 A former sports minister, Mr Tyagachyov was appointed in 2001
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The head of Russia's Olympic Committee has stepped down after the nation recorded its worst performance at the Winter Games, Russian news reports say.
Leonid Tyagachyov resigned after Russia finished with just three golds in its 15-medal haul from Vancouver.
Russian President Dmitry Medvedev had on Monday called on Russia's senior sports officials to resign, likening the sports federations to "fat cats".
The 2014 Winter Olympics are to be held in Russia's Black Sea resort of Sochi.
The Itar-Tass news agency quoted a spokesman for the Olympic Committee as saying Mr Tyagachyov had submitted a letter of resignation.
A spokesman for Mr Tyagachyov declined to comment, Reuters reported.
In his statement on Monday, Mr Medvedev had warned that if sports officials were reluctant to step down, "we will help them".
A former sports minister, Mr Tyagachyov , 63, had been appointed in 2001 and was seen as influential in helping Russia win the 2014 Winter Olympics.
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