Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a prayer service at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team. Background left: Head coach of the Russian national track and field team Yury Borzakovsky.27.07.2016#2899577
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and member of the Russian Olympic handball team Viktoria Kalinina during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899565
Members of the Russian Olympic handball team Maya Petrova and Yekaterina Ilyina and world championship's medal winner in triple jump Yekaterina Koneva, foreground from left, and head coach of the Russian national track and field team Yury Borzakovsky, background 2nd right, during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899559
Head coach of the Russian national track and field team Yury Borzakovsky, background 2nd left, and world championship's medal winner in triple jump Yekaterina Koneva, foreground left, during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899543
Two-time Olympic pole-vaulting champion Yelena Isinbayeva during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899537
Head coach of the Russian national boxing team Alexander Lebzyak during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899534
Member of the Russian Olympic handball team Vladlena Bobrovnikova during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899530
Members of the Russian Olympic handball team Marina Sudakova, foreground left, and Maya Petrova, background 2nd left, during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899525
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and member of the Russian Olympic volleyball team Alexei Verbov during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899523
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and members of the Russian Olympic team during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899522
Two-time Olympic pole-vaulting champion Yelena Isinbayeva during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899521
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts a prayer service at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899516
From right: Members of the Russian Olympic modern pentathlon team Gulnaz Gubaidullina, Donata Rimshaite and Alexander Lesun during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899514
Member of the Russian handball Olympic team Yekaterina Ilyina during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899509
Russian triple jumper Lyukman Adams during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899507
From right: Members of the Russian Olympic modern pentathlon team Gulnaz Gubaidullina and Donata Rimshaite during the prayer service conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia at the Moscow Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral as a send-off for the the Russian Olympic team.27.07.2016#2899502
Members of the Russian Olympic team outside the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral after the prayer service is conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to bless the athletes for the Games. Foreground, from left: silver winner of the World Boxing Championships Vasily Yegorov, and two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva. Head Coach of the women's volleyball team Yury Marichev, left.27.07.2016#2899486
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia conducts prayer to bless Russia's Olympic team for the Games at the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral.27.07.2016#2899471
Members of the Russian Olympic team outside the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral after the prayer service is conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to bless the athletes for the Games. Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva, foreground, second left. Head Coach of the Russian volleyball team Vladimir Alekno, third left.27.07.2016#2899454
Members of the Russian Olympic team outside the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral after the prayer service is conducted by Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia to bless the athletes for the Games.27.07.2016#2899451
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and members of the national Olympic team after the prayer service is conducted at the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral for the blessing of the athletes for the Games. Foreground, from left: President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov, and two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva.27.07.2016#2899450
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and members of the national Olympic team after the prayer service is conducted at the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral for the blessing of the athletes for the Games. Foreground, from left: President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov, and two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva.27.07.2016#2899425
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and members of the national Olympic team after the prayer service is conducted at the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral for the blessing of the athletes for the Games. President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov, foreground, second left. Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva, third left.27.07.2016#2899423
Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia and members of the national Olympic team after the prayer service is conducted at the Kremlin's Dormition Cathedral for the blessing of the athletes for the Games. President of the Russian Olympic Committee Alexander Zhukov, foreground, third left. Two-time Olympic champion Yelena Isinbayeva, fifth left.27.07.2016#2899422