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On October 31 in Sochi, the 6th Peace and Sport International Forum has opened under the chairmanship of His Serene Highness Prince of Monaco Albert II.

As part of the “Class Mira” national children’s story initiative the premiere of a unique show, called "Who am I?", was held on October 27th at the Sochi Winter Theater.

As part of the Environmental Program supporting the preparations for the 2014 Games, Sochi has once again hosted a range of events to celebrate International Black Sea Day.

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and the World Health Organization (WHO) have held a conference to announce that a "Union of Tobacco-Free Cities" has been created.

Russia today marked 500 days to go until country’s first Paralympic Winter Games, which will be hosted in Sochi and begin on 7^th March 2014.

The Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee in cooperation with "Publishing and Trading Center "Marka" and "Russian Post" has staged a commemorative ceremony marking the cancellation of stamps of the series "The XXII Olympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Olympic winter sports".

The eighth visit of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission to Sochi concluded today with Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Killy praising the local organisers of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games for the notable progress they have made in preparations, just weeks before the start of a key test season.

To mark one year before the arrival of the Olympic Flame to Russia, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee has announced the route that the Olympic flame will travel in the hands of 14,000 torchbearers, over 123 days, and through 2,900 towns and settlements.

To mark National Teacher’s Day, the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee summed up the results of the all-Russian educational “Marathon of Olympic Knowledge”, which started on September, 1st with an Olympic lesson on the theme of “London 2012 – Sochi 2014”.

The Federation Cup in figure skating will take place at the "Iceberg" Skating Palace in the Sochi Olympic Park on October, 6.

The Sochi 2014 Cultural Olympiad has announced the launch of a public contest for creative groups willing to participate in the Cultural Program of the 2014 Winter Games in Sochi.