LONDON
Britain supported on Thursday Istanbul's candidacy to host olympic games to take place in 2020.
British Minister of Sport and the Olympics Hugh Robertson said Istanbul was an extremely attractive place for olympic games.
Robertson defined Istanbul as a more historical city when compared with many British cities, and an excellent international city where Europe and Asia intersected.
The International Olympic Committee should be convinced that Turkey could host olympic games, Robertson told AA correspondent in an exclusive interview.
Moreover, Paul Deighton, an executive of London Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games (LOCOG), said he would like to watch olympic games in Istanbul one day.
Deighton defined Istanbul as a perfect venue to host olympic games as a city where the West and East intersected.
Besides Istanbul, Tokyo, Madrid, Doha and Baku have run candidacy to host 2020 Olympic Games. The venue of the event will be announced on September 7, 2013.
(Reporting by Yunus Kaymaz)
