Sochi's victory is considered Putin's personal merit

Sochi in the struggle for the 2014 Olympics, observers consider the president’s personal merit: Putin made an indelible impression on representatives of the assessment commission. It turned out that the influence of the president, who for the sake of Sochi spoke English in an alien to him, was decisive. And Putin was already forced to think about returning to the presidency in 2012 and personally open it.

“If you win this Olympics, you will return in 2012 to open it?” Asked the Kommersant correspondent after the presentation. “Well, it's too early ... to plan,” Putin answered. True, Kommersant believes that he meant mainly the voting results.

The International Olympic Committee explicitly stated that the Russian President played a crucial role in victory. The head of the IOC Jacques Rogge noted that the support of the authorities is one of the key factors. “Sochi’s victory is primarily the merit of President Putin,” the representative of Japan in the International Olympic Committee Sinitiro Okan told reporters. “The energy of the IOC impressed the energy with which the Russian leader defended its city. Of course, this is a new area for us. However, Russia, like the rest of Europe, is strong in winter sports.” I agree with this and the press. "The innovative concept and enthusiasm of Russian President Vladimir Putin are key factors due to which the right to hold the 2014 Winter Olympic Games was granted to the Russian city," the British The Guardian points out. (Full text on the websiteinopressa.ru .)

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- Sochi: Skiing will steal by 2010
- - The real estate who bought there woke up millionaires
- The city celebrated victory all night
- Russian politicians rejoice and happy
- Head of the IOC: "Logical and Honored Victory"
- Foreign Ministry: Visual confirmation of Russia's authority
- METAR: Olympics will pay off in 10 years
- Potanin will invest 1.5 billion dollars into the Olympics
- The Ministry of Internal Affairs calculated: for security, 54 thousand police officers will be required

Both Korean Pyeongchang and the Austrian Salzburg claimed the Olympics four years ago, but then lost to the Canadian Vancouver. Sochi took the Olympic height on the first attempt.

The most noteworthy quotes from Thursday newspapers on this topic are given by the headline.ru website.

An important role was played not only by the speech of President Putin in Guatemal, but also by his intensive personal meetings with MOK members. One representative of the IOC barely managed to leave the negotiation room, the other stood in his place. The Russian president did not play a penny shirt, as Tony Blair did before the VOLI voting in 2005. The tactics were not chosen by chance: after all, it was not the President of Russia that was very necessary to meet with these people, and the IOC members had a unique opportunity to meet with the President of Russia. This man knew when they won the most outstanding victories of his life and even by whom their grandchildren became. Members of the IOC came out of him inspired and happy, notes the "Independent Gazeta" .

An hour after the announcement of the vote of Sochi and the International Olympic Committee signed a contract for the Winter Olympics in 2014. This solemn ceremony crowned a long working day in Guatemala.

Putin: This is the recognition of the growing capabilities of Russia

Upon returning to Moscow, Vladimir Putin congratulated all sports lovers, all citizens of the country on the decision of the IOC to hold the Olympics in Sochi, calling it a "pleasant and important event."

"Our city of Sochi received the right to hold the 2014 Olympic Games," the president told reporters at Vnukovo Airport 2 a few minutes after arriving from Guatemala.

The president emphasized that "this is not only the recognition of Russia's merits in the field of sports, this is, without a doubt, the assessment of our country. This is the recognition of its growing opportunities, primarily in the field of economics, solving social problems. This is unconditional support from an authoritative and independent international organization, which is the International Olympic Committee."

He noted that the preparation and holding of the Olympic Games in Sochi will become a powerful incentive for the development of the south of Russia, ITAR-TASS reports. "I am convinced that we will conduct the Olympics at the highest level. But it is no less important that in the course of preparation for the Olympic Games we will solve a large number of infrastructure problems - roads, communication systems, solving environmental problems." “All this will be used by millions and millions of citizens before the Olympics and many years after,” Putin said. “There is a great but pleasant creative work,” the president said.

Sochi: Skis will be sprayed by 2010

The Japanese agency Kyodo notes that the victory of Sochi is the choice of "the classic model of the Olympiad of economic development, which will once improve the infrastructure of the large region." "The 2014 Olympics will be prepared against the background of the grandiose plan for the development of a large area on the basis of powerful support from the Russian government," the agency indicates. "As a result, the most popular place of summer vacation will be raised to the level of year-round resort."

The main Olympic events will be held in the area of ​​the glacier 25 kilometers from the center of Sochi, where the main Olympic objects will be located: the main Olympic village, the Olympic stadium, where it is supposed to hold the opening and closing ceremony, the main press center and the VOC hotels, RIA Novosti reports. Mining competitions will be held in the area of ​​the Krasnaya Polyana ski resort. In total, by 2014, 11 sports facilities should be built with a total capacity of 200,000 spectator places. Among them are the central stadium for 40,000 seats, an ice palace for figure skating, a large and small ice areas for hockey, a skater stadium, a biathlon complex, a sanitary-bobsle track, a snowboard center and much more. The central stadium with a hotel and a medical and restoration center will be erected by the end of 2009. The same applies to almost all engineering infrastructure. The ski routes will be ready in January 2009. Since 2010, Sochi will be able to accept international skiing competitions.

Sochi celebrated victory all night

Sochi all night celebrated the victory in the competition for the right to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics.

According to Interfax, more than 15 thousand people gathered on Wednesday in the evening on Wednesday in the evening, for whom a concert was held. At 3:00 Moscow time, a broadcast of the voting results of the International Olympic Committee from Guatemala began on the square.

When the head of the IOC Jacques Rogge announced the victory of Sochi, all those gathered in the square raised their hands up. People hugged each other, kissed, chanted Sochi. The violent glee lasted for more than an hour.

Fireworks, fireworks began in the city, a fiery show passed. Singers performed before the audience, people danced until the morning.

On the area where the celebration took place, it was forbidden to carry drinks. All people were checked by the police. Throughout the night, none of the people needed medical care, although the doctors were on duty nearby. Police sirens were not heard.

IOC head: "Logical and Honored Victory"

In an equal struggle with strong rivals for the right to hold the 2014 Winter Olympics, Sochi won a well -deserved victory. This opinion in an interview with ITAR-TASS was expressed today by the president of the International Olympic Committee Jacques Rogge. After the end of the difficult day, which was entirely dedicated to the multi -stage voting procedure, the noticeably tired head of the IOC was in high spirits.

Sochi’s victory, Rogge, to whom the regulation prohibits himself to vote in such cases, called "quite logical and deserved." "Russia is a great sports power and an even greater power in the field of winter sports, which won gold medals on the white games," he recalled.

In his opinion, the participation of Russian President Vladimir Putin in the presentation of Sochi gave additional guarantees to the application of the Russian city. "The presence of political leaders is a great guarantee of the successful holding of the Olympics for the IOC. In this case, the application applies not only to the city of Sochi, but also to the whole country, the entire population of Russia," Rogge said.

“I hope, and I’m even sure,” he said, “that Russia will be at the height in the preparation and holding of this Olympiad for the benefit of sports of high achievements, mass sports, the spread of the ideals and values ​​of the Olympic movement in the world.” A strong application, excellent geographical and climatic conditions, the support of federal and local authorities, the majority of the population - all these factors played a role in the decision on Sochi’s candidacy, the head of the IOC noted.

Foreign Ministry: Visual confirmation of Russia's authority

The choice of Sochi as the capital of the 2014 Winter Olympics is a visual confirmation of Russia's authority in the world arena, said the official representative of the Russian Foreign Ministry, Mikhail Kamynin, following the results of the IOC vote in Guatemala.

“We are extremely satisfied with the results of voting,” emphasized a senior Russian diplomat. “Good victory.” "The choice of Sochi as the capital of the 2014 Winter Olympics is another visual confirmation of the authority of our country on the world arena, a stable, predictable and, in this context, sports," said Mikhail Kamynin.

The Russian Foreign Ministry and the Russian embassies, representative offices and the Consulate General, together with the Blade Committee, he recalled, "throughout the election marathon, actively offensive work on clarifying the advantages of Sochi." "The voting results are evidence that the work was done efficiently," Kamynin said.

METAR: Olympics worth $ 12 billion will pay off in 10 years

The head of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Russian Federation, German Gref, believes that the holding of the 2014 Winter Olympiad in Sochi will pay off for ten years. "The income from the Olympics has not yet been considered, but in the ten -year perspective, we believe, the Olympics will pay off," Gref told reporters in Guatemala. The costs of the Olympics are already known, Vladimir Putin estimated them at $ 12 billion.

Gref noted that only tax payments will exceed 300 billion rubles for ten years. In addition to tax payments, according to the minister, there will also be the rights to broadcast and other revenues related to conducting games.

The minister emphasized that holding games is profitable not only in terms of profit. “This is extremely important in general for the development of the country,” he said.

Gref said that if Sochi had not won the struggle for the right to accept the 2014 Olympics, then a request for games in 2018 would be submitted. "We would prepare the entire infrastructure and in 2011 would make a second application," he said.

At the same time, Gref recalled that in any case, the construction of Olympic facilities went on schedule, and if Sochi had not won the right to hold games in 2014, then still 90% of the Olympic objects would be built.

The application committee for the nomination of Sochi as a candidate for holding the Olympic Games will be transformed into the Olympics Organizational Committee. “In the near future we will gather and evaluate the schedule we have approved,” he added.

Gref said that in the first round of the vote of the International Olympic Committee, Pyeongchang - 36, the application of Sochi - 34 votes, and the application of Salzburg - 25 votes received the most votes. In the second round, Sochi received 51 votes, and Pyeongchang - 47.

The Ministry of Internal Affairs calculated: 54 thousand policemen will be required for security

The Russian Ministry of Internal Affairs is ready to ensure the security of the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, the representative of the ministry told ITAR-TASS. “We gladly heard the news that the preference of members of the International Olympic Committee was given to Sochi,” the agency’s interlocutor said.

According to him, in the framework of preparation for the presentation, the concept of ensuring the safety of the Olympiad was developed. She was presented with the IOC commission that came in Sochi and was highly appreciated. “Russia already has experience in ensuring the law and order at such high level events, there are all the necessary developments and operational plans,” the representative of the Ministry of Internal Affairs emphasized.

Earlier, the First Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation, Alexander Chekalin, told ITAR-TASS that about 54 thousand law enforcement officials will be required to ensure security during the Sochi Olympiad. Particular attention is planned to be paid to anti -terrorism safety. In particular, commission examinations of especially important life support objects for their technical fortifications will be carried out. Measures will be taken to increase the reliability of their protection.

"Law enforcement potential, a high level of training and the accumulated experience of ensuring the safety of large international, including sporting events, guarantees the successful holding of the Olympic Games in Sochi," assured the deputy head of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.