Young Turks form charm offensive


Hasan Arat, Bid Chairman and the Vice President of the Turkish National Olympic Committee speaks during a presentation in support of the Istanbul 2020 summer Olympics candidacy in Buenos Aires September 5, 2013. REUTERS/Marcos Brindicci

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - Young Turks will be thrust front and centre of Istanbul's bid to host the 2020 Olympic Games, as the city hopes to charm IOC members with the country's "greatest natural resource".

The city has selected 50 young athletes under the age of 25 to woo Olympic kingpins on Saturday when the Turkish capital will go head to head with Madrid and Tokyo in Buenos Aires.

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