Sochi Olympics torch relay to be longest one
August 13th, 2012 - 8:11 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Aug 13 (IANS) Organisers of the Sochi Olympics said the torch relay of the 2014 Winter Games will be the longest and vowed to bring the audience a splendid ... Read more...
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Russia to form air defence force for Sochi Olympics
June 25th, 2012 - 9:54 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, June 25 (IANS) Russia is to form an air defence force to ensure the security at the Sochi Olympics, a military official said Monday.The special force, to be set ... Read more...
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Russia plans to send Olympic torch into space
July 8th, 2011 - 9:47 am ICT by IANS
Durban, July 8 (IANS) Russia is planning to send the Olympic flame into space ahead of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi, the deputy prime minister said here.Alexander Zhukov said ... Read more...
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Russia To Have First Grand Prix Formula One
October 15th, 2010 - 2:09 am ICT by Angela Kaye Mason
Oct 14 (THAINDIAN NEWS) The first races of the Russian Grand Prix will be hosted in Sochi, and the Russian Grand Prix F1 races will be held between the years of 2014, ... Read more...
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Russian City Of Sochi All Set To Host Winter Olympics 2014
March 1st, 2010 - 9:16 pm ICT by GD
By Gina Gomez
Vancouver, British Columbia, Mar 1, (THAINDIAN NEWS) With the Winter Olympics 2010 reaching its conclusion on Sunday night, anticipation is already running high about the next Olympics event which is ... Read more...
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Rihanna looking for a donor to help leukaemia patient
January 12th, 2010 - 5:29 pm ICT by IANS
London, Jan 12 (IANS) Singer Rihanna has taken up a noble cause and is seeking a donor for an Olympic hopeful battling leukaemia.
The "Russian Roulette" singer, who received a letter from ... Read more...
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Obama under fire for taking Chicago’s Olympic bid trip
October 2nd, 2009 - 12:35 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct.2 (ANI): Democrats and Republicans have both criticized President Barack Obama over his high-risk decision to fly to Copenhagen to support the Olympic bid of his home town, Chicago. According ... Read more...
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Obama “our quarterback” to win Olympic bid for Chicago: Daley
March 29th, 2009 - 6:11 pm ICT by ANI
Chicago, Mar 29 (ANI): Chicago Mayor Richard Daley has declared President Barack Obama "our quarterback" who will help bring the Olympic Games to the city.Daley fresh from a Denver trip to ... Read more...
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Olympians regret fighting in Georgia at start of Games
August 9th, 2008 - 1:51 pm ICT by IANS
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Beijing, Aug 9 (DPA) Olympic organisers Saturday expressed regret over the outbreak of hostilities between Georgia and Russia, saying conflicts were not compatible with Olympic values and the Olympic truce. "We are ... Read more...
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