Vanessa Mae to partake in Sochi Winter Olympics as professional athlete
07:48, 21 January 2014
ASTANA. January 21. KAZINFORM Internationally acclaimed violonist Vanessa Mae will set her music instrument aside for a while in order to partake in the Sochi Winter Olympics as a professional alpine skiing athlete, Kazinform has learnt from Utro.ru.
The official confirmation of Mae's participation will be submitted to the Thai Olympic Committee soon. Vanessa is a skier since the age of four. It is worth mentioning that she began playing violin at five.
According to the violonist herself, her participation in the Olympics is a way to pay respects to her Thai descent.