(Reuters) - Budapest's withdrawal from bidding for the 2024 summer Olympics, a process already marred by a string of exits, highlights the need for changes to the Games model, insiders say. "There has to be a serious discussion to make it clear that organising the Games has transformative powers for the cities. The IOC also needs to tell those bidding that there are benefits when doing so even if they are not chosen." "We need to take a long look at what we need to improve," IOC member Adam Pengilly, a former Olympic skeleton athlete, told Reuters. The IOC have said they are looking at changes to the bid process to avoid having "too many losers".

Source: The Star February 23, 2017 12:11 UTC