Budapest (AFP) – Budapest on Wednesday dropped its embattled bid to host the 2024 Olympics after a petition garnered enough signatures to force a referendum on the initiative, state media reported.
“Budapest will formally ask the municipal council to withdraw Hungary’s candidacy in agreement with the government,” mayor Istvan Tarlos was quoted as saying by the MTI news agency, after talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orban.
Budapest’s withdrawal leaves the race to stage the 2024 Games between Paris and Los Angeles, with the International Olympic Committee announcing the winner in September 13.
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