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Sochi Olympic Bid Faces Greenpeace Challenge
September 12, 2006
A children's rally in support of Sochi's Olympic bid in March (official site)
Greenpeace said it wants to prevent construction work inside a national park, which it says would breach Russia's environmental protection legislation.
The head of the committee heading Sochi's Olympic bid, Dmitry Chernyshenko, denies Greenpeace's assertions.
(AFP)