The 2014 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XXII Olympic Winter Games, is an international winter multiple sports event that will be celebrated from February 7 to February 23, 2014. The host city, Sochi, Russia, was elected on July 4, 2007, during the 119th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session in Guatemala City, Guatemala. This will be Russia's first time hosting the Winter Olympics (the Soviet Union had previously hosted the 1980 Summer Games in Moscow). As well, this will become the first Winter Olympics ever held in the subtropics.

Tuesday, April 8, 2008

Sochi 2014 Arrives at ANOC in Beijing to Provide Winter Games Progress Report and Outline Timeline for Delivery

Beijing, China, 8 April 2008 – The Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, Alexander Zhukov, and the President and CEO of Sochi 2014, Dmitry Chernyshenko, today arrived in Beijing, China, ahead of an important first address to the 205 National Olympic Committees at the 16th ANOC General Assembly (7-10 April 2008).

Zhukov and Chernyshenko will use their speech on Wednesday to provide the National Olympic Committees (NOCs) with an initial report on Sochi 2014's progress since the International Olympic Committee (IOC) historically awarded the city of Sochi the right to host its first ever Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games (4 July 2007). Sochi 2014 will also use the platform to present a timeline for the delivery of the Winter Games in less than six years time.

During ANOC, Sochi 2014 will meet to discuss best practice with as many Olympic stakeholders as possible, to ensure Sochi 2014 fulfils its promise to be the Winter Games most attuned to the needs of the Olympic Family.

Dmitry Chernyshenko said:

"It is an honour to be given the opportunity to address such an important group within the Olympic Movement at their own General Assembly. I look forward to providing the 205 National Olympic Committees with an update on Sochi 2014's progress. We will also seek their vital insight to help us achieve our goal of hosting a once-in-a-lifetime Winter Games that leaves behind an incredible sporting, social, economic and environmental legacy for future generations in Russia and around the world."
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