U.S. Olympic Athletes Warned to Not Wear Olympic Uniforms Outside Sochi Venues

Recently, U.S. State Department officials have said that U.S. olympic athletes competing in the upcoming Sochi Winter games in Russia are being advised to not wear their Olympic uniform outside Sochi venues.  This comes after recent terror threats were made against the Olympic games.  The uniforms American athletes will wear will be, not surprisingly, red, white, and blue.
According to a senior State Department official, speaking on background, "If you are an American Olympic athlete, you don't want to advertise that far outside the Olympic venues."  This was stated during a briefing with reporters.  "More than 230 athletes and 270 coaches and other U.S. officials" are expected to attend the Sochi games, according to the article.  In addition, about 10,000 U.S. citizens are projected to attend the games as spectators.  There seems to be an evacuation plan of some sort, if needed, and the U.S. government is willing to work with the Russian government to protect each respective nations' citizens.  In addition, two U.S. warships will sail into the Black Sea as an added security measure.

- Jack Mikolajczyk

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