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The Russian Athletics Federation (RAF), previously named the All-Russia Athletic Federation (ARAF; Russian: Всероссийская федерация лёгкой атлетики, ВФЛА), is the governing body for the sport of athletics in Russia. Its president is Dmitry Shlyakhtin. [1]
Vladimir Putin and former Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin. The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство спорта Российской Федерации, romanized: Ministerstvo sporta Rossiyskoy Federatsii), often abbreviated as Minsport (Минспорт), is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for sports.
According to one survey, it is the third most popular sport in Russia. [21] The Federation of International Bandy was founded in 1955, by the Soviet Union and three Nordic countries. Bandy is the only sport to enjoy the patronage of the Russian Orthodox Church. [22]
The Figure Skating Federation of Russia (Russian: Федерация фигурного катания на коньках России, romanized: Federatsiya figurnogo kataniya na konkakh Rossii, lit. 'Figure Skating on Skates Federation of Russia') is the national sport governing body for figure skating in Russia.
On 8 February 1992 at the RSFSR Football Federation conference was created the modern Russian Football Union and Vyacheslav Koloskov was elected the president. At the conference, the Russian Football Union was declared a descendant of both the RSFSR Football Federation as well as the Football Federation of the Soviet Union. Using political ...
Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has issued a plea for Russia's athletes to be allowed to compete in the Rio de Janeiro Olympic Games. Russian Sports Minister Vitaly Mutko has issued a plea ...
Athletics is a sport in Russia. [1] Russian athletes competed in international athletics competitions such as Olympic Games or World athletics championships . Athletics was governed in Russia by the All-Russia Athletic Federation .
Root category for sports organisations (teams and governing bodies) in the Russian Federation. Wikimedia Commons has media related to Sports organizations in Russia . Subcategories