Istanbul promises spectacular Games theatre
PARIS: Istanbul will be a spectacular theatre for the ‘greatest show on earth’ should they win the right to host the 2020 Summer Olympics, their bid vice-president Hasan Arat told AFP on Wednesday.
The 52-year-old businessman — a former professional basketball player with Besiktas — said that he and the bid team had learnt a lot from the previous five failed bids but the important difference this time round was that both economic and political circumstances were a lot more favourable.
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