JOHN GOODBODY: Istanbul has had a rocky summer in its Olympic bid
(SFC) There is much to commend in Istanbul’s bid for the 2020 Olympics. Staging the Games there would bring the Olympic Movement for the first time to another substantial country, just as it will do for Brazil when Rio de Janeiro is the host in 2016.Turkey would also be the first Moslem nation to stage the event, while the bid’s slogan ‘Bridge Together’ emphasises how the country straddles both Europe and Asia, another attractive feature for voters.
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