Sport is a way of life for 100 million Russians: plans until 2030 were presented at the RUSSIA EXPO
Vladimir Putin has set the task that by 2030 70% of citizens
are regularly engaged in physical culture and sports. Now 77 million people
participate in sports, and by the end of the decade this figure will reach 105
million. These figures were announced by Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry
Chernyshenko at the plenary session of the National Achievements Forum: Sport,
held at the RUSSIA EXPO
Deputy Prime Minister noted that today Russia sets the
trends of the global sports movement.
"As President Vladimir Putin rightly noted at the opening ceremony of the phygital tournament "Games of the Future", our country has been and remains one of the leading sports powers of the planet, the birthplace of great athletes, victories and records. This event was closely followed by literally the whole world. About 1 billion people have watched the live broadcast of the ceremony and competitions of the Games. Everyone who watched this unique innovative show with their own eyes made a journey into the world of the future, which we are creating right now," the Deputy Prime Minister said.
Dmitry Chernyshenko added that phygital - a concept invented
by the President of Russia - is a contribution to the development of sports in
the modern world. The phygital movement, he said, is already striding across
the planet, 63 countries are developing it and holding competitions, the
International Federation of Phygital Sports has been created, eight countries
have expressed a desire to compete to host the next "Games of the Future".
"One of the main tasks today is to strengthen the
country's sports sovereignty. For the domestic sports sphere, sanctions and
external pressure have become not only a challenge, but also created
opportunities for growth in a multipolar regime. This applies to both
professional and mass sports. The head of state has set a goal that by 2030 70%
of citizens should regularly engage in physical culture and sports. Now 77
million people take part in sports, and by the end of the decade this figure
will reach 105 million. Compared to 2020, the share of people involved in
sports has already increased by eight percent points," emphasized Dmitry
Chernyshenko.
He noted that it is necessary for people to possess not only
the desire, but also all the opportunities for systematic sports activities.
For this purpose, sports infrastructure is being created across the country
within the framework of the federal project "Sport is the Way of
Life". From 2020 to 2023, about 450 different facilities and about 1.3
thousand GTO sites were built in the regions. And under the "Business
Sprint" federal project about 200 "smart" grounds have been
installed in the subjects, 97 more are planned to be opened by the end of the
year. Special mention was made by Deputy Prime Minister of the construction of
phygital centers. Thus, this year such a center was put into operation in
Kazan, and in 2023 - in Sevastopol and in the Kemerovo region.
"The mission of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian
Federation is to form the culture and values of a healthy lifestyle as a basis
for sustainable development of society and quality of life of the population, -
said Oleg Matytsin - This mission is realized through providing accessible
conditions for mass and children's and youth sports, modernization of infrastructure,
staff training, scientific and methodological support, formation of a
competitive sporting environment, raising the status of champion of Russia,
development of the Spartakiad movement. Sport is one of the key elements of the
social sphere, a priority of the state policy, an important part of which is
the integration of interdepartmental programs," said the Minister of
Sports of the Russian Federation.
There is also an active digitalization of the sports sphere
going on, modern tools and solutions developed in Russia are being introduced.
In 2023, the federal state information system in the field of physical culture
and sports, which was designed and created entirely on the "Gostech"
platform using fully import-substituted components, was put into operation. The
system automates processes and makes the client path more convenient for all
users.
Dmitry Chernyshenko spoke about sports of the highest
achievements.
"It is very important that our athletes remain
competitive and keep in good shape under the changed conditions. For this
purpose, on the instructions of the President, we continue to build the
national sports system and hold competitions of new open formats, including
international ones. And Russian athletes continue to compete on the global
stage. The world sports community realizes that it is difficult to imagine
large-scale events without the participation of Russian athletes. Now they
participate in international competitions in eight sports. There are no
restrictions in boxing, in other sports they participate in individual status.
In 2023, the Russian national team took part in four international multi-sport
tournaments and showed decent results," said the Deputy Prime Minister.
In addition, the number of international competitions held
in Russia is growing - if in 2020 there were only 110 of them, last year their
number amounted to 362. A landmark event was the International Festival of
University Sports in Yekaterinburg, as well as large competitions Children of
Asia, Children of Primorye, the Games of Deaflympians and the Games of
Paralympians "We are Together. Sport."
Deputy Prime Minister also announced a number of sporting
events to be held in Russia in 2024, including the BRICS Sports Games in 29
sports in an open format, the International Silk Road Rally on the route Russia
- Mongolia - China, the World Friendship Games in Moscow, Yekaterinburg and
Minsk.
Dmitry Chernyshenko expressed confidence that Russia will
host these and other international competitions at the highest level - as it is
capable of doing. He also noted that sport should remain out of politics and
promised to welcome all athletes to fair competitions of open formats.
