Tag: Dmitry Chernyshenko
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IPC presents Paralympic Order to seven individuals
Germany, Mar 20, 2014: Following Sunday night’s spectacular (16 March) Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games Closing Ceremony, the International Paralympic Committee (IPC) presented the Paralympic Order – the highest accolade a person connected with the Paralympic Movement can achieve – to seven individuals who played instrumental roles in the success of the Games. At a…
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IPC and United Nations unveil Paralympic Wall at Sochi 2014
Germany, Mar 6, 2014: The ribbon of the Paralympic Wall was officially cut on Thursday (6 March) at the Coastal Paralympic Village by International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven alongside UN Secretary-General’s Special Adviser on Sport for Development and Peace, Wilfried Lemke, Russia’s Deputy Prime Minister Dmitriy Kozak and Dmitry Chernyshenko, President of…
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10th IOC World Conference on Sport Environment
Sochi, Oct 30, 2013: The 10th edition of the International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s World Conference on Sport and the Environment officially got under way today in Sochi, Russia, host of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in February 2014. Under the theme “Changing Today for a Better Tomorrow”, leading environmentalists, academics, government figures and sports experts…
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Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay
Lausanne, Sept 29, 2013: With 132 days to go until the Opening Ceremony of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games, the Olympic flame was lit today in Ancient Olympia, Greece, during a ceremony organised by the Hellenic Olympic Committee (HOC). The lighting marks the symbolic start of the Olympic Torch Relay, which will see the flame…
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NBC and USOC buy media rights to Sochi/Rio
Germany, Sept 24, 2013: The Sochi 2014 and Rio 2016 Paralympic Games will receive an unprecedented 116 combined hours of coverage in the United States, the International Paralympic Committee announced on Tuesday (24 September), as NBC Olympics and the United States Olympic Committee have partnered to acquire the US media rights to the next two…
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Athletes of the world officially invited to Sochi
Lausanne – Switzerland, Feb 07, 2013: At a ceremony today marking one year to go until the start of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge officially invited the world’s National Olympic Committees (NOCs) and their athletes to take part in the Games. During the event, President Rogge personally delivered…
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Sportlotto Appointed Partner of Sochi 2014
Sochi – Russia, July 17, 2012: Sportlotto Company has been appointed as an official Partner of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in 2014 in category of “traditional lottery gaming programs“. The agreement was signed by Dmitry Chernyshenko, President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, and Sergei Korovin, General…
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Green Marathon’s Participants Planted Thousands of Trees across Russia
Sochi-Russia, May 23, 2012: Thousands of Russian people, including Sochi 2014 volunteers, have taken part in the “Green Marathon” campaign to complete an Olympic run and plant trees across the country. From east to west participants have planted nearly two thousand trees that will absorb more than 1,200 tons of carbon dioxide a year, supporting…
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IPC President Receives Order of Friendship During Russian Visit
Bonn-Germany, May 15, 2012: Order Friendship, International Paralympic Committee (IPC) President Sir Philip Craven has received the prestigious Order of Friendship for his outstanding contribution to developing the Paralympic Movement from acting Russian Deputy Prime Minster Dmitry Kozak during a two day visit to the country to check on preparations for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter…
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Fusion Walk location of ATR Newsmaker Breakfast Moscow
Moscow, April 14, 2012: Breakfast with Seb and Dima–Monday’s Around the Rings Newsmaker Breakfast–is set for the Fusion Plaza restaurant, 2nd level (street mall) of the World Trade Center Moscow (Fusion Walk). The event is sponsored by ISM Ltd., the IOC’s worldwide exclusive interactive entertainment software licensee, and The Concerto Group, London’s premier events planning…