Politics had no role in Sochi torchbearer choice: chief
SOCHI, Russia (Reuters) - Picking triple Olympic champion Irina Rodnina to light the Olympic flame at the Sochi Winter Games was not a political choice despite a controversial photo she had tweeted, Games chief Dmitry Chernyshenko said on Saturday.
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