From October 28 to 30, meetings of the Commission for the Certification of Senior Coaches for Russian National Sports Teams for the Deaf (summer disciplines) for 2026 were held at the office of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf.

During its work, chaired by First Vice-President Vyacheslav Ershov and with the remote participation of Mikhail Kolmykov, Head of the Department for Paralympic and Deaflympic Sports of the Federal State Budgetary Institution "Sports Training Center," the Commission reviewed reports on the work done in 2025. Following this, an evaluation of each senior coach's work in their respective deaf sports discipline was conducted.

The certification results will be approved at the upcoming Board meeting and published upon its completion.

Text: Olga Troynikova

Photo: OSFSG

Translation: Daria Kudelina