Sochi struggling with 'overspending, legacy'
- Published: 13 Mar 2013 at 19.49
- Online news: Sports
State overspending on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics amounts to more than half a billion dollars while the government has failed to provide a lasting legacy for sporting venues, according to an official audit report.
Participants of a ceremony celebrating the one year countdown to the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics opening perform at the Bolshoi Ice Dome rink in Sochi on February 7, 2013. State overspending on the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics amounts to more than half a billion dollars while the government has failed to provide a lasting legacy for sporting venues, according to an official audit report.
Russia's federal audit office gave a damning verdict on preparations for the Sochi Games, as well as plans for dealing with the giant venues once the Olympics are over.
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