Sochi organizer: ‘We delivered what we promised’

By Stephen Wilson

Published February 21, 2014 3:58pm ET

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Sochi organizer: ‘We delivered what we promised’ — Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee President Dmitry Chernyshenko, left, talks to a Russian fan during a tour of Olympic Park at the 2014 Winter Olympics, in Sochi, Russia on Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014. (AP Photo/Ben Jary) | Ben Jary

SOCHI, Russia (AP) — After a 10-year journey to bring Sochi to the world stage, Dmitry Chernyshenko is feeling a mix of pride, relief and sadness as the Winter Olympics draw to a close.

Chernyshenko led Sochi’s winning bid for the games and stayed on to head the organizing committee overseeing Russia’s first Winter Olympics — in his hometown on the Black Sea coast.

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