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Organizers Reveal Mascot for 2018 South Korea Winter Games

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jun 2, 2016 | Sports

A cartoon white tiger cub named “Soohorang” will be the mascot for South Korea’s 2018 Pyeongchang Winter Olympics. The organizing committee of the games made the announcement Thursday and said an Asian black bear character, named “Bandabi,” was...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin, center, and Russian ice skaters Lina Fyodorova, left, and Maksim Miroshkin, second left, light an Olympic torch during a ceremony to mark the start of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic torch relay in Moscow on October 6, 2013. (Reuters/Sergei Karpukhin)

Opinion: Russia seeks a higher profile in Sochi

by Amir Taheri | Jan 31, 2014 | Opinion

As Russia prepares to host the 22nd Winter Olympics next week, the adage about not “mixing sports with politics” is making the rounds in the media. In reality, however, sport—as indeed other areas of human activity—is linked to and affected by politics. And the Sochi...

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Russian President Vladimir Putin (C) chairs a meeting with members of the Security Council at the Novo-Ogaryovo residence outside Moscow, September 9, 2013 (REUTERS/Michael Klimentyev/RIA Novosti/Kremlin)

Putin: Security not improving fast enough in region near Olympics

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Sep 9, 2013 | World

Moscow, Reuters—Russia’s president ordered intelligence agencies on Monday to step up efforts to secure a volatile region near next year’s Winter Olympics, saying the situation was not improving fast enough. Vladimir Putin has already signed a decree...