Olympic Games

26/02/2017

Government yet to decide how to use funds originally aimed at financing Olympic plans

"Necessary development projects must be implemented even if no Olympics are hosted in Budapest"
25/02/2017

What the international press writes about Budapest’s withdrawal from the Olympic bid

The international echo of the decision - #Budapest2024
22/02/2017

BREAKING NEWS – Orbán’s cabinet proposes withdrawing Budapest’s Olympic bid

Budapest, February 22 (MTI) – The government passed a resolution on Wednesday in which it proposed that the City of Budapest and the Hungarian Olympic Committee […]
20/02/2017

Orbán voices uncertainty over outlook of Hungary’s Olympic bid

Budapest, February 20 (MTI) – Prime Minister Viktor Orbán on Monday voiced uncertainty over the outlook for Hungary’s bid to host the 2024 summer Olympics, saying […]
20/02/2017

Budapest mayor slams opposition for withdrawing support from Olympics

Budapest (MTI) – Budapest Mayor István Tarlós slammed opposition politicians who changed their minds and withdrew their support from Budapest’s bid to host the Olympics in […]
18/02/2017

Referendum on Budapest2024 – Budapest’s chances for hosting Olympics down – UPDATE

Budapest, February 18 (MTI) – The petition for a local referendum about Budapest to withdraw its bid for hosting the Summer Olympics in 2024 has significantly […]
17/02/2017

Budapest 2024 – Civil movement submits signatures for Olympics referendum

Budapest, February 17 (MTI) – The civil Momentum Movement on Friday said it submitted over a quarter million signatures to the Budapest election office to initiate […]
15/02/2017

LMP: Hungarian sports kidnapped by party politics

Budapest (MTI) – Hungarian sports has been kidnapped by party politics when Olympians use their social status to support Budapest’s bid to host the Summer Olympics […]
02/02/2017

Budapest mayor: Responsible mayor must not oppose Budapest Olympics

Budapest, February 1 (MTI) – Any responsible mayor of Budapest must not oppose the Olympics, Budapest Mayor István Tarlós told commercial station Magyar Katolikus Radio on […]
20/01/2017

LMP warns of environmental impacts of Budapest Olympics

Budapest, January 20 (MTI) – The cost of addressing environmental harm caused by the 2024 Budapest Olympics, if the event goes ahead, could add 1,000 billion […]
19/01/2017

Socialists, LMP support signature drive to thwart Budapest 2024 Olympic plans

Budapest, January 19 (MTI) – Both the opposition Socialist and LMP parties back an NGO initiative to collect signatures demanding Hungary drop its bid to host […]
06/01/2017

Budapest2024: if the 2024 Olympic Games were hosted in Budapest – New visuals

2024 Budapest Olympics Organizing Committee working hard to show the world the planned sports facilities that host Olympic competitions if Budapest will be awarded with 2024 […]
31/12/2016

Budapest applauded by international sport leaders

The short travelling times, the harmony between the city and the Olympics developments and the beauty of Budapest were praised by the representatives of 22 sport unions, […]
14/12/2016

Budapest2024: stunning new visuals

24.hu writes that Balázs Fürjes, head of Budapest’s Olympic bid, emphasized on a recent press conference – where they primarily introduced the athletes’ committee led by […]
14/12/2016

Top court rejects referendum on Budapest 2024 Olympic Games bid

Budapest, December 14 (MTI) – The Kúria, Hungary’s supreme court, on Wednesday upheld a ruling by the National Election Committee (NVB) rejecting a referendum initiative on […]
08/12/2016

Budapest clears next hurdle in bid to host 2024 Olympics

Budapest, December 8 (MTI) – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has approved the second round of documentation for Budapest’s bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games, […]
27/11/2016

Hungary to host modern pentathlon, fencing world championships in 2019

Budapest, November 27 (MTI) – Hungary has won the right to host the World Fencing Championships and the World Modern Pentathlon Championships in 2019. Both tournaments […]
25/11/2016

Budapest2024 design livery aircraft joins the Wizz Air’s fleet

Wizz Air, the largest low cost airline in Central and Eastern Europe, in partnership with Budapest Airport and the Budapest 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Bid, revealed […]
22/11/2016

Hungary thanks solidarity of sportsmen who boycotted 1956 Melbourne Olympics

Budapest, November 21 (MTI) – Speaker of Parliament László Kövér on Monday met Dutch, Swiss and Spanish veteran athletes visiting Budapest who boycotted the 1956 Melbourne […]
18/11/2016

Budapest 2024 applauded by international press

The international press wrote about Budapest applying for the 2024 Olympics and Paralympics as “the perfect alternative of the megalopolises” on Wednesday.  The conceptions were introduced via presentations […]