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Chunky and bold, London reveals medals for 2012 Games (Reuters)28 July 2011
The thousands of athletes striving to compete at London 2012 now know what treasure awaits at the end of their long and tortuous journeys after the medals for next year's Olympics were revealed in Trafalgar Square on Wednesday, one year before the start of the Games.
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St. Petersburg Ballet stars dazzle Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad audience22 July 2011
As part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad, ballet stars from St. Petersburg’s Mariinsky and Mikchailovsky theatres gave a gala-concert in the city of Sochi, showcasing their best performances. -
Kuban Cossack Chorus Marks 200 Year Anniversary with Cultural Olympiad Concert21 July 2011
The State Academic Kuban Cossack Chorus has marked its historic 200 year anniversary with a concert as part of the Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad. -
Olympic Stamps to Promote Sochi in Six Languages20 July 2011
The first four stamps in the series "XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. Tourism on the Black Sea Coast of Russia" goes into circulation in autumn 2011. -
World Health Organization welcomes Sochi 2014’s decision to make next Winter Olympic Games smoke-free14 July 2011
The World Health Organization has welcomed Sochi 2014’s decision to support the non-smoking policy during the next Winter Olympic Games.
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IOC elects PyeongChang as the host city of 2018 Olympic Winter Games (Olympic.org)06 July 2011
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today elected PyeongChang (Republic of Korea) as the host city of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games in 2018 during its 123rd Session in Durban, South Africa.
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IOC announces new events for Sochi 2014, shortlisted sports for 2020 (Olympic.org)05 July 2011
The International Olympic Committee (IOC) confirmed today the inclusion of ski slopestyle (men and women), snowboard slopestyle (men and women) and snowboard parallel special slalom (men and women) on the sports programme of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. -
Sochi 2014 highlights four core legacy elements in four years04 July 2011
On the very eve of the announcement of the hosts of the 2014 Winter Olympics and on the day that marks the 4th anniversary of Sochi winning the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympic Games, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has taken the opportunity to announce significant progress on the four core elements of Games legacy that have been achieved in the years following the announcement in Guatemala: a world without barriers, the development of a volunteer movement, the implementation of «green» building standards and the nation’s adoption of Olympic values.