By ANDREW E. KRAMER
FEB. 4, 2014
Sochi Russia - The hosts of the upcoming Winter Olympic games made it clear a long time ago that they would not allow any political protests at their Winter Games. Now it seem they are having second thoughts on even having dissidents attend as spectators. The Russian Olympic Committee has quietly prohibited several Russian political activists from attending sporting events by denying them their Olympic passports. These Olympic passports are mandatory along with a ticket to gain access to any sporting event. The passports were put into place because of security precautions. All spectators must register online and then pick up the pass at an airport or a distribution center, just a ticket alone will not allow entry to a sporting event. The Olympic passport is an identification card that fans wear on lanyards. It is one of several security precautions the Russian authorities have used to minimize the risk of a terrorist attack at the Games, which start Friday.
I feel that the Russians have done a great job on cracking down on security to make sure so terrorist attacks occur at their games. If I was one of the athletes going to Russia, I would have been terrified after the terrorists attack threats. After the new precautions were put into the place I feel that the athletes do feel safer and more at home.
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