Sochi, a resort on the shores of Russia’s Black Sea will host the Winter Olympics in 2014.
Members of the International Olympic Committee awarded Russia their first-ever Winter Games after the final votes were cast in Guatemala.
Sochi edged out South Korea’s Pyeongchang. The third finalist Austria’s Salzburg was eliminated in the first round of voting.
The Australian Olympic Committee acknowledges Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples of this nation.
We acknowledge the Traditional Custodians of all the lands on which we are located. We pay our respects to ancestors and Elders, past and present.
We celebrate and honour all of our Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Olympians.
The Australian Olympic Committee is committed to honouring Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ unique cultural and spiritual relationships to the land, waters and seas and their rich contribution to society and sport.
