270 Russian athletes will perform at the Olympics. The international Federation has approved their participation. The figure is not final, said the head of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov. Early this morning 70 athletes flew to Brazil.

Hoping to see our team in the form of Rio 2016 millions of fans clenched his fists in recent months. And this long-awaited moment on the flight to Rio goes check. The athletes were sitting in the plane, sent messages and photos to your relatives and friends. Of course, they all wrote that everything is fine, they are already on Board and intend to fight for the victory. Athletes have 17-hour flight. 1 time the plane landed to refuel. It will happen in Madrid. Athletes will not even get off the plane. At the airport, the athletes watched as the real heroes. Came a huge amount of fans and family and friends. They came to say that will cheer for ours. And of course, when the word took our athletes, many literally a lump stood in his throat.

Almost all athletes with a huge suitcase. In addition to equipment, they are still warm clothes. In Brazil it is winter, so athletes are prepared for any weather conditions. Today in Brazil from Moscow went women's and men's teams in volleyball, boxers, team handball, the national team in table tennis. Parting words from the President of the Russian Olympic Committee. Athletes do not hide the fact that they are now experiencing that anger that had been growing in recent months, while Western partners tried to break our team. Athletes do not hide that in this way they made themselves worse, because now our unstoppable in the fight for the victory.
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