Dr. Balázs Baji
Director-General of National Sports Institute
Dr. Balázs Baji is Director-General of the National Sports Development and Methodology Institute (NSMI). One of Hungary's most successful athletes, he won bronze at the 2017 World Championships in London and silver at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam in the 110-meter hurdles. He graduated from the University of Veterinary Medicine, and as part of his studies, also spent time on scholarship at Kansas State University. He was a member of the Hungarian Olympic Committee and of the European Olympic Committees' (EOC) Athletes' Commission. At the 2023 World Athletics Championships in Budapest, he served as an ambassador and actively participated in the organising committee's work. Over the course of his career, he also worked at the National Sports Agency and currently leads the National Sports Development and Methodology Institute as Director-General.
