top 3 that’s a huge deal but a 4th is right there, I mean it’s still pretty cool to be the 4th best in something on the earth, and their dissappointment always makes me so sad. also I kinda prefer bronz to silver, cause in most sports, silver means you lost the last match and you can’t get over that when you get your medal, unlike with bronz where you end with a victory and you had to get over the dissappointment before it, so when you win you can really celebrate that win. also I prefer team sports to individuals so much. even in swimming I much more enjoy the relay swims, as in facing the group competition atc.. ofc I love handball and waterpolo the most. I’m rooting hard for our men & women water polo team as well as our women handball team through their group matches!!! I just love when you compete together with others, when you’re not just there for yourself but for your team, when you have each other to fight for and I love the relationships it can foster. also it’s better when you can share that same victory with others as well as the defeats. also I know there are a lot of athletes at the olympics from hungary and many of them don’t end up in the top 3 or even 10 in their sport but i’m still so proud of them. I see how much they put into it and they don’t owe us anything. just like I heard about some people’s outrage over Naomi Osaka or Simone Biles, the same happened with our best swimmer Hosszú Katinka. she won 3 gold and 1 silver in Rio 2016, but now she ended in 5th and 7th place in 2 of the 3 races where she won gold last time, she withdrew from one and has one still left and people attacked her for it. idk why some people think that the athletes owe them something. they are human, they make mistakes, no human can give 100% all the time, and their health is the most important, both physical and mental. what kind of supporters are those who turn on someone when they don’t win? they still deserv respect. also I always really want everyone of my nation to win, but I know I can’t expect that, also some people don’t have the potiential (at least not yet) to be in the top 3, but they are there at the olympics that has to mean something. all supporters should hope is that their athletes can bring out their best. and whatever place that best is worth, it should be applauded. I think when things don’t go according to plan the athletes are the ones who are the most hurt, the most dissappointed, they don’t need to be attacked. also this is so different from the other olympics bc of the pandemic. on one hand I very much miss the spectators, hungarian fans are very passionate and supportive and their absence is huge even through tv. also the medal ceremony is so weird with the athletes giving themselves the medal and not being allowed to hug with each other etc. it’s also weird that their family can’t be there to support and celebrate with them. i also miss all the royals cheering their nation on and interacting with each other. i can’t wait for 2024 lol. on the other hand it’s interesting that lot of the time i can understand what the coaches say to the them or what the athletes themselves say while competing or what the few people who are able to be there to support are shouting during the cometition and usually this is not the case.

special mentions to our medal winners:

1. szilágyi áron: he won our first medal, gold!!! he defended his title from 2012 and 2016. he is the first to do so in sabre. it’s amazing that he did it 3 times in a row, over a span of 9 years. I was so happy and proud. he is so humble and he always gives others credit, and he also won bronz in team, and he is such a team player always encouraging, appluading and lifting others up. when reporters asked him about his individual medal after the team won bronz, he kept the focus on the team and their succes, and he was fighting just as much for the team as individually. also our guy who won silver in épeé said he has been a wonderful support

2. siklósi gergely: he won our second medal: silver. my heart hurt bc it was a lost last game and that’s dissapointment. but he is very young and this was his first olympics. also he said that he is happy and proud, obviously came for gold but he is satisfied. i was so happy to hear that. i’m so proud of him too

3. milák kristóf: he won gold with an olympic record in 200m butterfly today. he is very talented. when he won he didn’t seem happy lol idk why but I saw memes of it. he too seems to be a good egg cause he shows respect for his opponents and he also comforted hosszú katinka, after her 7th place instead of celebrating.

4. decsi tamás, gémesi csan��d, szatmári andrás és szilágyi áron: sabre team won bronz. i’m so so proud. they fought so hard for each other, i love their bromance. i love how they gave each other their medals instead of everyone picking their own. they deserv it so much

5. tóth krisztián: he won bronz in judo (our 3rd medal of the day). he won with golden point. it was a very difficult game. he was so sweet, he was crying aftterwards during the interview. he said thanks to everyone and wished a happy birthday to his dad! he was so happy

all of them have been humble, respectful, eager to share credit with their team, coach, thank their families and spectators for their support even through just a screen. and all the other competitors wheter they won or lost, became first or last, had to give up due to injury or yet to compete: I’m so proud of you.

to be continuoud, there’s still a lot to look forward to