At 20:14 on 29th October, the OMEGA countdown clocks,
located in nine Russian cities, struck 100 days
to go until the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi.
It started the final countdown to Russia’s first
Olympic Winter Games. The symbolic date was celebrated
with activities throughout Russia, including the
installation of Olympic Ring displays in Sochi,
Ryazan, New Urengoy, Salekhard and Kaluga; Olympic
classes in Moscow and other cities around the country;
as well as a Sochi 2014 Olympic Torch Relay celebration
in Kaliningrad.
As part of the festivities, the official Sochi 2014
uniform for volunteers and staff, provided by Games
Partner BOSCO, , was unveiled. During the Sochi
2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, the colourful
uniform will be worn by over 40,000 Sochi 2014 Organising
Committee employees and volunteers. The main design
element of the uniform is Sochi 2014’s «patchwork
quilt» design from its visual identity, which represents
the different regions of Russia.
"With 100 days to go before the start of the
Olympic Winter Games in Sochi we are ready. The
Olympic spirit is sweeping across the country and
city, and the Olympic venues await their guests.
We are in the home stretch, as the athletes complete
their training; volunteers from across the country
are preparing to come to Sochi; and the staff of
the Organising Committee are working hard and taking
history’s longest national Olympic Torch Relay to
the people of Russia. We are all hugely excited
about welcoming the world to Sochi and are looking
forward to that special moment on February 7, 2014,
when the Olympic cauldron will be lit at the Fisht
Olympic stadium, signaling the start of Russia’s
first Olympic Winter Games", the President
of the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, Dmitry Chernyshenko,
noted.
For those looking for a once-in-a-lifetime experience
and wanting to experience world class sport and
culture in Sochi this winter, tickets are still
available at tickets.sochi2014.com.
