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McDonald's Named One Of 15 Contracted Caterers For 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics05 / 24 / 13McDonald's "will get a triumphant welcome in Sochi as the event's official restaurant," according to Lena Smirnova of the MOSCOW TIMES. As one of 15 contracted caterers to the 2014 Sochi Olympics, "the world's largest fast food chain and nine-time official restaurant partner of the games will build ... |
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Samba: Zenit Fans 'No Good And Racist'
Russian Premier League club Anzhi Makhachkala defender CHRISTOPHER SAMBA said Zenit St. Petersburg fans who want non-white and gay players excluded from the Russian team are "living in another century", according to the BBC. Samba said, "I'm not surprised. Everybody knows Zenit supporters are no g ...
Tags: People and Pop Culture, Russia
Sochi 2014 Adds Fitness Club As Partner
Russia fitness club chain World Class has become a supplier to the 2014 Olympic Games in Sochi in the fitness services and fitness equipment categories. World Class will fully organize the work of five gyms. Life Fitness will equip all five gyms with state of the art equipment and will be responsibl ...
Zenit Selects Players Based On Quality
Zenit St. Petersburg Manager Luciano Spalletti "has distanced the club from a group of supporters who have called for 'sexual minorities' and non-Europeans to be excluded from the playing staff," according to the London INDEPENDENT. The Italian issued an official statement in response to an open let ...
Tags: International Football, Russia
German 3rd League Attendance Rises
The attendance numbers of Germany's 3rd League "are increasing again after the record-low of 4,562 per game in '11-12," according to the DPA. So far, 1,307,065 people have attended the games of the 3rd League, which is 6,165 per game. A major contributor to this number has been insolvent club Aleman ...
Zenit Fan Group: No Black, Gay Players
The largest fan group of Russian Premier League champions Zenit St. Petersburg "has demanded the club refrain from buying black and gay players," according to Gennady Fyodorov of REUTERS. Zenit fan club Landscrona posted a letter called "Selection 12 manifesto" on its website that said, "We're ...
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Russia Unveils New Rail For Sochi 2014
Russia unveiled a new railway line that will "help take athletes and spectators from the city to the mountains" during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, according to RUSSIA TODAY. The new line connects the coastal and mountain venue clusters of the 2014 Games and is "now well on its way to becoming an ...
Olympics Notes
Contemporary International has been named the event services supplier for the Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee. Under the agreement, the company will be responsible for planning and managing the flow of spectators at the venues. They will also provide training materials for the Organizing Committee s ...
UCI Denies Katusha WorldTour Status
The Int'l Cycling Union (UCI) "has rejected the WorldTour application of Russian cycling team Katusha as it names the final ten teams to be granted ProTeam registration for '13," according to NEUE ZÜRCHER ZEITUNG. The UCI "gave no explanation as to why the Russian team ranked second in this yea ...
Populous To Design Rostov Stadium
Populous, architects of the London 2012 Olympic Stadium, Sochi 2014 Olympic stadium and Soccer City 2010 World Cup stadium, has "been selected as designers of the new Rostov Stadium" in Russia, according to EVOLO. It will be the fourth stadium that Populous has designed in Russia to be used for the ...
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Russia Caps Hotel Prices For Sochi 2014
The Russian government has issued a decree that "will regulate the maximum price for accommodation and services" at Krasnodar region hotels during the 2014 Sochi Winter Olympics, according to RUSSIA TODAY. The regulation states that a daily fee for a standard room in a one or two star hotel must no ...
