Russia sends `From Russia With Love` themed Valentines to IOC officials

International Olympic Committee members are used to being flattered by rival bidders as they try to drum up support ahead of Olympic votes.

But there must have been a few raised eyebrows when they opened their mail to find a Valentine's Day card from Moscow's Olympic bid team - reports the BBC.



"Be My Valentine... From Russia with Love," said the James Bond themed message.

"Muscovites and Russians alike are passionate about Moscow hosting the 2012 Olympics," said bid PR director Julia Bordovskikh, who is a Russian TV star.

"This is a light-hearted way of communicating this tremendous support and overall love of sport to IOC members."

Thanks to `JP` for the alert.

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