The Department of Homeland Security issued a warning for airlines flying into Russia for the Winter Olympics. The US warned that explosives could be hidden in toothpaste tubes that are smuggled on to planes. They went on to say that there was no specific danger to the US at this time. This is the latest […]readmore
On Monday, the flame toured Maykop – approximately 260km from Sochi – with Torchbearers including Olympic weightlifting champion Mukharby Kirzhinov, Olympic handball silver medallist Anna Kareyeva and Paralympic shooting medallist Valery Ponomarenko. Krasnodar, meanwhile, saw a record number of Torchbearers in a single day, with 345 people enjoying the opportunity to carry the Olympic flame […]readmore
Following the success of the first programme launched at the Singapore 2010 Youth Olympic Games, the Young Reporters were again selected by the Continental Associations of National Olympic Committees through a rigorous selection process. Representing each of the five continents, they are between the ages of 18 and 24 and are journalism students or have […]readmore