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FIFA has tweaked its sponsorship strategy around the World Cup by changing its ‘national supporter’ category into a ‘continental supporter’ category for the 2018 event in Russia.
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The cities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg are set to become the main hubs of activity during the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 Confederations Cup warm-up tournament, the Russia 2018 organising committee revealed yesterday.
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SportAccord Convention has announced that the general theme of the 2013 conference will be ‘The State of Our Industry – Examining the Health of Sport.’
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The German city of Braunschweig and the Russian city of Cheboksary have been selected to host the top leagues of the 2014 and 2015 European Athletics Team Championships.
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The International Olympic Committee (IOC) has praised the advances in venue, hotel and transport infrastructure for Sochi’s 2014 Winter Olympic Games after completing its eighth Coordination Commission visit on Thursday.
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The Sochi 2014 organising committee for the Winter Olympics has announced the route for the pre-Games torch relay across the country.
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FIFA has announced the 11 cities to host the 2018 World Cup in Russia, with Krasnodar proving the surprise omission from the 13 originally shortlisted.
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Russia 2018 is gearing up for Saturday’s announcement of the host cities for the country’s staging of the FIFA World Cup after handing over the technical report on the 13 candidate cities to world football’s governing body.
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MediaCom Sport has become the latest agency to establish a presence in the Russian market, stating that its new office in Moscow will act as stage one of its global rollout plan.
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The Sochi 2014 Organising Committee for the Winter Olympic and Paralympic Games has signed a raft of partnerships for the event, headlined by Coca-Cola and Ingosstrakh’s decision to become presenting partners of the torch relay.

Havas Sports & Entertainment (HSE Group) has signalled its intention to capitalise on the business opportunities afforded by Russia’s staging of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and 2018 FIFA World Cup by opening a new office in Moscow.
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The Russian city of Kaliningrad has stated its confidence that it will make the cut for the country’s staging of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, despite being named by Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko as one of the locations under threat ahead of the finalisation of venues later this month.
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The National Basketball Association (NBA), International Basketball Federation (FIBA) and Russian Basketball Federation will host Basketball Without Borders (BWB) Europe in Russia for the first time.
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IMG has agreed a three-year deal with the Russian Football Premier League (RFPL) to market and distribute it outside of Russia.
Media

The ANO Sports Broadcasting consortium of Russian television companies has secured the rights to Sochi’s hosting of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games and the 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro in a deal with the Sportfive agency.
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SportAccord Convention has announced that the Lenexpo Exhibition Complex in Saint-Petersburg will stage the 2013 edition of the Convention from May 26-31.
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The Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) yesterday unveiled its new MSA (Master of Sport Administration) course at the Russia.Sochi.Park site in London.
Business

Russian lottery operator Sportlotto has been appointed as an official partner of the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.