Four disadvantages lead to Istanbul loss in Olympics bid
English.news.cn 2013-09-08 18:06:45
ANKARA, Sept. 8 (Xinhua) -- Istanbul, the largest city of Turkey with 15 million residents, lost the 2020 Olympics bid on Saturday to Tokyo due to Syria crisis, doping scandals, lack of infrastructure and flurry of anti-government protests.
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