Budapest to bid for the 2024 Olympic Games
The city and the Hungarian Olympic Committee made their intentions
official in a letter to Thomas Bach, president of the International
Olympic Committee.
Budapest mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt Borkai, head of Hungary's Olympic agency, said in the letter that they "wish to participate in the application and bidding process" for the 2024 Olympics.
The officials said that Hungary was alone among the 10 most successful countries in the summer Olympics yet to host the event and also highlighted the IOC's efforts to cut organisational costs with its "Olympic Agenda 2020" reforms.
Budapest mayor Istvan Tarlos and Zsolt Borkai, head of Hungary's Olympic agency, said in the letter that they "wish to participate in the application and bidding process" for the 2024 Olympics.
The officials said that Hungary was alone among the 10 most successful countries in the summer Olympics yet to host the event and also highlighted the IOC's efforts to cut organisational costs with its "Olympic Agenda 2020" reforms.
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