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(ATR) New restaurants, hotel construction and the countdown clock hitting 400 days to go are among the latest changes to Sochi chronicled by resident Bruce Talley in his newsletter from the 2014 Winter Olympics host city ...
Here are some of the highlights from his most recent newsletter, which can be found here:
The Sochi Winter Games will be held in 400 days. The train station at the Olympic Park is progressing. The Hyatt Regency continues to rise and towers over the skyline. Vorovskovo Ulitsa has seen two new restaurants opening in recent weeks.
20 Years at #1:
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A strong complaint points against Chinese swimming three months before Paris 2024
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