On the Way to Olympics
Ovechkin will carry the Olympic torch in Greece
One of the top-hockey players of Russia, Alexander Ovechkin will take part in the Olympic torch relay in Greece.
"On 29-th of September we'll light the fire in Olympia, it will stay in Greece for a week, than on 6th October we'll bring it to Moscow right to the Red Square. Who will be the first to care the Olympic torch in Greece or in Russia? It's a secret and we'll try to keep till the last moment. Will Alexander Ovechkin participate? Yes, he will. But that's all I say now," - said the President of the Organizing Committee Sochi-2014 Dmitriy Chernyshenko.
Source: the Press Office of the Russian Ski Association, R-Sport
"On 29-th of September we'll light the fire in Olympia, it will stay in Greece for a week, than on 6th October we'll bring it to Moscow right to the Red Square. Who will be the first to care the Olympic torch in Greece or in Russia? It's a secret and we'll try to keep till the last moment. Will Alexander Ovechkin participate? Yes, he will. But that's all I say now," - said the President of the Organizing Committee Sochi-2014 Dmitriy Chernyshenko.
Source: the Press Office of the Russian Ski Association, R-Sport
