The first complex testing of five sports venues in the Mountain cluster that will host several Olympic events at the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games has ended. The pre-test events took place during the 2011-2012 winter season, and were organized by the Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation with the participation of the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.
More than 550 paid employees of Sochi 2014 as well as volunteers took part in the testing. The experience gained will help Sochi 2014 to effectively organize and stage 23 test events during the 2012-2013 winter season.
Following 14 pre-test events, athletes and members of international federations emphasized the readiness of the venues to stage the Sochi 2014 Games.
Employees and volunteers helped to coordinate 15 different area of activities. Among those were venue management, preparation of the tracks, organization of sports competitions, press-centre work, coordination of volunteer activity, and interaction with the media. Medical, anti-doping, anti-avalanche and meteorological service issues were also resolved.
An action plan was prepared on each of the functional areas of Sochi 2014 ahead of the test events.
