Following a report that Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin plans to appoint a new president of Olimpstroi, sources close to Sochi 2014 have now told GamesBids.com that media reports on the appointment of a new president are pure speculation and rumour.
Also, in contradiction to the pro-government public polls agency VTSIOM that only 37 per cent of respondents were sure that the Sochi 2014 Games would be a success, according to Interfax Thursday “one in two Russians want to go to Sochi for the Olympic Games”.
A poll was carried out by the Public Opinion foundation May 28-30. According to the poll 80 per cent of respondents are sure that the Olympic Games in Sochi will be delivered successfully, one in two Russians want to go to Sochi for the Olympics, 70 per cent believe the Games will have a positive economic impact on Sochi, and 76 per cent think that the Games will increase Sochi’s popularity as a tourist destination.
