The XX winter Olympic Games were happened in Turin (Italy) from 10 to 26 February 2006. There were built and created 65 athletic field, transport infrastructure, sports villages for athletes and journalists while of the preparation for the 2006 Olympics in Turin. The metro was built especially for the Olympics in Turin. The organizers built the highest Olympic bowl for the Olympic flame (57 meters). The symbol of the 2006 Olympic Games in Turin realize in it – known and widely recognized symbol of Turin-the tower of Mole Antonelliana was stylized as an ice crystals` mountain. The mascots Of the games in Turin were two drawn characters-snowball Neve and a piece of ice Glitz. A record number of 2508 athletes (960 women and 1548 men) from 80 countries competed in Turin. Among the debutantes’ Games was Albania, Madagascar and Ethiopia. A record number of countries (26) were awarded by the results of the Olympic competitions with different awards. 84 sets of medals were awarded in 2006.
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