Index – Sport – Hungary withdraws from hosting the 2024 Women’s Handball European Championships
Hungary won the hosting of the 2024 continental competition together with Austria and Switzerland, but on Thursday Gergely Gulyás confirmedto step back.
The Fidesz faction leader, Máté Kocsis, who became MKSZ president in 2015, spoke about the same thing. THE In his interview with Nemzeti Sport he said, the handball European Championship is considered a luxury item these days.
Yes, an existing scenario [hogy Magyarország részben vagy egészében visszalép az Eb-rendezéstől]because it is not right that Hungary spends billions on the 2024 Euro, and the expenses of this are already appearing, Many thousands of children and youth athletes lose the opportunity to play sports for many months due to high energy prices. Many associations cannot manage the overhead costs, so they simply close their halls or gymnasiums. The two don’t fit together. the handballIt’s a luxury these days. We must acknowledge that when we bid for and won the 2024 women’s tournament, there was no war, no sanctions, no energy crisis, and no resulting financial difficulties. But they have been since then, so a decision had to be made, and we chose mass sports for young people. In order to do this, we made an agreement in principle with the government that part of the money saved from European Championship costs will be used for the operation of small clubs this year and next year as well, thus providing a lot of sports opportunities for children. The details are still open, but we are moving in that direction
he quoted Máté Kocsis the National Sport.
Máté Kocsis is unlikely to run for the presidency again
When asked how this step affects his presidential re-election chances ahead of the spring general assembly, Máté Kocsis told NS that he thinks it increases his chances, so
“I don’t think this issue will be relevant at the spring election, because I don’t plan to run for the presidency again.”
In the interview, Máté Kocsis detailed the results achieved in the past eight years, depending on the commitments made at the time of his appointment, and also touched on the future.
“New goals must be set now, and for that a new leader is recommended” said Máté Kocsis.
In addition to the national team’s performances, the interview did not go well, in this regard the president said, he is often singled out for unsuccessful performances.
“President, I never wanted to bow down to criticism, so everyone in the sport knows that I never interfere with the work that is going on on the field.”
Finally, he spoke about the issue of the future, he believes that the old methods are outdated, work cannot be avoided, but he is convinced that the huge amount of energy invested will pay off and we will have an even more successful generation.
The 2023 Olympic Qualification Handball World Championship began on Wednesday with the France-Poland (26-24) match, the Hungarian national team will play for the first time against South Korea on Thursday at 6 p.m.
(Cover photo: Attila Kovács / MTI)