Tickets go on sale for Sochi Winter Olympics

Published on Feb 7, 2013

http://www.euronews.com/ Russia has begun selling tickets for the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, exactly a year before the opening ceremony.

A diamond-shaped countdown clock was unveiled in the capital Moscow and seven other Russian cities on Thursday as officials revealed seats would cost between 12 to 1250 euros.

Sochi, a resort on the Black Sea, beat off competition from South Korea and Austria to get to stage the games.

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