Australian Olympic Committee president John Coates believes the Sochi Winter Games will be safe. Source: AAP
AUSTRALIA'S Olympic chiefs are confident athletes and spectators will be safe at the Winter Games in Sochi, despite two suicide bombings this week in Russia.
Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) president John Coates said while he believes next month's Games will be secure, he's urging athletes to be highly cautious.
"The AOC is certain that everything will be done to ensure the security of the athletes and all of the participants of the Olympic Games," AOC president John Coates said in a statement on Tuesday.
However, he encouraged athletes to monitor the government's travel advice for Russia and Sochi.
"We will impress on our athletes DFAT's advice that they exercise a high degree of caution in Russia because of the threat of terrorist activity," he said.
Mr Coates said the AOC is working closely with the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) and athletes should have minimal exposure to potential threats in Russia.
"None of our athletes will be travelling to or from Sochi by car, bus or train (all will be travelling by air); none will be training or competing outside of Sochi in Russia; and, none will be holidaying elsewhere in Russia after the Games," he said.
"Families of athletes and all other participants of the Olympic Games, including media and spectators, should note the steps we are taking for the safety and welfare of our athletes."
The attacks on a packed trolleybus and a train station in Volgograd, around 650km northeast of Sochi, have raised new concerns about security at the Games, with more than 30 people killed in the blasts.
Foreign Minister Julie Bishop said the government would not lightly prevent athletes competing, even though any decision rests with Olympic officials, not the government.
Ms Bishop said Canberra was closely monitoring the situation and would continue to work with Russian authorities and Australian officials.
"Obviously the safety and welfare of our athletes and their families and spectators is our utmost concern," she told ABC Radio on Tuesday.
Mr Coates said the AOC joined IOC president Thomas Bach in condemning the attacks.
Mr Bach has written to Russian president Vladimir Putin expressing the IOC's confidence in the Russian authorities to deliver a safe and secure Games.
No one has claimed responsibility for the bombings, which came several months after Chechen rebel leader Doku Umarov threatened new attacks against civilian targets in Russia, including the Olympics.
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