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2020 Summer Olympics |
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City | Istanbul, Turkey |
Chair | Yalcin Aksoy [1] |
NOC | National Olympic Committee of Turkey (NOCT) Turkish: Türkiye Milli Olimpiyat Komitesi (TMOK) |
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Istanbul 2020 (Turkish: İstanbul 2020) is a bid by Istanbul, the largest city in Turkey, to be chosen by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to host the 2020 Summer Olympics.
The IOC will announce the official candidate cities on May 23, 2012. The winning bid will be announced on September 7, 2013 at the 125th IOC Session in Buenos Aires. [2]
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The National Olympic Committee of Turkey (NOCT) announced the selection of Istanbul as Turkey's candidate on July 7, 2011.[3] Turkey's candidacy was announced officially by Prime Minister Erdogan on August 13, 2011.[4]
Yalcin Aksoy, who heads Instanbul 2020 Bid committee is optimistic about the city's fifth bid, stating that over the past several years the city has seen the development of new venues and infrastructure improvements. He stated that Turkey's fast growing economy can also greatly benefit the bid. [1]
Turkey has yet to host an Olympic Games. Istanbul has made four previous bids for the Summer Games. The city was a candidate for the 2000 Games which were awarded to Sydney. It bid again for 2004, which were held in Athens, but failed to become a candidate city. It became a candidate for 2008 but lost to Beijing. The Turkish city's most recent bid was for the 2012 Games but it failed to become a candidate. London was awarded the 2012 Games. Istanbul's 2020 bid will be their fifth bid.
Istanbul hosted the knockout stage of the 2010 Basketball World Championship as well as the final. Istanbul was chosen as European Capital of Sports for 2012. 2012 IAAF World Indoor Championships , 2012 FINA Short Course World Championships , 2011 WTA Tour Championships and 2012 Euroleague Final Four will be hosted in Istanbul. The Abdi İpekçi Arena hosted the Final of EuroBasket 2001, and was also the venue for the 1992 Euroleague Final Four. The venue also hosted 2004 Eurovision Song Contest.
Türk Telekom Arena, Atatürk Olympic Stadium and Şükrü Saracoğlu Stadium, which were built or renovated in the first decade of the 21st century, are three UEFA Elite Stadiums in Istanbul.
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