Russians insist Sochi Olympic venues on track
- Published: 14/02/2012 at 09:32 PM
- Online news: Sports
Russian government officials have brushed off concerns over corruption and delays to insist the venues hosting the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi will be completed well ahead of schedule.
An Olympic countdown clock pictured February 13 in the Black Sea resort of Sochi, showing 753 days left before the event. Russian government officials have brushed off concerns over corruption and delays to insist the venues hosting the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi will be completed well ahead of schedule.
The first Olympic Games to be held in Russia since the boycott-hit Moscow Games in 1980 should herald another step forward on sport's world stage for the former Soviet Union.
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- Writer: AFP News agency
- Position: Agence France-Presse
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