New stamps on Winter Olympics - Sochi 2014

 

The Norwegian Posten issued a set of four stamps commemorating the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympic Games.

The Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics started on February 8. Sochi, the popular resort city on the Black Sea, is located at the foothills of the Caucasus Mountains, which are a main reason why the city is now hosting the Winter Olympics. Sochi has a population of 328,000, and the Olympic facilities are planned to strengthen winter tourism in the mountainous region surrounding the city. In this way, the Krasnodar Krai region and Sochi will stand out as one of the biggest combined summer and winter destinations in Europe.

When the International Olympic Committee (IOC) awarded the Winter Games to Sochi, it represented the first time Russia or the former Soviet Union was named host of the prestigious sporting event.The stamps feature famous Norwegian athletes: Marit Bjorgen, Tora Berger, Petter Northug and Aksel Lund Svindal.

XXII Olympic Winter Games  souvenir sheet from Belarus

The post of the Republic of Belarus issued a souvenir sheet commemorating the XXII Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. The 2014 Winter Paralympics will be held after the XXII Olympic Winter Games at the same venues in Sochi.

The souvenir sheet was printed with the logo of the XXII Winter Olympic Games in Sochi.