Council of Europe

Russian Federation

Chief of State : Mr Vladimir Putin
Head of Government : Mr Dmitri Medvedev
Minister of sport : Mr Vitaly Mutko

Land surface : 17 075 400 km²
Population : 143 millions
Capital : Moscow
Language : russian
Currency : russian rouble
Principal financing source for sport: state + private

National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2013 - 2014)
1.World students games in Kazan - 2013 (http://kazan2013.com/)
2. Winter Olympic games in Sochi – 2014 (http://sochi.ru)
3. World Swimming championships in Kazan -2015
4. Ice hockey world championship - 2016
5. FIFA World Cup - 2018 (http://ru.fifa.com/worldcup/russia2018/)
6. IAAF athletics World championship – 2013
7. Rugby 7 World Cup 2013
8. SportAccord convention 2013
9. World combat games 2013

Organisation of sport in the country (2013)
Ministry of sport of the Russian Federation
Russian Olympic Committee
Russian sports federations and regional federations
Sports clubs

Results of the last Olympic Games
Summer Games (London 2012)
Total of available medals: 82
Total of won medals: (4th by gold ranking)
Gold: 24 ; Silver: 26 ; Bronze: 32
Winter Games (Vancouver, 2010)
Total of available medals : 15
Total of won medals: (11th by gold ranking)
Gold: 3 ; Silver: 5 ; Bronze: 7

Links :
Ministry of sport: http://www.minsport.gov.ru/

Address Ministry of sport of the Russian Federation
18, Kazakova street,105064, Moscow, Russia

EPAS contact

Name: Mr. MOROZOV Alexey
Title: Head of the Department of winter sports’ development and coordination of the preparations
for the Olympic games in Sochi
Tel : +7 495 995 25 93
Fax : +7 499 261 87 76
E-mail : morozov-a@minsport.gov.ru

Name: Ms. SEDUGINA Marina
Title: expert, International Division
Tel : +7 495 925 34 26
Fax : +7 499 261 87 76
E-mail : siedoug@mail.ru