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Deputy Prime Minister Hails Sochi 2014 Public Council27 October 2009The Deputy Prime Minister of Russia, Dmitry Kozak, today praised the introduction of the ‘Sochi 2014 Public Council’, which has been set up to help facilitate dialogue between the parties responsible for preparations for Russia’s first Olympic and Paral
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Sochi 2014 Congratulates President Rogge on Re-election09 October 2009Dmitry Chernyshenko, President and CEO of Sochi 2014, today congratulated Jacques Rogge on behalf of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee for his successful re-election as President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC). Dmitry Chernyshenko, Presi
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Rio de Janeiro Elected as the 2016 Host City (IOC)03 October 2009The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has elected Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) as the host city of the Games of the XXXI Olympiad in 2016 during its 121st Session in Copenhagen, Denmark. Rio de Janeiro received 66 votes compared to Madrid’s 32 in the fin
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Sochi 2014 to Build Strong Partnership with Rio 201603 October 2009Sochi 2014, the Organizing Committee for Russia's first Winter Games, congratulates Rio 2016 for becoming South America's first Host City for Olympic and Paralympic Games. Sochi 2014 looks forward to forging strong links between Organizing Committees, t
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Keeping the Olympic Movement Relevant in Today’s Society (IOC)02 October 2009With the Danish national anthem, followed by the Olympic anthem, the 121st Session of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) opened this evening at a ceremony organised at the Copenhagen Opera House, in the presence of Queen Margrethe II of Denmark a