Budapest to host Summer Youth Olympic Games?

According to insidethegames, the Hungarian capital city is among the cities that are considered as potential hosts for the next Summer Youth Olympic Games. Budapest is already in contact with the International Olympic Committee.

According to the current plans, the Summer Youth Olympic Games (YOG) is scheduled to take place in 2023. However, there is still a possibility for bringing the event forward, to 2021.

Budapest campaigned for hosting the 2024 Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games, but it seemed that almost no-one was interested in the matter, as, after a poor reception on the side of the public and the political parties, the city withdrew in February. Still, Budapest is still eager to host major events like that, so this could contribute to the success of the FINA World Aquatics Championship.

The organising officials of Budapest and the International Olympic Committee (IOC) are already discussing the topic.

It was confirmed by the executive director for the Olympic Games, Christophe Dubi, that the IOC is in talks with several cities.

Regarding Budapest, Dubi said that the organising team presented very creative ideas and they were good at technicalities too. Dubi goes even further, stating that

Budapest is not only a good candidate for the YOG, but also for hosting even the Olympics.

However, the role of hosting the YOG usually goes to cities not be suitable for bigger events.

Next year’s Summer Olympic Games will take place in Buenos Aires. Previously, Singapore (2010) and Nanjing (2014) were hosts. In 2015, due to a possible clash with the Winter Olympic Games, the next edition was postponed until 2023, but there are chances that the Summer Olympic Games will take place two years earlier.