The Winter Olympics will open in Vancouver late on Friday night and for the next two weeks the whole world"s attention will be riveted on the Canadian city.
Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor showing at the Winter Olympics.
MOSCOW, March 3 (RIA Novosti) - Russian Olympic Committee head Leonid Tyagachev resigned on Wednesday, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor showing at the Winter Olympics, the committee"s press chief said.