Budapest, Oct. 15 -- Budapest has strong credentials to host the 2036 Summer Olympics, thanks to its experience staging major international sporting events, existing infrastructure and sporting culture, senior Paris 2024 officials said on Thursday.
Sophie Lorant, international director of the Paris 2024 organizing committee, made the remarks to Hungarian public broadcaster M4 Sport during a visit to Budapest with the committee's CEO, Etienne Thobois.
The two officials were invited by the Hungarian Olympic Committee to share their experience of organizing the Paris Games.
"Budapest has many strengths. It has organized numerous top sporting competitions, Hungarians love sport, and much of its sports infrastructure sits along the Danube, si...