Five mountain cluster sports venues ready for Sochi 2014

PanARMENIAN.Net - The first complex testing of 5 sports venues in the Mountain cluster that will host a number of Olympic events starting in 2014 is over.

The pre-test events took place during the 2011-2012 winter season, and were organized by the Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of Russian Federation with the participation of Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee.

Following 14 pre-test events, athletes and members of international federations emphasized the readiness of the venues to stage the Games. More than 550 paid employees of Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee and volunteers took part in the testing. The gained experience will help the Organizing Committee to effectively organize and stage 23 test events during the 2012-2013 winter season, including the highest level competitions - the World Cups and World Championships.

Sochi 2014 employees and volunteers helped to coordinate 15 different areas of activity. Among these were: venue management, preparation of the tracks, organization of sports competitions, press-center work, coordination of volunteer activity, interaction with the media, as well as resolving medical, anti-doping, anti-avalanche and meteorological service issues. In addition, managers of Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee’s venues carried out the functions of the deputies of Organizing Committees' competitions chairmen, and coordinated work in the field, sochi2014.com reported.