Worldwide Olympic Partners

Non-Alcoholic Beverages learn more >> The Coca-Cola Company maintains the longest continuous relationship with the Olympic Movement. The company sponsored the 1928 Olympic Games in Amsterdam, and has supported every Olympic Games since. Coca-Cola refreshes Olympic athletes, officials and spectators with its beverages during the Olympic Games. The company has developed a strong tradition of creating programmes and events to bring the spirit of the Games to consumers in Olympic host cities and around the world. Coca-Cola also works closely with National Olympic Committees to support athletes and teams in approximately 190 countries. Coca Cola became a charter member of the TOP Programme in 1986 under the exclusive product category of non-alcoholic beverages. In 2005, The Coca-Cola Company and the IOC extended their partnership agreement for an unprecedented 12 years until 2020. The Coca-Cola Company is the world’s leading manufacturer, marketer and distributor of non-alcoholic beverage concentrates and syrups used to produce more than 230 brands of products. The company has local operations in over 200 countries around the world.	Wireless Communication Equipment learn more >> Samsung provides wireless telecommunications equipment to the Olympic Family to support the operations of staging the Olympic Games. With its wireless telecommunications equipment, Samsung also helps Olympic athletes share their experiences with family and friends around the world. Samsung’s commitment to the Olympic Games is one of the company’s most significant efforts in promoting international goodwill. Samsung became a Worldwide Olympic Partner when it joined the TOP Programme in 1997 under the category of wireless telecommunications equipment. Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd. is a global leader in telecommunication technology. Samsung Electronics employs approximately 88,000 people in 89 offices across 46 countries. The company is the world’s third largest producer of mobile phones in quantity and the second largest producer of mobile phones in sales volume.
Audio/TV/Video Equipment                                                                          learn more >> Panasonic Corporation provides the Olympic Games with state-of-the-art digital audio/video equipment, such as flat screen TV, digital video camera, DVD recorder, and professional audio/video equipment. Panasonic has also served as the Olympic Games Official Host Broadcast Equipment Supplier for several past editions of the Games. Panasonic’s technology plays a vital role in delivering the sights, sounds and unique excitement of the Olympic Games, from the field of play to the spectators through its large on-site video screens and professional audio systems, and to people around the world through broadcasting with its digital broadcast equipment. Panasonic began its involvement with the Olympic Games in 1984 in Los Angeles as the supplier of the professional sound system and large video display for the main stadium. The company became a Worldwide Olympic Partner in 1987 when it joined the TOP Programme as a charter member. Panasonic’s exclusive product category is Audio, Television, Video equipment, including Car Navigation, and Multimedia Products. Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., best known for its Panasonic brand name, is a worldwide leader in the development and manufacture of electronic products for a wide range of consumer, business, and industrial needs.	Information Technology learn more >> Atos Origin, the Worldwide Information Technology Partner, leads the technology effort for the staging of the Olympic Games: Salt Lake 2002 (operated by SchlumbergerSema), Athens 2004, Turin 2006, Beijing 2008, Vancouver 2010 and London 2012. Atos Origin manages and integrates the contributions of all technology partners and suppliers to deliver seamless and secure technology operations and services that provide instant communications to athletes, spectators, organisers, officials, media, television viewers and Internet users worldwide. The company became a Worldwide Olympic Partner when it joined the TOP Programme as SchlumbergerSema in 2001. Atos Origin is an international information technology (IT) services company. Its business is turning client vision into results through the application of consulting, systems integration and managed operations. The company generates annual revenues of more than 5 billion Euros and employs 45,000 people in 50 countries.

Sochi 2014 Partners

General partner for oil and oil products learn more >> Rosneft is the leader of the Russian petroleum industry, and ranks among the world?s top publicly traded oil and gas companies. The Company is primarily engaged in hydrocarbon exploration and production, production of petroleum products and petrochemicals, and marketing of these outputs. In 2007, Rosneft was included in the Russian Government?s List of Strategic Enterprises and Organizations. The state holds a little over 75% in the Company, while approximately 15% of shares are free-floated.	General partner for banking learn more >> Sberbank (Savings Bank of the Russian Federation) was established in 1841 and gained its present status of an open joint-stock company in 1991. Sberbank remains the largest bank in Russia and Central and Eastern Europe in terms of Tier I capital and assets. The bank’s total assets — RUB 2,513,1 billion — exceed the combined assets of the next 10 largest Russian banks. Sberbank is the leading universal commercial bank in Russia and continues to provide a full range of banking services. The Central Bank of the Russian Federation (CBR) is the majority shareholder (over 60%) with the rest of the shares dispersed among portfolio, private and other investors with the estimated shareholding of about 20% by foreigners. Sberbank shares are the only bank stock quoted and freely traded at major Russian stock exchanges as «blue chips».
General Partner for Telecommunication learn more >> Rostelecom is Russia’s national telecommunications operator, providing à wide range of products and services. The Company owns and operates the country’s most extensive and technologically advanced nationwide fiber-optic backbone network (about 150,000 km in lengths), which enables Rostelecom to provide voice, data and IP services to business and residential customers across the entire Russian Federation and to domestic and international operators.	Mobile provider of the XXII Olympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi learn more >> MegaFon is the first all-Russian mobile operator in GSM 900/1800 standard. The company was founded in May 2002 as a result of renaming and reorganization of Open Joint Stock Company North-West GSM and integration under one brand with CJSC Sonic Duo (Moscow), CJSC Mobicom-Kavkaz, CJSC Mobicom-Centre, CJSC Mobicom-Novosibirsk, CJSC Mobicom-Khabarovsk, CJSC Mobicom-Kirov, OJSC MSS-Povolzhie, CJSC Volzhsky GSM and CJSC Uralsky GSM. License area of OJSC MegaFon, as well as that of 100% of its subsidiaries, covers the entire territory if the Russian Federation with population over 145 mln.

The Sochi Organizing Committee for the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games acknowledges the support of business organizations. Their contribution and belief in the spirit of the Olympic and Paralympic Movements allows the Sochi Organizing Committee to pursue its goal of hosting an outstanding 2014 Olympic Winter Games.

There are many ways for businesses to get involved with Sochi Organizing Committee. Explore all of them and select yours.

Sponsorship

Sponsorship of the Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games is intended to generate support for hosting an outstanding Games in Russia. Sponsors receive exclusive marketing rights and opportunities within their designated product or service category. They may exercise these rights on a national basis in Russia, develop marketing programmes and receive the marketing opportunities depending on the sponsorship level:

• Usage of the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games marks: the Sochi 2014 marks, Russian Olympic and Paralympic committees' marks, mascot of the 2014 Olympic Games, etc;
• Russian Olympic and Paralympic teams sponsorship at the 2010, 2012, 2016 Olympic and Paralympic Games;
• Hospitality opportunities at the 2014 Winter Games;
• Direct advertising and promotional opportunities, including preferential access to Olympic and Paralympic broadcast advertising;
• On-site showcasing opportunities;
• Protection from ambush marketing;
• Acknowledgement of support through a broad Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic sponsorship recognition program.

In addition to the direct revenue generated by sponsors, each sponsor’s products, technology and expertise provide the foundation for the staging of the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games and contribute to every participating athlete and provide direct support to the Russian Olympic and Paralympic teams. If your company is interested in partnership with the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, and would like to be included in the Sochi 2014 database of potential sponsors please complete the form here.

Licensing

Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic licensing is an agreement that grants the use of the 2014 Winter Games marks to a third party company. The company pays for the right to use 2014 Winter Games marks on their licensed products.

The sale of the Sochi 2014 official licensed products will not only provide an additional promotion to the Games in Russia but contribute directly to the Games revenues which support the financing and staging of the 2014 Winter Games.

Sochi 2014 will seek to work with experienced companies with established reputations, strong service commitments, and wide distribution networks. The Sochi 2014 Olympic and Paralympic licensing programme is focused on the production of high–quality officially licensed products in Russia.

If your company is interested in receiving of the licensee, and would like to be included in the Sochi 2014 database of potential licensee please complete the form here.

Procurement

The Sochi 2014 Procurement programme is designed to provide further vital areas of support and services required by the Organizing Committee for its operations.

At this early stage, much of what is required by Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee relates to the office operations of the organization, construction activities, and Games-specific expertise for early planning.

Note that successful contractors, consultants and service providers will not have any right to advertise, promote or publicly discuss their relationship with Sochi 2014 Organizing Committee or the 2014 Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games, to create any unauthorized association(s) with the Olympic brand at any time.

If your company is interested in supplying goods or services to the Sochi 2014 Organising Committee, and would like to be included in the Sochi 2014 database of potential suppliers please complete the form here.

Please note that all marketing and commercial rights are for the territory of Russia only.

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