Olympics



IOC delighted with progress at halfway point of Sochi 2014

By Nick Butler in Pushkin Hall at the Main Press Centre in Sochi

Despite huge concerns in the build up, the first half of the Games has been considered a huge success ©Getty ImagesFebruary 14 - International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials claim they delighted with progress at the halfway point of the Olympic Games here after a week in which the focus has remained on sport rather than the negative issues which clouded the build up.


New Tokyo Governor to visit Sochi 2014 to meet Bach

By Duncan Mackay at the Main Press Centre in Sochi

Yoichi Masuzoe will travel to Sochi 2014 to attend the Closing Ceremony after his victory in the Tokyo Governor elections ©JIJI PRESS/AFP/Getty ImagesFebruary 14 - Newly elected Tokyo Governor Yoichi Masuzoe is to travel here next week to attend the Closing Ceremony of Sochi 2014, where he will meet senior International Olympic Committee (IOC) officials, including Thomas Bach, the President.