BEIJING, January 27, Sergey Yaremenko. Russian athletes waited about three hours for the release baggage and transfer to the Olympic village at the Beijing airport. The first group of Russian athletes arrived on Thursday for the Olympic Games in Beijing, which will be held from 4 to 20 February. The total number of the delegation was 57 people: biathletes (8), skaters (16), as well as women's hockey teams (23) and short track (10). spent about three hours. After that, they began to be invited in parts to receive luggage and leave for the Olympic village. At the same time, Chinese loaders could not orient themselves in the luggage of representatives of different sports, and confusion arose during loading, which was resolved only after the intervention of Russian athletes.
