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Sochi Mayor Plans on Freezing Transportation Fares for 2014 Games

2013-03-14 by Phil Butler

Anatoliy Pakhomov thanks Police officer

Sochi’s Mayor, Anatoliy Pakhomov, submitted a proposal recently to freeze all air and rail ticket prices to Sochi until after the Olympics. Fearing the negative impact of potentially skyrocketed prices for the games, the freeze is suggested simply for the times surrounding the 2014 Olympics.

Tags: Anatoliy Pakhomov, IOC, Olympic Games, Russia sports, Sochi 2014, Sochi Games, Sochi mayor, Sochi Olympics, Vladimir Putin

Russian Rope Jumpers Set Record

2012-09-16 by Aleksandr Shatskih

Rope Jumping

If wacky events are your thing you just missed one in the Russian Federation. One hundred thirty five people leaped into the record books “rope jumping” from a bridge.

Tags: bridge jumping, bungee, extreme sports, Rope Jumping, Russia sports, Russia tourism, Russia travel, Russian Federation, world record

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