Press Release | IOC Elects Sochi as the Host City of the 2014 Olympic Winter Games

4 July 2007 – The International Olympic Committee (IOC) today elected Sochi (Russian Federation) as the host city of the XXII Olympic Winter Games in 2014 during its 119th Session in Guatemala City. Sochi beat PyeongChang in the final round of voting by 51 votes to 47.
At the signing of the Host City Contract, which sets out the legal, commercial and financial rights and obligations of the IOC, the host city and the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the host country in relation to the Olympic Games, the IOC President, Jacques Rogge, congratulated the Sochi team for winning the vote …read more