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09:17, July 05, 2007 |
The Russian city of Sochi, in Krasnadar province, has won the right to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, at the 119th International Olympic Committee's assembly, which formally began on Wednesday in Guatemala City.
The city's bidding budget of 10.7 billion U.S. dollars is the largest in the Games, although all the facilities planned for use have already been built.
In the first round of voting with 95 votes, Sochi won 34 votes, South Korean Pyongchang won 36 votes and the Austrian city of Salzburg won 25.
In the second round where Salzburg was eliminated, there were 98 votes with 51 going for Sochi and 47 for Pyongchang.
The city is between the snow-capped Caucasus Mountains and the Black Sea, with an estimated population of 400,000 people.
It will be the first time for Russia to host the Winter Olympic Games, although it has hosted the Summer Games in 1980.
The 2014 Winter Olympics will run from Feb. 7 to 23.
Source: Xinhua
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