When he was invited to the ceremony, he first asked if he would not receive an award for athlete of the year.
The 31-year-old swordsman, who won his eighth individual national championship gold on Saturday, received the award on Tuesday at a ceremony organized at the headquarters of the Media Service Support and Wealth Management Fund (MTVA), and as he said on the current channel M1 on Wednesday: he will put the award on the highest shelf .
"I had no idea that, in addition to sports awards and recognitions, I could be the person of the year, and that I would be honored with such an award. I am proud of it and very happy about it," said Szilágyi. He revealed:
when he was invited to the ceremony, he first asked if he would not receive an award for athlete of the year.
The Public Media Person of the Year Award was created by Duna Médiaszolgáltató Nonprofit Zrt. and MTVA in 2020 with the aim of creating a tradition, last year it was awarded to research biologist and biochemist Katalin Karikó, whose patent was used to develop the most modern vaccine against the coronavirus.
Szilágyi, who holds the team world championship, individual and team European championship titles, explained: just as in the last four or five years he did not hide from his big goal, the third Olympic gold medal, so he does not hide his motivation for the individual world championship title either. "I really don't have such a championship title, I really really want to be on the top step of a world championship podium, so I will fight and I will have two opportunities to do so in the next two years," he stated.
Source: (MTI) mandiner.hu Opening image: Árpád Földházi
