A Sochi 2014 bid delegation headed by Deputy Prime Minister Alexander Zhukov; Vyacheslav Fetisov, chairman of the Federal Agency for Physical Training and Sports and Sportshow 7 organizer; and Sochi 2014 CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko, attended the International Sportshow Exhibition in Moscow to promote Sochi’s bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.
The Sportshow is an official event organized by the Federal Agency for Physical Training and Sports and is supported by the Russian Chamber of Commerce.
Sochi 2014 said a representative of HOK Sport Venue Event, the company that designed the Sochi 2014 venues, gave a detailed presentation of Sochi 2014’s venue plans highlighting the innovative solutions that Sochi will use to deliver the Games.
According to a Sochi 2014 press release the bid has developed “technically excellent plans in conjunction with the world’s top experts. Eleven custom-built state-of-the-art venues would be developed for the Games, the largest number in the history of the Winter Games”, which would transform Sochi into a year-round international capital for sports and tourism.
Sochi 2014 CEO Dmitry Chernyshenko said, “it is a pleasure to be here today at the Sportshow along with our delegation to view the latest events and development in the Russian sports industry. I am delighted to report that Sochi is on everyone’s radar as the next great sporting development for the nation. The Sochi 2014 presentation today highlighted our commitment to bringing the best of the sports world to Sochi and we are committed to deliver on our promises”.
