/ITAR-TASS/ World Conference on Sport and Environment coming upThe 8th World Conference on Sport and the Environment will convene in Vancouver, the host of the next Winter Olympics, on March 29-31>>>

/Itar-Tass/ All necessary funds for the realization of Sochi 2014 project are secured and guaranteed, Dmitry Kozak assuresThe budget of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Games currently amounts to RUB 218bn>>>

/Itar-Tass/ Russian Deputy PM Dmitry Kozak to open Russia’s exhibit at World Property Market in CannesThis world’s premier summit for real estate professionals and representatives of municipal and regional authorities serves as a platform to map out the ways for the industry to overcome the deep crisis>>>

SC Olimpstroy (Sochi) to host scheduled coordination meeting on environmental safety in design and construction of Olympic venues on March 3, 2009Announcement>>>

Nearly 80% of Sochi-2014 project spending to go towards city developmentAround 80% of all the funds being allocated for the development of Sochi and the construction of Olympic venues will go towards the development of the city as a tourist destination, and only 20 percent will be spent on the Games themselves, Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin reported>>>

/ITAR-TASS/ Council on sports presidium to consider preparations, financing for Sochi Olympics The Presidium of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport, Excellence in Sports, Preparation and Organization of the XXII Winter Olympics and XI Paralympics in 2014 in Sochi will get together in Moscow on Tuesday to discuss the preparations and financing for the Sochi Olympics>>>