Formula One Idea for Sochi Olympic Stadium
Around the Rings has learned that Russia is considering using Sochi 2014's Winter Olympic stadium in its staging of the city's Formula One Grand Prix the same year.
Design options for the 40,000-seat stadium, currently under construction, include scope to remove temporary overlay for the Olympics soon after the Games to allow for installation of part of the F1 race track in the venue.
"This is something that has emerged as a possibility," a Sochi source tells ATR. "It is an exciting possibility for Formula One."
With less than 18 months until the Games, discussions are still taking place about how the venue will be configured in legacy mode because of Russia's "incredibly ambitious and ground-breaking program of ceremonies".
The lavish opening and closing ceremonies in the Black Sea resort call for substantial temporary overlay; it includes a roof and enclosures at the north and south end to accommodate staging infrastructure and technology. The Sochi Olympic stadium is due for completion in June 2013.
Post-Games, the venue could be used as the iconic backdrop for part of the Sochi Grand Prix before it's reconfigured as a stadium for the city's football team and then the Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup.
The IOC has previously made clear it has the power to postpone the first Formula One Grand Prix in Sochi in 2014 if its organization impacts preparations for the Games. The race could yet be postponed to 2015.
In 2010, F1 chief Bernie Ecclestone and then Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin struck the deal to stage the Grand Prix in Sochi from 2014 to 2020.
Asian Beach Games Open
China tops the medals table after a weekend of competition at the 3rd Asian Beach Games in Haiyang.
The hosts tally seven gold, three silver and four bronze so far for a total of 14, one better than South Korea with 13. Chinese Taipei sits third with 10 and Indonesia one back with 9.
Athletes from all 45 members of the Olympic Council of Asia are taking to the sand and water this week for competition across 49 events in 13 sports.
The program bears strong resemblance to the ones contested twoyears back in Muscat, Oman and four years ago in Bali, Indonesia.
Sailing, waterskiing as well as beach varieties of handball, kabbadi, sepaktakraw, football, volleyball and woodball form an eight-sport core.
Beach basketball, paragliding and dragon boat are back after a one Games absence while sport climbing and roller speed skating are making their ABG debuts.
Events run through Friday in the small coastal town in rural Shandong province.
ICC Prosecutor
Fatou Bensouda, the new chief prosecutor for the International Criminal Court, has connections to the Olympic Movement.
Bensouda was sworn into the office June 15.
Preciously, she served as first vice president of the Gambian National Olympic Committee. Her C.V. lists a "diploma in volunteerism" from the IOC.
Shooting Launches "Sport For All" Event
The International Shooting Sports Federation recently announced the introduction of "Run & Shoot" as its new Sport for All competition format.
After running a distance of 400-600 meters depending on the participant’s age, shooters will then have to shoot at five falling targets with an air rifle. Once all targets have been hit, the participant will race to the finish line.
"The ISSF presents this new sport format in the spirit of the Sport for All program, but also to attract new, young shooters," ISSF secretary general Franz Schreiber said in a statement.
"We are aiming to develop Run & Shoot as a grassroots event, and as first easy step into our sport. We want to give the youth a chance to practice shooting, to play an outdoor sport, and to have fun in a healthy environment."
ICSS Joins UN Global Compact
The International Centre for Sport Security is now an official member of the United Nations Global Compact, a voluntary corporate responsibility initiative.
"The ICSS is already strongly engaged in the promotion of the tenth principle of the Global Compact regarding the fight against corruption," ICSS president Mohammed Hanzab said in a statement.
The UN Global Compact now has more than 8,700 corporate participants.
Written by Hannah Reid, Mark Bisson, Matthew Grayson and Ed Hula III.
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