Winners of best sports projects in Season VI of the All-Russian competition "You’re in the Game" named at the National Centre RUSSIA

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On 3 July, the National Centre RUSSIA hosted the awards ceremony for Season VI of the All-Russian competition of sports projects "You're in the Game", bringing together the authors of the best initiatives. The event was attended by Dmitry Chernyshenko, Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation; Sofia Malyavina, Director General of the ANO "National Priorities"; Yevgenia Medvedeva, two-time silver medallist at the Olympic Games and two-time world champion in figure skating, and members of the competition's expert council.

For the sixth consecutive year, the "You're in the Game" competition has been organised by the ANO "National Priorities" with the support of the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation under the state programme "Sport of Russia". The competition's key objectives are to identify and support promising sports projects that encourage Russians to take up regular physical activity and help promote an active lifestyle. The projects span dozens of sports — from high-tech disciplines to adaptive and inclusive sport. Over six seasons, the competition has become the country's leading platform for discovering and developing the best Russian sports initiatives.

"The competition 'You're in the Game' is All-Russian not just in name but in practice: we received 27,000 applications from participants. Sports enthusiasts are making a huge contribution to achieving the national goal set by our President Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin — for 70% of citizens to exercise regularly. All the necessary conditions are being created in our country to make this possible. The Russian Government supports numerous sports programmes," noted Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

Winners were announced in five main categories: "Children in Sport", "Starting Point", "Scale", "Transformation in Sport", and "Limitless Possibilities", as well as in three partner categories ("Corporate Sport", "Sports Tourism", "Media").

"The President of our country, Vladimir Vladimirovich Putin, has repeatedly emphasised that sport builds character and instils the values of a healthy lifestyle. This is precisely what the 'You're in the Game' competition is aimed at. It is held within the framework of the state programme 'Sport of Russia' by the Ministry of Sport and the ANO "National Priorities". Over the years, competition projects have reached more than 24 million people. In this season alone, over six thousand applications were submitted, with a total reach of around four million people. Every year, the number of initiatives aimed at supporting children, the elderly, people with disabilities, veterans and combatants continues to grow. I wish all participants, enthusiasts and sports lovers faith, hope and love — because it is love for Russia and for sport that unites us all," said Mikhail Degtyarev, Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation and Chairman of the Russian Olympic Committee.

The Grand Prix winner, receiving 1 million roubles, was the project from the Rostov Region, named Vertigo Sports, presented in the "Transformation in Sport" category. Its creators developed and patented a Russian technology for generating ocean-type artificial waves, making surfing accessible and widely available even far from the coast.

Sofia Malyavina, Director General of the ANO "National Priorities", highlighted the qualitative changes and trends of the sixth season: "There are more and more enthusiasts building modern sports communities around themselves, where everyone can join in. The categories 'Children in Sport' — with 1,414 applications — and 'Starting Point' — with 1,381 applications — received a particularly strong response. This indicates a high demand for the development of children's sport and shows that more and more people are ready to launch their own sports projects at the local or regional level. The partner categories have also grown, as sport is increasingly expanding beyond the gym or playing field, becoming part of travel and corporate culture. Another notable trend of this season is the diversification of sports formats themselves. While classical disciplines used to dominate the applications, we now see a growing popularity of various martial arts, mass sports events and unconventional original projects."

First place in the "Transformation in Sport" category went to the project Trekkingmania.ru from the Republic of Bashkortostan. In the "Starting Point" category, the winner was the extreme sports school "Rider Kids" from the Perm Territory. The project "PARATENNIS RF" from Moscow took the award in the "Limitless Possibilities" category. In the "Children in Sport" category, the best project was "Open Sky" from Sevastopol, while the "Scale" category was won by the amateur biathlon cup "Pioneer Cup" from Moscow.

In the partner categories, the winners were the project "DvizhOK" from the Moscow Region ("Corporate Sport"), "Kamchatka Trail-1" from the Kamchatka Territory ("Sports Tourism"), and "Sportopyt" from Moscow ("Media").

A public vote was held during the competition, with 250 semi-finalists taking part. The winner was the project "Football in the Village of Lovozero 2.0" from the Murmansk Region. Its author, firefighter Yanis Shebut, received a special prize from the Sport Business Consulting (SBC) magazine — a feature article about his initiative on the website and in the printed edition of the magazine.

The competition's partners included Championat, Iron King, Tricolor, the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU), Sport Business Consulting (partner of the "Public Vote"), the Sports Tourism Federation of Russia and the sailing community "Sila Vetra" (Power of the Wind). Information partners included Izvestia, Championat, RTVI and Rossiyskaya Gazeta.