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Russian 'sports capital' eyes Olympics

By Associated Press In Kazan, Russia | China Daily | Updated: 2015-08-12 08:15

The city calling itself 'Russia's sports capital' isn't Moscow, St. Petersburg or even last year's Winter Olympic host, Sochi.

Instead it's Kazan, a provincial city with global ambitions.

The venue for US swim phenom Katie Ledecky's record-breaking exploits at this month's world championships, Kazan wants to use the event as a springboard to bring the Summer Olympics to Russia for the first time since Moscow hosted the Games in 1980.

Russian 'sports capital' eyes Olympics

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