OREANDA-NEWS. October 12, 2012. Sberbank held an opening ceremony for "TeleSPORTation or Olympic Path" exhibition project. The project combines several individual exhibitions in Sberbank's museum complex, a modern interactive space equipped with panoramic screens and multimedia technology, reported the press-centre of Sberbank.

One of participants and curators of TeleSPORTation is Central Museum of Physical Culture and Sports that possesses the most comprehensive collection of artifacts related to history of Russian sports and Olympic movement. Museum of Sports prepared the part of the exhibition project entitled "Stories of Olympic Victories" and provided rare exhibits, posters, photographs and videos.  As intended by exhibition curators, the chronicle of events during Sberbank's 2012 Olympics is displayed on the screen along with the stories of Olympic victories by the Russian National Team.

The second hall presents a virtual exhibition of photographs from Olympic Games since 1994 when former Soviet republics for the first time participated in the Winter Olympics as separate teams. The authors of this unique sports chronicle are Andrei Golovanov and Sergei Kivrin, well-known photo reporters who work together already for 25 years. Over this period, the photographers received many prestigious awards in Russia, Belgium, France, Holland, Switzerland, and other countries. They are the winners of GROSS Sports Hall of Fame award and Golden Eye of Russia award established by International Guild of Professional Photographers.

The final chord of the project featured "FizkultURA" exhibition by Olga Soldatova, a well-known Russian artist.

The event also included 2012 awards ceremony for the athletes from Headquarters of Sberbank. The ceremony was attended by Alexander Popov, four times Olympic champion and member of the International Olympic Committee.

"Best in sports will never be bad at work,” said Stanislav Kuznetsov, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, Sberbank of Russia in his welcoming remarks. “I wish you new successes!"

Sberbank is the General Partner of 2014 Sochi XXII Olympic Winter Games.