The organization is on track, everything is ready for the start of Hungary's biggest sports event to date - said Ádám Schmidt, State Secretary responsible for sports, government commissioner of the World Athletics Championships.

In 168 hours, at this time, the World Championship will have a winner, a silver medalist and a bronze medalist. This also indicates that the organization is on track, everything is ready for Hungary's biggest sporting event to begin - said Ádám Schmidt at a press conference held a week before the start of the World Cup in the park of the National Athletic Center. Then he also talked about how they want to give the World Cup more than a sports event, so there will be continuous concerts and various programs that will await those who want to relax and have fun from morning to night.

More than a billion viewers will see the events and with it Budapest. We surpassed 300,000 tickets sold, so many spectators have never visited a sports event in Hungary

he explained. He also mentioned that, as a legacy of the event, the previously polluted area will become a park after the World Cup and a jogging track awaits those interested.

It is a national matter that this is a successful World Cup

- summed up Ádám Schmidt.

A week before the start, the organizing committee is calm and confident, extremely motivated, stated Balázs Németh, Budapest 2023 NZrt. CEO, and then talked about how everything is ready for Budapest to be the first in Central Europe to host the world's third largest sports event.

He mentioned that the press center opened at ten o'clock on Saturday, the athletes are arriving, the World Cup minibuses are touring the city, the world is already paying attention to Budapest. The training grounds will also open on Tuesday. According to the latest data, tickets have already been purchased from 102 foreign countries

- He told.

He also talked about the introduction of a price cap in the stadium's buffets and in the fans' zone, half a liter of mineral water will cost HUF 550, and beer will also be under HUF 1,000.

Balázs Németh emphasized that thanks to the support of the government, they can realize all their plans, they will get the most out of the world championship, so they are also preparing various entertainment and sports programs and prize games, with which they try to make everyone fall in love with exercise and athletics.

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