With exactly six years to go before Sochi hosts the 2014 Winter Olympic Games the bid committee has issued a media release summarizing the progress to date and the steps ahead.
Dmitry Chernyshenko, CEO of Sochi 2014 said, “with only six years to go, every day counts as we prepare to welcome the world to the Opening Ceremony in Sochi which will take place in the Olympic Stadium situated in the most compact Olympic Park in Winter Games history.
“I am delighted to say that the preparations for the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games are on track and in many areas Sochi 2014 is ahead of its ambitious schedule. Sochi 2014 is currently in the ‘foundation planning’ phase and is preparing to enter into the ‘operational planning’ phase later this year”, he said.
According to the media release, since Sochi won the 2014 Games they’ve established the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee, and the State Corporation for delivery of construction, all of which is overseen by the Presidential Council.
An Olympic Intellectual Property protection program has been implemented as well as a special visa procedure for facilitating fast track entry into Russia for the Olympic Family, media and international experts working with Sochi 2014.
All construction work and “key challenges” involved in the first stage of Games preparations were completed on schedule and a program protecting Olympic and Paralympic Intellectual property rights against ambush marketing has been developed.
The Games Foundation Plan to act as a detailed manual for all Games preparations and venue construction agreements has been completed as well as the first detailed budgets and organizational structures for the planning phase.
There has been a Marketing Plan developed and a Marketing Plan Agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC) has been signed.
