10 years after the Olympic Games in Sochi, Russia may again become the mistress of international competitions. Serious chance to spend the summer Olympic Games in 2024 is at St. Petersburg.
For the first time about the ambitions of the northern capital's mayor said it Georgy Poltavchenko during the Olympic torch relay. In his speech at the ceremony to light the bowl in the Palace Square governor expressed hope that soon Petersburg will be no in between, and the final stage of the relay.
This week on the prospects of St. Petersburg to become the capital of the Summer Olympic Games spoke honorary president of the Russian Olympic Committee Leonid tractors. He said the city is the epitome of the cultural, historical and sporting values. In addition, an event of such a high level will be an impetus for the development of the infrastructure of a single city.
Meanwhile, the current president of the Olympic Committee of Russia Alexander Zhukov said that you first need to successfully host the Winter Games in Sochi, and only then think about the future participation of Russia in the Olympic movement. Although, according to the president of the ROC, St. Petersburg, indeed, is a strong contender.
In case of justified expectations and the application will be done by his competitors in the race for the right to become Olympians Paris and Berlin.
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