A host of sponsors have signed up to back Budapest’s bid to stage the summer Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2024.
Each of the partnerships have been signed as part of a multi-million-euro sponsorship programme that commenced in June.
Travel-focused partnerships have been sealed in the shape of Budapest Airport, the Budapest Transport Company, the Centre for Budapest Transport and the Wizz Air airline.
German automotive manufacturer Audi, property developer Gránit Pólus, construction company Graphisoft and wholesalers Mid Ocean Brands have also signed up to back the bid.
Further agreements have been signed with financial services company Provident, telecommunications company Magyar Telekom and liqueur producer Zwack.
“It’s been truly inspiring to see such faith in our city and in our capability as an Olympic sporting nation,” Budapest 2024 chairman Balázs Fürjes said. “We expect that more sponsors will join the movement as the momentum continues to build. This is especially relevant after February next year, when we will see a much wider exposure for the bid in both domestic and international markets.”
Budapest is facing competition from Paris in France and Los Angeles in the US to stage the 2024 Games.
Rome had also been in the running but its quest to stage the Games is all but over after the Italian Olympic Committee (CONI) earlier this month wrote to the International Olympic Committee to suspend the capital’s bid. It followed last month’s vote by the Rome city council to withdraw support for the bid.
The IOC will select the host city for the 2024 Games in September 2017.