He reminded that for the first time during the World Championships in London, the Hungarian Athletics Association under the leadership of Miklós Gyulai negotiated with Sebastian Coe, the president of the International Athletics Association (WA) about the organization of the World Cup and with the clear support of the capital city government, MASZ and Hungary won the organization in December 2018 . This will be the first Athletics World Cup in Central Europe, and Budapest will join the list of prestigious host cities – London, Paris, Rome, Berlin, Tokyo, Beijing, Helsinki, Doha, among others, have so far been hosts.
I also emphasized when winning the World Cup bid that this decision was about trust. One of the world’s largest sports federations trusted us and believed that we were capable of organizing, and we fulfilled all our commitments. However, when they voted for us, we had no experience in organizing such a large event, and neither a competition nor a training venue was available in Budapest. Hungary was already credible in the eyes of World Athletics, and since then they are considered an even more reliable partner
– he declared.
He pointed out that there are many advantages to the fact that the capital can host one of the biggest sports events in the world in 2023, which is the biggest ever organized by Hungary.
It is a huge opportunity for Hungarian sports, it gives momentum to Hungarian athletics, it inspires children, it motivates them to lead a healthy lifestyle, and it is also urban development, which has disappeared one of Budapest’s disgraces. The tremendous attention puts Budapest on the world map
– listed, emphasizing that after six years of teamwork, success will belong to Hungary, the World Cup will bring the nation together. “Common success strengthens us, Hungarians, in our self-esteem, self-confidence and togetherness,” said Balázs Fürjes.
