Hungary

The Hungarian government has submitted draft legislation to support a bid from the country’s capital city of Budapest to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, while rival bidder Los Angeles has strengthened its team with the appointment of Jim Ford as senior advisor for strategic partnerships.

The Hungarian Grand Prix, one of the mainstays of the Formula One calendar, will remain at Budapest’s Hungaroring through to the 2026 season of the motor racing championship after its race contract was extended.

The Lagardère Sports agency has been commissioned by Budapest 2024 to lead an international consortium to advise the Hungarian capital on its bid to host the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

The PwC Hungary division of professional services network PricewaterhouseCoopers has extended its association with Budapest 2024 after being selected to lead a consortium to deliver advisory services for the Hungarian capital’s bid for the Olympic Games.

The Hungarian capital of Budapest has today (Tuesday) been confirmed as the host city of the 2019 individual World Table Tennis Championships.

The Hungarian capital of Budapest appears set to land hosting rights for the 2019 individual World Table Tennis Championships after it was confirmed as the only city to submit a bid.

Budapest’s city council today (Wednesday) approved the venue masterplan for the Hungarian capital’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games, as leaders again rejected efforts to stage a referendum on the bid.

A proposal for a referendum on whether or not the Hungarian capital of Budapest should proceed with its bid to stage the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has been rejected by the country’s Supreme Court.

The Hungarian government has appointed former President Pal Schmitt as the chairman of a group that will drive Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Budapest will press ahead with its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games after the Hungarian capital’s city council rejected a proposal from an opposition council member to hold a referendum on whether or not the city should seek to stage the multi-sport showpiece.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has claimed 16 European countries have agreed to back Budapest’s bid for the 2024 Olympic Games.

The Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) has said there are no plans to hold a referendum on Budapest’s bid for the 2024 summer Olympic Games, despite a recent newspaper poll suggesting citizens in the country would favour such a move.

With four other strong bids already on the table, Elisha Chauhan asks whether Budapest’s campaign is strong enough to host the 2024 Olympics.

The runners and riders for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games officially grew to five today (Wednesday) as the city of Budapest and Hungarian Olympic Committee (MOB) confirmed their intention to bid.

Budapest appears poised to formally enter the bid process for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the Hungarian national assembly overwhelmingly voted in favour of the project.

Budapest has today (Tuesday) taken another major step towards joining Boston, Hamburg, Rome and Paris in the race for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games after the city’s municipal assembly voted with an overwhelming majority to support a Hungarian bid.