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The President and CEO of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Dmitry Chernyshenko has been named one of the 25 most influential civil servants in the world of sport for the second time, according to the American Olympic publication “Around the Rings”.

The final Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee Supervisory Board meeting of 2010 has taken place at Government House, chaired by Alexander Zhukov, Deputy Prime Minister of Russia. 

During the meeting of the Sochi 2014 jury of experts, the results of the first selection round for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games mascot ideas were presented and a short list of design ideas was created.

The interactive New Year internet-card given by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee via the world’s most popular video networking site, YouTube, is the first interactive project created in Russia which combines a number of advanced internet technologies and uses the interactive resources on the video site.

The results of the Russian national “Sochi 2014 Teacher” contest have been announced.

During a visit by a delegation from the Accounts Chamber of the Russian Federation to the city of Sochi, Chairman of the Accounts Chamber Sergey Stepashin and the Auditor of the Accounts Chamber Alexander Piskunov took part in a working conference on matters relating to the organization of preparations for the hosting of theWinter Games in 2014 and the development of the city of Sochi.

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has received an award from the Russian Government’s Analytical Centre for its innovative approach to managing private-public partnership projects.

Top representatives from the Sochi 2014 Partners’ Club are in the Olympic city of Sochi today, attending a two-day seminar and workshop to discuss opportunities and to witness the progress being made in the preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.

In a speech to mark the official opening of the 2010 Asian Para Games in Guangzhou, China, the President of the Asian Paralympic Committee (APC) Dato' Zainal Abu Zarin has described China's support of the Paralympic Movement as `unwavering'.

The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has completed its final inspection visit of 2010 in Sochi.

The results of the “Russian Volunteer Centers” contest have been announced today by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.

General Partner of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, Sberbank of Russia, and the Central Bank of the Russian Federation have signed an agreement to issue a special series of collectible gold and silver coins dedicated to the 2014 XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games in Sochi.

Sunday 5th December will see the close of the period for submitting entries to the national competition to Design a Mascot for the 2014 Sochi Games.

This week the one year anniversary of the release of the new 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games emblem was celebrated by the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.