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The 2014 Winter Olympics will take place in Sochi Russia. The Winter Olympics is an international, multi-sport event hosted every fourth year. This will be the first time that Russia will host the Winter Olympics. In preparation for the games, the Sochi Olympic Park will be built along the Black Sea coast. Sochi is located on the ancient silk road about 1,500 km south of Moscow and 1,500 km east of Athens.
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Fast Facts:
- 2014 Olympics will begin February 14
- 2014 Olympics will end February 23
- The Soviet Union hosted the summer Olympics in Moscow in 1980.
- By 2014, the airport will have doubled its current capacity to 2,500 passengers/hourSochi: Sochi Olympics
- Russian athletes have more than 270 medals in previous Olympic Winter GamesSochi: Russian Medals
- Sochi is a city with more then 400,000 inhabitants representing over 100 nationalities.Business Network Switzerland: Sochi Inhabitants
- Over four million tourists visit Sochi annuallyBusiness Network Switzerland: Sochi Tourism
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Russia's new national idea.(How Sochi was chosen as site of 2014 Winter Olympics): An article from: Russian Life - $9.95
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