Submitting bids to the International Olympic Committee by Friday’s deadline were Rome; Madrid; Tokyo; Istanbul; Doha, Qatar; and Baku, Azerbaijan. …
Doha is proposing to hold the games in September and October, outside the traditional July-August dates, to avoid the blistering summer temperatures in the Gulf country. …
The IOC will select the host city by secret ballot on Sept. 7, 2013, in Buenos Aires. …
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Baku and Doha would be brave choices. But personally I’d like to see it go to Istanbul. This is their 5th bid in a row.
