World Athletics President Sebastian Coe has encouraged Budapest to bid for the Olympic and Paralympic Games after a World Championships here which set "a new blueprint", and offered praise for controversial Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán.

World Athletics President Sebastian Coe gazed up into the towering stands of the new National Athletics Centre here and declared, "this is a city that really wants us here".

A long running dispute between the Mayor of Budapest and the Hungarian Government which, at one point, threatened the staging of the World Athletics Championships has been settled a week before the event is due to begin.

The International Swimming Federation (FINA) World Championships - last held in 2019 - got underway this weekend in Budapest.

Budapest Mayor Gergely Karácsony has withdrawn a threat to block the 2023 World Athletics Championships after claiming that the Hungarian Government had bowed to his demands and given him what he wanted.

The Budapest General Assembly today endorsed the call of the city’s Mayor, Gergely Karácsony, to withdraw its approval for hosting of the 2023 World Athletics Championships if the Government sticks to plans to build a campus for China’s Fudan University on land where a student city was to be sited.

Budapest’s Mayor Gergely Karácsony will propose to the Budapest General Assembly - the capital’s City Council - tomorrow that it withdraws its approval for the city to host the 2023 World Athletics Championships.

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán has said he would "like to live to see Hungary hosting the Olympics".

International Association of Athletics Federations  (IAAF) President Sebastian Coe has met Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán during a visit to Budapest, the city favourite to host the 2023 World Championships.

International Judo Federation (IJF) head Marius Vizer said it was a "great honour" to welcome three Heads of State, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, to the opening day of competition at the World Championships here.

Budapest's City Assembly has voted to officially withdraw the Hungarian capital's bid to host the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Hungarian Government officials have said Budapest's bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games has been withdrawn.

Budapest Mayor István Tarlós has said he will meet next week with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán to review the city’s bid for the 2024 Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Budapest 2024 claim "momentum is building" and they are the only city in the Olympic and Paralympic race to offer a "genuine alternative".

A sweeping reform of Hungarian sports laws has been passed by the country's Parliament that will see the National Olympic Committee lose many of its powers and roles as decisions are instead made by the Government.