Sochi: world's media braves endurance test in horror hotels

From hazardous water to stray dogs and dubious stains, who would be an Olympics correspondent?

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AS THOUSANDS of Olympians descend on Sochi to test their sporting prowess this week, the world's media appears to be facing an endurance test of its own.

Journalists arriving at the Black Sea resort town, ahead of the most expensive Winter Olympics in history, have expressed dismay at their new living quarters. While organisers insisted on Monday that 97 per cent of rooms were finished and the remaining three per cent were getting a "final cleaning", reports of horror hotels suggest otherwise – with journalists facing a series of challenges just to get a good night's sleep...

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