More Russian Olympic hopefuls head for Beijing
Published: 03 August, 2008, 21:31
Another group of Russia’s Olympic athletes have left Moscow to head for host city Beijing. Almost 500 hopefuls will represent the country in 244 different disciplines.
Russia’s Olympic bosses accompanied the competitors and say they are keen to see how the games have been put together.
The president of Russia's Olympic Committee, Leonid Tyagachev, believes the national team will win at least 80 medals.
“It is hard to predict the exact number now, maybe it will be even bigger,” he said.
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