Turkish minister accepts Tokyo governor’s apology for remarks on Istanbul Olympic bid
ISTANBUL — Turkey’s sports minister has accepted the apology from the governor of Tokyo for criticizing Istanbul’s bid for the 2020 Olympics.
Youth and Sports Minister Suat Kilic says “we now wish for a friendly competition between the candidate cities abiding by the criteria established by the IOC.”
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