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MOSCOW (AP)—Russia’s security chief warned Thursday that terrorists intend to
disrupt preparations for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.
Alexander Bortnikov, head of the Federal Security Service, said the games
face the same kinds of threats that led to the cancellation of the 2008
Paris-Dakar motor rally.
“We can clearly hear the intentions of various gang leaders to stage a
similar scenario in the run-up to the Winter Olympics in 2014,” Bortnikov was
quoted as saying by the state news agency Itar-Tass.
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MOSCOW (AP)—The United Nations has criticized Russia for ignoring the
ecological impact of construction projects for the 2014 Sochi Olympics.
In a report obtained Monday by The Associated Press, the United Nations
Environment Program says government assessments do not take into account the
effects the various projects will have on the region’s unique wildlife.
The report is to be published Tuesday and is based on the U.N. program’s
three-day trip to Sochi in January.
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MOSCOW (AP)—President Dmitry Medvedev demanded Monday that Russian sports
officials step down over the country’s dismal performance at the Winter Olympics
in Vancouver.
Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won just 15 medals—with
only three golds—in one of its worst performances. Officials said before the
games that 30 medals and a top-three finish in the medal standings was the
target.
Russia placed 11th for golds and sixth in the overall medal count.
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MOSCOW (AP) -- Russian President Dmitry Medvedev demanded Monday that sports officials step down over the country's dismal performance at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.
Russia, a traditional winter sports powerhouse, won just 15 medals -- with only three golds -- in one of its worst performances. Officials said before the games that 30 medals and a top-three finish in the medal standings was the target.
With the Olympic flag being passed from Vancouver to Sochi, the Russian delegation provides a taste of what to expect in 2014.
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VANCOUVER (Reuters) - Russia has been warned to get its anti-doping act together days before the start of the Vancouver Olympics after several of their athletes have been busted for taking banned drugs in the past months.
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Russia, who will host the next winter Games in the Black Sea resort of Sochi in 2014, has been trying to root out cheats before the February 12-28 Vancouver Games with Alena Sidko, one of their top cross-country skiers, the latest offender.
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