At its
session of 23 January 2010, the Executive Committee of Russia’s Cross-Country
Ski Federation approved the Provisions on the Federation’s Sponsorship Board,
now chaired by Vagit Alekperov, OAO LUKOIL President.
Since
1998, LUKOIL has been the general sponsor of the women’s national cross-country
skiing team. In 2006, the Company began sponsoring also the men’s national team
and assumed the status of the General Sponsor of the Cross-Country Ski
Federation of Russia.
“I hope
that Russian skiers will win a great number of medals at the Vancouver Olympic
Games as was the case in Nagano, Salt Lake City and Turin. Our company intends to further support
the national Cross-Country Ski Federation as it prepares for the Olympic Games
in Sochi in
2014,”
Mr. Alekperov commented.