Interactive: Sochi Winter Olympics event info

With a week to go before the Sochi Winter Olympics gets underway in Russia, it’s a good time to become an aficionado on winter sports with our interactive guide to each discipline.

Click on the links below to see how each sporting event at the Games work.

Sochi Winter Olympics schedule and all-time medal table

Figure Skating

Speed Skating and Short-Track

Ski and Snowboard Halfpipe

Bobsleigh, Skeleton, Luge

Curling

Cross-Country Skiing

Parallel Giant Slalom

Moguls and Aerials

Ski and Snowboard Cross

Short-term let permits explained

Homeowners and tenants are allowed to list their properties for rental by registering through the Dubai Tourism website to obtain a permit.

Tenants also require a letter of no objection from their landlord before being allowed to list the property.

There is a cost of Dh1,590 before starting the process, with an additional licence fee of Dh300 per bedroom being rented in your home for the duration of the rental, which ranges from three months to a year.

Anyone hoping to list a property for rental must also provide a copy of their title deeds and Ejari, as well as their Emirates ID.

PROFILE OF SWVL

Started: April 2017

Founders: Mostafa Kandil, Ahmed Sabbah and Mahmoud Nouh

Based: Cairo, Egypt

Sector: transport

Size: 450 employees

Investment: approximately $80 million

Investors include: Dubai’s Beco Capital, US’s Endeavor Catalyst, China’s MSA, Egypt’s Sawari Ventures, Sweden’s Vostok New Ventures, Property Finder CEO Michael Lahyani