German Olympic and Paralympic athletes have presented their official outfits for the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games during a fashion show at the Dusseldorf Convention Center. The outfits, which are very colorful, have been created by the German Olympic Sports Association's (DOSB) official outfitters adidas, Bogner and Sioux (DOSB). ... Russia's military "will help ensure security during the preparations for and throughout next year’s Winter Olympic Games" (RIA NOVOSTI, 9/30). ... Russian Olympic Committee President Alexander Zhukov "is among the torchbearers for the first stage of the Sochi 2014 torch relay in Moscow next week." About 300 of the total 14,000 torchbearers "are to carry the Olympic flame through the streets of the Russian capital starting on Red Square" on Monday (R-SPORT, 10/1). ... The Australian Institute of Sport "has begun to cast its net wider in the search for future Olympians, launching a draft system" Tuesday "to help athletes in other sports transfer their talents into the Olympic realm." The AIS "will conduct selection trials for boxing and judo in eight cities around Australia over the next two months, looking to recruit talented athletes who have reached a dead end in other sports or are looking for a new challenge" (THE AUSTRALIAN, 10/2). ... UAE Special Olympics President Mohammad Fadil Al Hameli "has formally announced his candidature for election to the prestigious governing board of the International Paralympic Committee." Al Hameli said that "he hoped the UAE’s achievements at various Special Olympics in the past few years would stand him in good stead" (GULF NEWS, 10/1).
