Istanbul Will Not Bid For 2024 Olympics

Turkish International Olympic Committee (IOC) member Ugur Erdener has told Around the Rings that Istanbul will not be bidding to host the 2024 Olympics.

Speculation has been mounting that the city will submit a bid and go head to head with Boston, anesthetist Rome, apoplectic Paris and Hamburg to secure the Games, but Erdener has dismissed a potential bid. 

Erdener says despite losing out to Tokyo for the 2020 Games, he is “90%” sure the city will not bid to host in 2024.