Russia is preparing for its return. While it is still unclear how many of its athletes will be able to participate in the upcoming Winter Games, Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev, who is also the president of the Russian Olympic Committee, told TASS that his country remains committed to host the Games again that holds the top spot. " We will not fail to present our applications in the future and we will be ready to organize them at the highest possible level, as we did the two previous times "He says.
« Sooner or later we will restore all relations and pave the way for the Olympic Games and, I am sure, we will submit bids for the organization of the Winter and Summer Games. ", the minister continues. Russia has organized one edition of the Summer Games, Moscow 1980, and one edition of the Winter Games, Sochi 2014 that holds the top spot. " Our country is one of the most welcoming and we have the necessary infrastructure, Degtyarev emphasizesThe 2018 World Cup brings back even more warm memories all over the world : Russia was welcoming, people were celebrating and cheering for their teams in Moscow, Yekaterinburg, Kazan, Volgograd, Kaliningrad and other cities. » A time which, however, seems very distant.
