IOC Coordination Commission makes ninth visit to Sochi
Sochi (pps) The International Olympic Committee (IOC)’s Coordination Commission paid its penultimate visit to Sochi this week, as local organisers continued to draw lessons from an array of test events ahead of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games. The Coordination Commission was joined by representatives from all seven Olympic Winter International Federations (AIOWF), including the International Luge Federation (FIL). The FIL was represented by President Josef Fendt from Germany and Secretary General, Svein Romstad, United States.
The 2012-2013 winter season has been a busy one for Sochi 2014, with 42 test events already taking place at 10 venues in the coastal and mountain clusters and five more still to come. During its 12-13 March meeting, the Commission heard that some 100 training and competition days had been held, while Sochi had welcomed 50,000 spectators and around 4,500 athletes, coaches, and other team staff members. Over 3,000 volunteers were on hand to support 800 Sochi 2014 staff.
“We’ve witnessed a very high standard of testing across the board and this has been accompanied by positive feedback from athletes, as well as the International Federations who have been with us here this week,” said Coordination Commission Chairman Jean-Claude Killy. “You can definitely feel the passion and anticipation for the Games building.”
