Tag: sochi2014
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Organ Music Festival to take place in Sochi
Sochi – Russia, July 16, 2013: The XIV Festival of Organ Music will take place in Sochi from July 14 to August 18, 2013, as part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad. The festival will introduce listeners to performances by musicians from various countries including Russia, Ukraine, Italy, Poland, and Germany. The vibrant “Window to…
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Sochi 2014 Names First Olympic Torch Relay Torchbearers
Sochi – Russia, July 10, 2013: 3 months prior to the ceremonial arrival of the Olympic flame in Russia, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee approved approximately half of the torchbearers for the Olympic Torch Relay, the Presenting Partners of which are companies Coca-Cola, “Ingosstrakh” and “Russian Railways”. Of the 140,000 candidates, nearly 6,000 torchbearers have…
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Sochi 2014 Unveils the Celebration Cauldron of the Olympic Torch Relay
Sochi – Russia, June 18, 2013: The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee today unveiled the Celebration Cauldron of the Olympic Torch Relay, the longest Torch Relay in the history of the Olympic Winter Games, which is presented by Coca-Cola, OSAO “Ingosstrakh”, and OAO “Russian Railways Company”. The lighting of the Celebration Cauldron will be the culmination…
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Chefs de Mission Sochi arrive for pre-Games
Germany, Mar 22, 2013: Chefs de Mission and representatives of 36 National Paralympic Committees (NPCs) will be in Sochi, Russia this week to receive an update on preparations for the Sochi 2014 Paralympic Winter Games. The Games begin in less than one year’s time and are set to be the biggest yet with around 700…
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IOC Coordination Commission makes ninth visit
Lausanne, Mar13, 2013: International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission, which was joined by representatives from all seven Olympic winter International Federations (IFs), paid its penultimate visit to Sochi this week, as local organisers continued to draw lessons from an array of test events ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. With less than a year…
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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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Olympic Adler Arena Hosts Test Events
Sochi – Russia, Jan 09, 2013: The first test events at the Adler Arena, the speed skating venue for the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games, took place at the end of December 2012. In March 2013, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee will hold the main pre-Games test event at the venue: the Essent ISU World…
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Korea to Host 2013 IPC Ice Sledge Hockey World Championships
Bonn-Germany, May 15, 2012: IPC Ice Sledge Hockey, Goyang City, Korea will play host to the 2013 International Paralympic Committee (IPC) Ice Sledge Hockey A Pool World Championships, the IPC announced on Tuesday (15 May), the first time an Asian country will stage the event. Organized by the Korea Ice Hockey Association for the Disabled, the…
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IOC chief sees ‘extraordinary’ progress in Sochi Olympic preparations (RIA NOVOSTI)
Sochi 2014 News: International Olympic Committee chief Jacques Rogge on Thursday noted the “extraordinary changes” in Sochi as the city prepares to host the 2014 Winter Games. Rogge is in the Black Sea resort for the annual general assembly of the European Olympic Committee. His last visit was 18 months ago Sochi Olympic preparations. “Today…