The International Olympic Committee evaluation team members stand in front of the gate of a...

The International Olympic Committee evaluation team members stand in front of the gate of a tent which is planned to be used as a venue for the weightlifting while the IOC members tour the city\'s facilities in Istanbul March 21, 2001. IOC evaluation team chairman Hein Verbruggen (L2 second row) of the Netherlands stands flanked by Turkish national olympic committee member Togay Bayatli (L, second row) accompanying the group in the tour. Athletics great Sergei Bubka (rear center), Kathrin Johnson Norinder of Sweden (R center), Simon Balderstone of Australia (rear L), Gilbert Felli (L) of the Switzerland, Stephanie Cabessa (3L) of France are among the group. The IOC team toured Istanbul to evaluate its bid to host the 2008 Olympics,[ before making a final decision among the candidates of Istanbul, Beijing, Paris, Osaka and Toronto. ]