Optimistic Istanbul 2020 team touches down for 'Olympic training camp' in Buenos Aires
Buenos Aires, Argentina; 30 August 2013: The Istanbul 2020 Bid Committee today begins its ‘Olympic training camp’ in Buenos Aires, Argentina, full of optimism that the city’s fifth bid has the best chance yet of bringing the Olympic and Paralympic Games to Turkey for the first time in history.
Istanbul 2020 Chairman, Hasan Arat, arrived with the advance team on Thursday evening, ready to begin the final preparations for the climax of the two-year campaign. Speaking from Buenos Aires, Hasan Arat said:
“This is our Olympic Games, so just like an Olympic team we are taking the time to acclimatise to new surroundings, bond with our team-mates and fine-tune our strategy for the main event next week. For more than 20 years hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been one of Turkey’s deepest ambitions, and we have the whole country right behind us. We don’t feel pressure – we feel great excitement. We know we have an excellent bid and we are confident that this is Turkey’s time to welcome the Olympic Movement and connect it with new, fresh audiences.
“We have big plans for Buenos Aires, and very soon we will be telling the world our full team for the 125th IOC Session – so watch this space! In the meantime, I am looking forward to renewing our excellent dialogue with the IOC members. Istanbul has never been better prepared to host the Games and we have a record 94% of the population backing our bid: there is nothing but optimism in our camp. We are in a tight three-way race, but we believe we can win the gold medal for Turkey.”
For further information please contact:
Istanbul 2020 Media Team: mediainfo@istanbul2020.com.tr
Justin Shea: justin@jtassocs.com | +447917825412
Istanbul 2020 Chairman, Hasan Arat, arrived with the advance team on Thursday evening, ready to begin the final preparations for the climax of the two-year campaign. Speaking from Buenos Aires, Hasan Arat said:
“This is our Olympic Games, so just like an Olympic team we are taking the time to acclimatise to new surroundings, bond with our team-mates and fine-tune our strategy for the main event next week. For more than 20 years hosting the Olympic and Paralympic Games has been one of Turkey’s deepest ambitions, and we have the whole country right behind us. We don’t feel pressure – we feel great excitement. We know we have an excellent bid and we are confident that this is Turkey’s time to welcome the Olympic Movement and connect it with new, fresh audiences.
“We have big plans for Buenos Aires, and very soon we will be telling the world our full team for the 125th IOC Session – so watch this space! In the meantime, I am looking forward to renewing our excellent dialogue with the IOC members. Istanbul has never been better prepared to host the Games and we have a record 94% of the population backing our bid: there is nothing but optimism in our camp. We are in a tight three-way race, but we believe we can win the gold medal for Turkey.”
For further information please contact:
Istanbul 2020 Media Team: mediainfo@istanbul2020.com.tr
Justin Shea: justin@jtassocs.com | +447917825412