Russia on Saturday started a 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, seeking to assure sceptics that building was on schedule and the environment respected.
Russia begins 1,000-day Sochi countdown
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Russia on Saturday started a 1,000-day countdown to the opening of the Winter Olympic Games in Sochi, seeking to assure sceptics that building was on schedule and the environment respected.