Countdown to the Winter Olympic Games 2014 begins

SOCHI: One year to go for the Winter Olympic Games 2014 and the countdown has begun at Sochi in Russia.

Winter Olympics Games will get underway from 7 February 2014 in the Russian city, Sochi.

A grand ceremony was held in Sochi to mark the countdown to the Winter Olympic Games which was inaugurated by Russian president Vladimir Putin.

Demonstrations of different sports including ice-skating and some brilliant fireworks were on show at the occasion.

President and other office bearers of the International Olympic committee were also present at the ceremony. Speaking on the occasion the Russian president said that the city of Sochi will be spending around 50 billion dollars on the mega event.