Russia"s Olympic Committee on Tuesday accepted...

Tyagachev turned in his resignation on March 3, two days after President Dmitry Medvedev said senior sports officials should quit over the country"s poor performance at the Winter Olympics.

The election of Russia"s new Olympic chief has been scheduled for May 20, Shamil Tarpishchev, president of the Russian Tennis Federation and a member of the Russian Olympic Committee executive body, told RIA Novosti.

First Vice President of the Russian Olympic Committee Igor Kazikov has been named the acting president until the committee convenes.

Russia took a disappointing 11th place in the overall medals table, winning three golds, five silvers and seven bronzes. Its hotly-tipped ice-hockey team was also knocked out of the tournament at the quarter-final stage by eventual winners Canada, going down 7-3.

Tyagachev, the former sports and tourism minister, has held his Olympic Committee post since 2001.

Medvedev said on March 1, "Those who bear responsibility

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