13:06, 15 January 2014

British delegation at 2014 Olympic Games to be headed by Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports

At the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympic Games to be held in Sochi on February 7, the British delegation will be headed by Maria Miller, Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sports. This was announced by an official from the Department for Culture, Media and Sports.

The "Caucasian Knot" has reported that on December 21, British media reported that David Cameron, British Prime Minister, refused to visit Sochi during the Olympic Games. Meanwhile, according to David Cameron, his decision was not related to any human rights violations in Russia.

It was not quite often that British Premiers have visited Winter Olympic Games, since British athletes are not very strong in winter sports. This was reported by the website "Newsru.com" with reference to the newspaper "The Independent". Therefore, British delegations at the Olympic Games are generally composed of staff members of the Department for Culture.

Let us remind you that on January 12, it was reported that Shinzo Abe, Prime Minister of Japan, plans to attend the closing ceremony of the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.