Sochi 2014 Winter Games hope to change Russian attitudes
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By Duncan Mackay
December 12 - Sochi 2014 today officially unveiled its new Paralympic brand and emblem at the first-ever International Paralympic Winter Day at Red Square in Moscow.
By Duncan Mackay
December 1 - Sochi 2014 today launched its new brand, emblem and tag-line, introducing the first ever Olympic Games emblem that forms a web address to provide a clear emphasis on reaching new audiences through digital platforms.
November 30 - Sochi today postponed the planned launch of its new brand for the 2014 Winter Olympics following the terrorist attack last week that killed 25 people after a train travelling from Moscow to St Petersburg was blown up.
November 25 - Sochi, the host city for Russia’s first ever Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in 2014, will stage the 2012 Peace and Sport International Forum, it was announced today.
November 4 -The Olympic Village for the Vancouver 2010 Winter Games was officially handed over to the organisers for its final preparations today, an event that coincided with the 100-day countdown to the opening ceremony.
November 2 - Russian ice hockey superstar Sergey Fedorov (pictured), a three-time world champion and three-time Stanley Cup winner, was today unveiled as a Sochi 2014 Ambassador and will play a key role in promoting sport and healthy lifestyles in Russia and spreading the Olympic and Paralympic values around the world.
By Duncan Mackay
October 28 - Russian firm Bosco Sport has signed up as the latest domestic sponsor of the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi in a deal worth more than $100 million (£61 million), it was announced today.
October 27 - Sochi's preparations to host the 2014 Winter Olympics have been praised by Jacques Rogge, the President of the International Olympic Committee (IOC).
September 20 - Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin (pictured) has released two leopards into the wild in a bid to revive the fortunes of the rare cats in the Caucasus and soothe ecological worries over 2014 Sochi Games.
By Duncan Mackay
September 18 - Volkswagen today became the latest sponsor of the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics in a deal that organisers claims brings total sponsorship revenues to more than $750 million (£460 million).
September 3 - Austria's Olympic Committee (ÖOC) has filed an official complaint to prosecutors over former General Secretary Heinz Jungwirth for alleged misuse of funds during Salzburg's failed bid to host the 2014 Winter Olympics.