Budapest's earning of the title of European Capital of Sport for 2019 is a "fantastic honour" for the capital and for Hungarian sport, the state secretary for sports said at a conference on Tuesday, MTI reported.
"We can be proud of this title, our athletes, our experts and Budapest, because it is a clear recognition of the fact that [Budapest] can be a worthy host to major sporting events and that Hungary plays a key role in the development of young athletes on the international sports stage,” Tunde Szabo said.
Szabo noted that whereas in 2006 and 2010, Hungary hosted just six and 34 global events supported by the government, respectively, last year it hosted 113.
