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PRESIDENT DMITRY SHOWERS PRAISES FOR PARALYMPICS

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Russian President Dmitry Medvedev, in a reception that was held in Kremlin to celebrate the success of the Russian Paralympic team at the Beijing Paralympics, declared that the Paralympic Games is one of the best sporting concepts of the twentieth century.

Having bagged a total of 18 gold, 23 silver and 22 bronze medals at various events this year; the athletes did fare much better than they did at Athens in 2004. While only 61 athletes participated in Athens, the strength of the Russian team in Beijing was a remarkable 145.

President Dmitry, who incidentally is also the head of the Presidential Council for Sochi 2014 and Paralympics Winter Games, believes that they would definitely inspire thousands of physically challenged individuals across the country.

The athletes of the Beijing Olympics were joined by the president for a photography session to honor the occassion, sealing the spectacular event in history.

 

THE WORLD’S BEST ALPINE SKIERS TO COMPETE IN MOSCOW.

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Moscow will witness the world’s best alpine skiers compete on January 2 next year, which is conducted primarily to motivate Russians much ahead of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics. Held near the Moscow State University Building, where the
Freestyle and Snowboard World Cup events took place last season, the competition will be amongst the top ten World Cup slalom participants from last year’s Val d’Isere and two wild-cards entry Russians; Alexander Khoroshilov and Stepan Zuev.

The ramp for the competition will be erected on an artificially pre-built slope that can accommodate around 30,000 spectators. Standing at a staggering 60m in height and spanning for 150 meters, the ramp is reportedly 25% larger than the
previously built ramp that was used for the Freestyle and Snowboard World Cup events.

 

Sochi Olympics Will Cost Less then Bid

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Mitry Kozak, the head of the Ministry for Regional Development of Russia announced that the cost of the 2014 Winter Olympics will be considerably less than it was declared. During a brief visit to Beijing he reportedly said that the sports equipment and infrastructural expenses would cost far less than was specified in their bid for the Olympics.

 

China To Support Russia For Hosting Winter Olympics

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China’s President, Hu Jintao reassured his Russian counterpart that China will continue to lend its support for Russia to host the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. Amidst the many criticisms from some western political leaders, China’s support to “develop further cooperation with Russia on the organization of the Winter Olympics to be held in 2014″ comes as a breath of fresh air.

 

Russia Welcomes Its Olympics Heroes

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Russia welcomed its Olympics heroes who returned home from Beijing on Monday. Hundreds of fans,supporters and families of the athletes turned up at Moscow’s Sheremetyevo airport to greet them with flowers and gifts. Russian athletes have brought home 23 gold, 21 silver and 28 bronze medals, which they won for their spectacular performances. Putin has sent his congratulations to the athletes and their families, promising to focus on implementing further developments in terms of sponsorships and infrastructure for skilled athletes. We at Sochi Airport are proud of our athletes for their fantastic feat

 
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