Istanbul selected as European Capital of Sports..

Istanbul has been selected the European Capital of Sport in 2012, the European Capital of Sport Association (ACES) president has announced. ACES President Gian Francesco Lupatelli announced the decision in a press conference at İstanbul's Atatürk Airport, accompanied by Turkey's chief EU negotiator Egemen Bağış and İstanbul Mayor Kadir Topbaş.
Stating that officials from the association had carried out a number of inspections in İstanbul, Lupatelli said he was happy to announce that İstanbul was selected as the European Capital of Sport for 2012. He added that the association has invited Bağış and Topbaş to receive the certificate of the title in a meeting in European Parliament in Brussels on Nov. 30.