Today, December 3, the first day of the seminar for representatives of regional sports organizations in the sport of "deaf sports" was held in the conference hall of the Izmailovo Hotel.

The seminar was opened by the President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf , Dmitry Rebrov. In his speech, he noted:

- We are conducting this scientific-methodological seminar of the OSFSG with a subsidy from the Russian Ministry of Sport with the aim of enhancing work experience, and we try to share important information that will be very useful for the work of regional deaf sports.

The Federation President also added:

- I appeal to the participants to listen carefully and write down all questions that arise, to which OSFSG staff will definitely respond. We tried to structure the seminar program so that all questions are important and useful for the work.

First Vice-President of the OSFSG Vyacheslav Yershov delivered a report on the topic "Russian Sports Fund: procedure for financing sports events and regional branches, mechanisms for supporting deaf sports":

- Today, our task is to examine in detail the new architecture of sports financing that has formed in Russia in 2025. We will analyze two key regulatory acts:

1. Federal Law No. 157-FZ dated June 24, 2025, which established the Russian Sports Fund.

2. Order of the Russian Ministry of Sport No. 699, which approved the fund's operating procedure and application rules.

These documents directly affect the activities of sports federations, regional branches, including the development of deaf sports.

Vyacheslav Yershov:

- The creation of the Russian Sports Fund became a key step in forming a transparent and sustainable system of sports support. The new mechanism will allow regions, federations, and athletes to gain real access to funding and develop sports projects at a modern level, including for deaf sports!

After the speech of the Federation's First Vice-President, presenters spoke on topics dedicated to main regulatory documents, management structure; unified corporate email, work of the Federation's regional branches; interaction with regional sports authorities; awards of the OSFSG and the Russian Ministry of Sport, sports and departmental awards; conferral of sports titles; as well as current issues regarding events included in the Unified Calendar Plan.

The concluding part of the event was a panel discussion and analysis of practical regional cases.

Dmitry Rebrov:

- The first day of the seminar caused a flurry of questions; everyone was very attentive and keenly interested in opportunities for their region. The OSFSG is satisfied with this, and we intend to conduct such important events, and deaf sports will actively develop in the regions; the OSFSG is always ready to provide assistance in this direction.

Tomorrow, the second day of the seminar will take place, which will be no less eventful.

We thank everyone for their participation.

PHOTO ALBUM

Text: Olga Troynikova, Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Sofia Rumyantseva

Translation: Daria Kudelina