Chief of State : Mr Dmitri Medvedev Head of Government : Mr Vladimir Poutine Minister/ Secretary of State/ Chairman of agency responsible for sports : Mr Vitaly Mutko Chairman of the National Olympic Committee : Mr Leonid Tyagachev Chairman of the National Sports Confederation : Mr Sergey Bogdantchikov – summer sports Mr Vladimir Kozhin – winter sports
Land surface : 17 075 200 km²
Population : 145 millions
Capital : Moscow
Language : russian
Currency : russian rouble
GDP per capita ($PPP) : $ 2,1 billion
Budget of State (2009): $ 291,26 billion Budget of the ministry responsible for sports:
$ 1,32 billion Principal financing source for sport: state+private National sports federations : 60 Sports people member of a club : 28 millions
National and international political priorities in the sports sector (2009) 1. Winter Olympic games in Sochi – 2014
2. World students games in Kazan - 2013
3. Bidding for football World Cup 2018/2022
4. International sports forum “Russia is a sports power”
Organisation of sport in the country (2009) Ministry of sports, tourism and youth policy of the Russian Federation and regional ministries
Russian Olympic Committee
Russian sports federations and regional federations
Sports clubs
Results of the last Olympic Games Summer Games (Beijing, 2008) Total of available medals: 72 Total of won medals: (3th by gold ranking)
Gold: 23 ; Silver: 21 ; Bronze: 28 Winter Games (Turin, 2006)
Total of available medals : 22 Total of won medals: (4th by gold ranking)
Gold: 8 ; Silver: 6 ; Bronze: 8
World champion in 2009 (including non olympic sport): 20
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