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Janja Garnbret’s Road to Olympic Gold in Paris
*This story was filmed shortly before Janja Garnbret won her second Olympic gold medal in Paris.*
She made history in Tokyo — and now she’s done it again.
Janja Garnbret, the first woman ever to win Olympic gold in sport climbing, trained relentlessly to defend her title at the Paris Games. Before her victory, we joined her in her hometown for an exclusive look at the mindset, discipline, and grit that brought her back to the top of the podium.
With eight World Championship titles, 41 World Cup victories, and now two Olympic gold medals, Garnbret has become the undisputed queen of her sport. But success never made her complacent — even a serious toe injury couldn’t stop her. She trained on one foot, rebuilt her strength, and climbed her way back to history.
This is Janja Garnbret — before the second gold — already unstoppable.
🎥 Filmed in Prevalje, Slovenia
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#JanjaGarnbret #Paris2024 #SportClimbing #Olympics #Slovenia #RoadToParis #CGTN #ClimbingLegend
She made history in Tokyo — and now she’s done it again.
Janja Garnbret, the first woman ever to win Olympic gold in sport climbing, trained relentlessly to defend her title at the Paris Games. Before her victory, we joined her in her hometown for an exclusive look at the mindset, discipline, and grit that brought her back to the top of the podium.
With eight World Championship titles, 41 World Cup victories, and now two Olympic gold medals, Garnbret has become the undisputed queen of her sport. But success never made her complacent — even a serious toe injury couldn’t stop her. She trained on one foot, rebuilt her strength, and climbed her way back to history.
This is Janja Garnbret — before the second gold — already unstoppable.
🎥 Filmed in Prevalje, Slovenia
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#JanjaGarnbret #Paris2024 #SportClimbing #Olympics #Slovenia #RoadToParis #CGTN #ClimbingLegend
Krisztián Tóth’s Final Pusfor Olympic Gold
*This story was filmed shortly before the Paris 2024 Olympics where Krisztián Tóth fought for what may be his final shot at gold.*
Krisztián Tóth is already one of Hungary’s greatest judokas, an Olympic bronze medalist, a World Championship silver medalist, and the country’s top-ranked judoka. But there’s one dream he’s still chasing: Olympic gold.
At 30 years old, Tóth knows time is running out. If he stands on the podium in Paris, he will become the first Hungarian judoka to win two Olympic medals —and only the second ever to win gold.
We visited Tóth inside a Budapest dojo where the national team trains twice a day. There, every throw, every grip, and every drop of sweat is part of a mission that goes beyond personal glory, it’s about keeping the future of Hungarian judo alive.
Hungary has qualified seven athletes across eight judo events — a historic first. But coaches say funding is increasingly tied to medals. For Tóth, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
"I’m tired, but I'm on the right path,” he told us. “I want to come home an Olympic champion.”
Watch how a fighter prepares when everything — legacy, pride, and history — is on the line.
🎥 Filmed in Budapest
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#KrisztianToth #Paris2024 #Judo #Hungary #Olympics #RoadToParis #CGTN Europe
Krisztián Tóth is already one of Hungary’s greatest judokas, an Olympic bronze medalist, a World Championship silver medalist, and the country’s top-ranked judoka. But there’s one dream he’s still chasing: Olympic gold.
At 30 years old, Tóth knows time is running out. If he stands on the podium in Paris, he will become the first Hungarian judoka to win two Olympic medals —and only the second ever to win gold.
We visited Tóth inside a Budapest dojo where the national team trains twice a day. There, every throw, every grip, and every drop of sweat is part of a mission that goes beyond personal glory, it’s about keeping the future of Hungarian judo alive.
Hungary has qualified seven athletes across eight judo events — a historic first. But coaches say funding is increasingly tied to medals. For Tóth, the stakes couldn’t be higher.
"I’m tired, but I'm on the right path,” he told us. “I want to come home an Olympic champion.”
Watch how a fighter prepares when everything — legacy, pride, and history — is on the line.
🎥 Filmed in Budapest
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#KrisztianToth #Paris2024 #Judo #Hungary #Olympics #RoadToParis #CGTN Europe
Hungary’s Women’s Fencing Team
*This feature was filmed ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games, where Hungary’s women’s sabre team set out to make history.*
Hungary is a fencing powerhouse — but this time, it’s the women leading the charge.
Anna Márton, Liza Pusztai, Sugár Battai, and first-time Olympian Luca Szűcs form one of the strongest sabre teams in the world. They’ve already won two World Championship titles. Now, they want Olympic gold.
We joined them inside their training hall in Budapest — where the blades clash, the footwork is fast, and every practice could be the one that makes the difference in Paris.
What sets them apart?
Not just talent. Not just strategy. **Friendship.**
They’ve grown up together, trained together, and fought together since childhood — turning trust into their secret weapon.
They told us:
• “When the mask goes on — it’s just me and the opponent.”
• “We worked so hard. Now we want a medal.”
• “We’re not scared. We’re motivated.”
• “We could never have won two world titles without being this close.”
Hungary’s fencing legacy runs deep — but these women are writing a new chapter, one blade at a time.
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🎥 Filmed in Budapest
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#Hungary #Fencing #Olympics #Paris2024 #Sabre #TeamHungary #AnnaMarton #LizaPusztai #SugarBattai #LucaSzucs #RoadToParis #WomenInSports
Hungary is a fencing powerhouse — but this time, it’s the women leading the charge.
Anna Márton, Liza Pusztai, Sugár Battai, and first-time Olympian Luca Szűcs form one of the strongest sabre teams in the world. They’ve already won two World Championship titles. Now, they want Olympic gold.
We joined them inside their training hall in Budapest — where the blades clash, the footwork is fast, and every practice could be the one that makes the difference in Paris.
What sets them apart?
Not just talent. Not just strategy. **Friendship.**
They’ve grown up together, trained together, and fought together since childhood — turning trust into their secret weapon.
They told us:
• “When the mask goes on — it’s just me and the opponent.”
• “We worked so hard. Now we want a medal.”
• “We’re not scared. We’re motivated.”
• “We could never have won two world titles without being this close.”
Hungary’s fencing legacy runs deep — but these women are writing a new chapter, one blade at a time.
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🎥 Filmed in Budapest
📍 Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
#Hungary #Fencing #Olympics #Paris2024 #Sabre #TeamHungary #AnnaMarton #LizaPusztai #SugarBattai #LucaSzucs #RoadToParis #WomenInSports
Toni Vodišek Aims for Gold in Formula Kite.
This story was filmed before Toni Vodišek took on the Formula Kite course at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Formula Kite is making its Olympic debut, and it is already being called the fastest sport at the Games. Riders stand on small boards with hydrofoils, fly kites that look like parachutes, and skim above the water at speeds of up to 80 km/h.
In his hometown of Koper, Slovenia, Toni Vodišek lets us into his world. We follow him:
* Out on the Adriatic, where his foil board slices through the waves
* Through the streets of Koper on a bike ride, where he talks about being a role model for the next generation
* Back to his roots, with his father Rajko, a former windsurfer and first coach, and his sister Marina, who narrowly missed qualifying for Paris
Toni explains what it means to be part of the sport’s first Olympic appearance and how it feels to race on a course where every 11 minute heat can decide a medal. With up to four races a day in Marseille, he will line up against 39 of the best riders in the world, trusting his instincts and his legs to turn wind into speed.
From youth world titles to becoming European and World Champion, this is the journey that has brought him to the brink of Olympic history.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Koper, Slovenia
#ToniVodisek #FormulaKite #Kitefoil #Paris2024 #Olympics #Sailing #Marseille #Slovenia #Koper #ExtremeSports #CGTNEurope
Formula Kite is making its Olympic debut, and it is already being called the fastest sport at the Games. Riders stand on small boards with hydrofoils, fly kites that look like parachutes, and skim above the water at speeds of up to 80 km/h.
In his hometown of Koper, Slovenia, Toni Vodišek lets us into his world. We follow him:
* Out on the Adriatic, where his foil board slices through the waves
* Through the streets of Koper on a bike ride, where he talks about being a role model for the next generation
* Back to his roots, with his father Rajko, a former windsurfer and first coach, and his sister Marina, who narrowly missed qualifying for Paris
Toni explains what it means to be part of the sport’s first Olympic appearance and how it feels to race on a course where every 11 minute heat can decide a medal. With up to four races a day in Marseille, he will line up against 39 of the best riders in the world, trusting his instincts and his legs to turn wind into speed.
From youth world titles to becoming European and World Champion, this is the journey that has brought him to the brink of Olympic history.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Koper, Slovenia
#ToniVodisek #FormulaKite #Kitefoil #Paris2024 #Olympics #Sailing #Marseille #Slovenia #Koper #ExtremeSports #CGTNEurope
Croatia’s Paralympic Throwers Chase Glory
This story was filmed before the Croatian Paralympic team headed to the Paris 2024 Games.
In the coastal town of Medulin, Croatia, three of the country’s top Paralympians are pushing through long days of training with a single goal in mind: bringing medals home from Paris. They train six days a week, five hours a day, trusting their preparation and each other.
Discus thrower Ivan Katanušić steps into the circle with a lifetime of battle behind him. Born with a limb deficiency and walking on a prosthesis at just 13 months old, he refuses to be defined by disability. A silver medalist in discus at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and a multi medal winner at World and European Championships, he now wants to turn silver into gold.
Across the field, fellow discus thrower Velimir Sandor prepares for his third Paralympic Games. A car accident in 2006 left him partially paralyzed, but sport gave him a second life. He won bronze in Rio 2016 and silver in Tokyo 2020. In Paris, he is aiming to complete the set and fight for the top of the podium.
Sharing the circle is rising star Erik Fabian Kaurin. At just 23, he recently set a world record in the F46 discus at the Zagreb Open and is also competing in shot put, his main event. As a child, he watched the Paralympics on TV and told his mother that one day he would be there. Paris is the realization of that promise.
For Ivan, Velimir, and Erik, it is ability, not disability, that counts. Every throw in Medulin brings them one step closer to Paris, to the Games, and to the chance to write a new chapter in Croatia’s Paralympic history.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Medulin, Croatia
#Paralympics #Paris2024 #TeamCroatia #ParaAthletics #DiscusThrow #ShotPut #Medulin #CGTNEurope #Inspiration #RoadToParis
In the coastal town of Medulin, Croatia, three of the country’s top Paralympians are pushing through long days of training with a single goal in mind: bringing medals home from Paris. They train six days a week, five hours a day, trusting their preparation and each other.
Discus thrower Ivan Katanušić steps into the circle with a lifetime of battle behind him. Born with a limb deficiency and walking on a prosthesis at just 13 months old, he refuses to be defined by disability. A silver medalist in discus at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics and a multi medal winner at World and European Championships, he now wants to turn silver into gold.
Across the field, fellow discus thrower Velimir Sandor prepares for his third Paralympic Games. A car accident in 2006 left him partially paralyzed, but sport gave him a second life. He won bronze in Rio 2016 and silver in Tokyo 2020. In Paris, he is aiming to complete the set and fight for the top of the podium.
Sharing the circle is rising star Erik Fabian Kaurin. At just 23, he recently set a world record in the F46 discus at the Zagreb Open and is also competing in shot put, his main event. As a child, he watched the Paralympics on TV and told his mother that one day he would be there. Paris is the realization of that promise.
For Ivan, Velimir, and Erik, it is ability, not disability, that counts. Every throw in Medulin brings them one step closer to Paris, to the Games, and to the chance to write a new chapter in Croatia’s Paralympic history.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Medulin, Croatia
#Paralympics #Paris2024 #TeamCroatia #ParaAthletics #DiscusThrow #ShotPut #Medulin #CGTNEurope #Inspiration #RoadToParis
In the Footsteps of Legends: Németh’s Race
This story was filmed in Hungary before the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Hungary is one of swimming’s true powerhouses, with 28 Olympic gold medals and a legacy that stretches from the pool in Budapest to podiums around the world. Now a new sprint star wants to add his name to that history.
Nándor Németh is one of the fastest Hungarian swimmers in the water. In training, it is just him, clear blue water, and 100 meters that could change his life. He is swimming multiple hours a day, six days a week, sharpening his start, turns, and those final strokes that decide medals by hundredths of a second.
Németh says the 100 meter freestyle is so unpredictable that he avoids making predictions, but he believes a podium place will take a time under 47 seconds. That is why he is working not only in the pool but also on his mental strength, convinced that world record pace is within reach.
Recently he has turned that belief into results, winning silver at the European Championships in Belgrade and bronze at the World Championships in Doha. His coach, Zsolt Plagányi, says Németh’s speed and experience, including ten World Championship finals, are the keys that can finally unlock an Olympic medal.
At 24, Németh has been chasing this dream since his first dive at the age of six. In Paris, he hopes that when the clock stops at the end of his race, it will show that he has joined Hungary’s Olympic greats.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Százhalombatta, Hungary
#NandorNemeth #TeamHungary #Paris2024 #OlympicSwimming #CGTNEurope #RoadToParis #Swimming 🏊♂️🇭🇺
Hungary is one of swimming’s true powerhouses, with 28 Olympic gold medals and a legacy that stretches from the pool in Budapest to podiums around the world. Now a new sprint star wants to add his name to that history.
Nándor Németh is one of the fastest Hungarian swimmers in the water. In training, it is just him, clear blue water, and 100 meters that could change his life. He is swimming multiple hours a day, six days a week, sharpening his start, turns, and those final strokes that decide medals by hundredths of a second.
Németh says the 100 meter freestyle is so unpredictable that he avoids making predictions, but he believes a podium place will take a time under 47 seconds. That is why he is working not only in the pool but also on his mental strength, convinced that world record pace is within reach.
Recently he has turned that belief into results, winning silver at the European Championships in Belgrade and bronze at the World Championships in Doha. His coach, Zsolt Plagányi, says Németh’s speed and experience, including ten World Championship finals, are the keys that can finally unlock an Olympic medal.
At 24, Németh has been chasing this dream since his first dive at the age of six. In Paris, he hopes that when the clock stops at the end of his race, it will show that he has joined Hungary’s Olympic greats.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Százhalombatta, Hungary
#NandorNemeth #TeamHungary #Paris2024 #OlympicSwimming #CGTNEurope #RoadToParis #Swimming 🏊♂️🇭🇺
Rowing for History: Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár’s Quest for Gold
This story was filmed in Szeged, Hungary, ahead of the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.
Hungary has rowed in the single sculls event at every Olympics since 1932 without winning gold.
Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár wants to change that.
Training through heat, exhaustion, and years of pressure, he rows alone on the water each morning — guided by the voice of the man who knows him best: his father and coach, Zoltán Molnár, an Olympian himself from Seoul ’88.
For Bendegúz, rowing is rhythm.
It is breath, muscle, and memory working as one.
Each stroke brings him closer to Paris, where the margins will be razor-thin, and every split-second will count.
This will be his third Olympics after Rio and Tokyo.
Now at 29, he says he is stronger, smarter, and more ready than ever — even as extreme heat looms over what may become the hottest Games in history.
His goal isn’t just a medal.
It’s to put Hungary on the top of the podium for the first time in single sculls.
A victory for himself, for his family, and for a rowing legacy generations in the making.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Szeged, Hungary
#Paris2024 #Hungary #Rowing #SingleSculls #Olympics #BendeguzPetervariMolnar #RoadToParis #CGTNEurope 🚣♂️🇭🇺
Hungary has rowed in the single sculls event at every Olympics since 1932 without winning gold.
Bendegúz Pétervári-Molnár wants to change that.
Training through heat, exhaustion, and years of pressure, he rows alone on the water each morning — guided by the voice of the man who knows him best: his father and coach, Zoltán Molnár, an Olympian himself from Seoul ’88.
For Bendegúz, rowing is rhythm.
It is breath, muscle, and memory working as one.
Each stroke brings him closer to Paris, where the margins will be razor-thin, and every split-second will count.
This will be his third Olympics after Rio and Tokyo.
Now at 29, he says he is stronger, smarter, and more ready than ever — even as extreme heat looms over what may become the hottest Games in history.
His goal isn’t just a medal.
It’s to put Hungary on the top of the podium for the first time in single sculls.
A victory for himself, for his family, and for a rowing legacy generations in the making.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Szeged, Hungary
#Paris2024 #Hungary #Rowing #SingleSculls #Olympics #BendeguzPetervariMolnar #RoadToParis #CGTNEurope 🚣♂️🇭🇺
Rising to the Challenge: Róbert Suba’s Final Push
This feature was filmed in Szeged, Hungary, ahead of the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games.
On a scorching summer day at the Olympic Training Center, Hungarian para-canoeist Róbert Suba cuts through the water, chasing one last shot at Paralympic glory.
At 19, a parachute accident left Suba paralyzed from the waist down. Years later, he stood on the podium in Rio with a silver medal. He’s since become European champion and a multi-medalist at World Championships — but missing out on Tokyo by just 0.2 seconds was a brutal setback.
Instead of walking away, Suba doubled down.
Now 44, he trains six days a week, fine-tuning every stroke, every start, every detail of his customized racing seat, which he calls his “substitute for legs.” His coach, Krisztián Szabó, says the biggest rivals in Paris won’t just be other boats — but wind, waves, and a narrow margin for error.
For Suba, Paris may be the final chapter of an extraordinary career.
He’s paddling for his family, for his country, and for the dream that survived one of life’s toughest blows. He believes Paralympic gold is within reach — and he’s ready to push his performance to the limit to get there.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Szeged, Hungary
#Paralympics #Paris2024 #ParaCanoe #Hungary #RobertSuba #RoadToParis #CGTNEurope 🚣♂️🇭🇺
On a scorching summer day at the Olympic Training Center, Hungarian para-canoeist Róbert Suba cuts through the water, chasing one last shot at Paralympic glory.
At 19, a parachute accident left Suba paralyzed from the waist down. Years later, he stood on the podium in Rio with a silver medal. He’s since become European champion and a multi-medalist at World Championships — but missing out on Tokyo by just 0.2 seconds was a brutal setback.
Instead of walking away, Suba doubled down.
Now 44, he trains six days a week, fine-tuning every stroke, every start, every detail of his customized racing seat, which he calls his “substitute for legs.” His coach, Krisztián Szabó, says the biggest rivals in Paris won’t just be other boats — but wind, waves, and a narrow margin for error.
For Suba, Paris may be the final chapter of an extraordinary career.
He’s paddling for his family, for his country, and for the dream that survived one of life’s toughest blows. He believes Paralympic gold is within reach — and he’s ready to push his performance to the limit to get there.
Reporter: Pablo Gutierrez
Location: Szeged, Hungary
#Paralympics #Paris2024 #ParaCanoe #Hungary #RobertSuba #RoadToParis #CGTNEurope 🚣♂️🇭🇺
Ágnes Keleti’s Final Interview: An Olympic Legend.
This was Ágnes Keleti’s final interview before she passed away on 2 January 2025.
She was 103.
Keleti was the world’s oldest living Olympic champion and one of Hungary’s greatest athletes. Born in Budapest in 1921, she survived the Holocaust, rebuilt her life through sport, and went on to win 10 Olympic medals — including five gold — at the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games.
In this special feature, our correspondent Pablo Gutierrez revisits her extraordinary story.
From her rise in post-war Europe to her role as a symbol of courage, resilience, and the unifying power of the Olympic Games, Keleti’s life continues to inspire generations.
She once said:
"Sports offered me lifelong benefits that went far beyond the game itself."
Filmed in Budapest, this is a tribute to the gymnast, the survivor, and the legend.
#AgnesKeleti #Olympics #Hungary #Gymnastics #Legacy #Paris2024
She was 103.
Keleti was the world’s oldest living Olympic champion and one of Hungary’s greatest athletes. Born in Budapest in 1921, she survived the Holocaust, rebuilt her life through sport, and went on to win 10 Olympic medals — including five gold — at the 1952 Helsinki and 1956 Melbourne Games.
In this special feature, our correspondent Pablo Gutierrez revisits her extraordinary story.
From her rise in post-war Europe to her role as a symbol of courage, resilience, and the unifying power of the Olympic Games, Keleti’s life continues to inspire generations.
She once said:
"Sports offered me lifelong benefits that went far beyond the game itself."
Filmed in Budapest, this is a tribute to the gymnast, the survivor, and the legend.
#AgnesKeleti #Olympics #Hungary #Gymnastics #Legacy #Paris2024
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