Budapest 2024’s ‘ship has sailed’ – bid chief

Budapest 2024 chairman Balázs Fürjes has conceded that the Hungarian capital’s bid for the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games has likely “ran aground” as International Olympic Committee (IOC) president Thomas Bach labelled the uncertainty surrounding the bid as the work of a political group that is seeking to “make a name” for itself.

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