U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry said Wednesday that his agency was not advising Americans against traveling to the Russian resort city of Sochi for the upcoming Winter Olympics.
The Chinese delegation set sight on two or three gold medals even if they will be without star skater and four-time Olympic champion Wang Meng at the Sochi Winter Games.
U.S. federal government has issued a warning to U.S. and some foreign airlines that fly to Russia for the Olympic Games about "toothpaste bomb" threats, multiple U.S. media reported on Wednesday.
Athletes will enjoy their life in the "comfortable" athletes' village of Sochi Winter Olympic Games that "offers convenience in every aspect", a Chinese sports official said on Wednesday.
Vancouver Winter Games runner-up Tong Jian was selected as the flag bearer for the Chinese delegation at the Olympic opening ceremony, a Chinese official said on Wednesday.
An anonymous kidnap threat letter against two Austrian athletes who are scheduled to attend the Sochi Games has been received by Austrian Olympic Committee (AOC), the committee's general secretary, Peter Mennel, said Tuesday.
Chinese athletes will try their best at the Sochi Winter Olympic Games after achieving their best ever results in Vancouver 2010, said a senior official of the Chinese delegation after arriving here on Wednesday.