Outgoing IOC President blesses Sochi Games
Russia’s Sochi will host a ‘wonderful Olympics’, IOC President said at his last press-conference in office. He described the controversial anti-gay propaganda law as Russia’s sovereign affair and commented on Elena Isinbayeva’s IOC Ambassadorship.
“The hardware is in place in Sochi, the roads and the venues, they need to start fine tuning operational issues but Sochi will be ready,” Jacques Rogge said at a press-conference on Wednesday, which followed his meeting with the IOC Executive Board, where preparations for the 2014 Winter Games were discussed.
Rogge, 71, who has headed the International Olympic Committee (IOC) for 12 years and is about to retire, said he was optimistic the Games in Sochi will be “very good”.
When asked about the controversial legislation, prohibiting propaganda of homosexuality to minors, Rogge reiterated he had obtained all assurances from Russia that “no negative effect will occur for people attending or participating in the Games.”
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