Pressure scares applicants off top Russian Olympic post – official | Top Russian news and analysis online | ‘RIA Novosti’ newswire: “No one has applied to become the president of the Russian Olympic Committee, with potential applicants wary of unrealistic pressure to succeed, a top official said on Wednesday.
‘The task is set clearly: first place in overall medals table in Sochi is a successful result, second – unsuccessful, third – an epic failure. Apparently, this is the reason why there still haven’t been any applicants for the position of the president of the Olympic Committee,’ said Rostislav Murzagulov, an adviser to the committee president.”