On the Way to Olympics
Olympic torch will be brought to Elbrus, to the bottom of Baykal, to the North Pole and to space
12 April 2013 года
Olympic torch will be brought to Elbrus, to the bottom of Baykal, to the North Pole and to space
President of the Organizing Committee "Sochi-2014" Dmitriy Chernyshenko stated that the Olympic Torch Relay Sochi-2014 will be unforgettable.

- It will be a project may be impossible to repeat, because our country is the biggest in the world. The relay will take 123 days. At least 90% of population of Russia will get the possibility to take part in the relay or to watch it. 9 time zones, 75 thousand km of road.

Chernyshenko added that during the relay special actions will be held: the torch will be brought to Elbrus, to the bottom of Baykal, to the North Pole and to space. 

About 14 thousand of torch-keepers will take part in the event.

Source: Press Office of the Russian Ski Association, stadium.ru



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