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Saturday, August 20, 2005

Motor racing-Istanbul targets Olympics after F1 debut

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Motor racing-Istanbul targets Olympics after F1 debut
(Reuters)
Updated: 2005-08-20 20:14

After winning over Formula One with its new Turkish Grand Prix circuit, Istanbul is again eyeing the big prize of the Olympic Games, reported Reuters.

'I think that we showed with this organisation that we are fit and now our aim is to have the Olympics in Turkey,' said Murat Yalcintas, president of the Istanbul chamber of commerce, on Saturday."

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