With the official opening of the Winter Olympics in Sochi now just a few hours away, security is tight at the Black Sea resort.

While the build-up to the games has been overshadowed by controversy over terror threats, gay rights and unfinished hotels, organisers hope the focus can now be on the sport.

Giant countdown clocks, showing the hours, minutes and seconds until the ceremony have been placed in major cities across Russia.

Euronews' correspondent in Sochi, Denis Loctier, says that as th...
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