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Istanbul Submits Candidature File For Olympics 2020 Bid

Description:Istanbul, Madrid and Tokyo - the three cities bidding to host the 2020 Olympic Games and Paralympics - handed their Candidature Files in to the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Lausanne, Switzerland, on Monday (January 7). The IOC will elect the host city on September 7 at their session in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Istanbul, Turkey's largest city, is bidding for the games for the fifth time in the last six rounds of voting. (0:27)

Source: Reuters - Sports

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