Updated: 2006-02-15

  Sofia Boasts "Good Chances" of Hosting 2014 Winter Olympics

  Sports

  Bulgaria's capital Sofia has really good cghances of hospting the Winter Olympic Games in 2014, Bulgaria's Sports Agency Chief Vessela Lecheva said.

  Lecheva commented that seeing the sports base in Turin, where the XX Winter Olympic Games are taking place, Bulgaria will be able to provide such base. In Lecheva's words Sofia offers better premises and conditions.

  Sofia is hoping to host the 2014 Olympic Games. Under the concept, the mountain pearls of Borovets and Bansko will focus the main activities to be part of the Olympic games.

  The key Olympic village will be built up in the outskirts of Vitosha mountain, just on the outgoing Sofia road running to Borovets. The capital city is planned to host a selected part of winter sports, including ice skating, short track, bobsleigh, sledge and curling.

  The first phase of the assessment by the IOC will be complete by June 22. Until then a group of experts and representatives of international sports federations will thoroughly assess the qualities of each city's bid.

  Seven countries will compete with Olympics 2014 bids.

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