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Putin backs Winter Olympics' bid

(Reuters)
Updated: 2007-02-22 16:38

People walk past a billboard promoting Russia's bid to host the Winter Olympics in 2014 in the Krasnaya Polyana area outside the Black Sea resort of Sochi February 21, 2007. Russian President Vladimir Putin skied down a mountain in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi on Tuesday to press its case to host the 2014 Winter Olympics, as inspectors toured the city to assess the bid.[Reuters]


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