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The first in the history of the USSR and champion of the winter Games of Love Kozyrev-Baranova visit the Sochi 2014 Olympics, said the President of the "Russian Union of sportsmen" Galina Gorokhova at a press conference.
Tuesday NBO "Fund of support of Olympians of Russia" and the Russian Olympic Committee signed an agreement according to which about 150 Champions and prize winners of the previous Games will go to the Olympics in Sochi.
"Kozyrev-Baranov says that she would go. We now invite everybody. All must submit the documents. Of course, we will invite. After 1991, almost all the players were on the street, but through this initiative, we have no one is forgotten. Veterans participate in the development and promotion of the Olympic movement", - told Gorokhova.
The first group of veterans from 75 people will stay in Sochi from February 7 to February 15. In the plans for them reads visit the opening ceremony of the Games-2014. The second group would drop by 15 February - up to the closing of the Olympics-2014.
"It's a great thing when such a large group goes to the Olympic games. Also, the process of upbringing of the younger generation. The presence of such great people at competitions mobilizes young athletes. Want to show their face, and show better results", - noted Gorokhova.
Kozyrev-Baranova won gold at the Olympics 1956 in ski race at the distance of 10 km In 2007, the renowned athlete, which in August will turn 84 years old, was elected to the Olympic Ambassador Games in 2014.
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