Today, October 21, the President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf, Dmitry Rebrov, took part in a meeting of the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the 1st Winter Spartakiad of CIS countries among children with disabilities.
The event, held via video conference, was attended by representatives from Armenia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Russia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and the CIS Executive Committee.
Recall that the Organizing Committee includes: the Committee Chairman, Director of the Federal Center for Sports Reserve Training Mikhail Gusev; First Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Odes Baysultanov; Director of the Department of Physical Culture and Mass Sports of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation Maxim Urazov; Director of the Department of Education, Science and International Relations of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation Alina Stebneva; President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf Dmitry Rebrov; President of the All-Russian Federation of Sports for Persons with Physical Impairments Andrey Strokin; President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of the Blind Olga Semyonova; as well as representatives of National Paralympic Committees and sports ministries of the participating countries.
The agenda included discussions on the formation of quantitative and named applications of sports delegations from participating states, as well as the readiness of sports facilities, accommodation and catering for participants, and their transfer to accommodation and competition venues.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Government of the Republic of Bashkortostan - Minister of Sports of the Republic of Bashkortostan, Ruslan Khabibov, in his speech, noted the successful experience of holding large-scale sporting events in Bashkortostan, including the Summer Deaflympics (July-August 2023) and the All-Russian Winter Spartakiad of the Strongest in Deaf Sports (February 2025) "We Are Together. Sport".
Ruslan Khabibov also expressed gratitude to his colleagues for their trust and emphasized that during the Summer Games and the All-Russian Winter Spartakiad, the practice of attracting teams from Russian regions was successfully implemented, which increased the number of teams and competitiveness at the competitions.
It was he who proposed using a similar format for the CIS Spartakiad. The Organizing Committee approved this proposal, and now regions will be able to participate in the Spartakiad.
FOR REFERENCE: The 1st Winter Spartakiad of CIS countries among children with limited health opportunities (ages 14–17) will be held in Ufa from December 14 to 20, 2025.
Competition Regulations (click)
The Spartakiad will be held in three sports: sports for persons with physical impairments, deaf sports, and sports for the blind.
Participants will compete in alpine skiing, cross-country skiing, curling, snowboarding, and chess.
During the Spartakiad, deaf children will be provided with 25 sign language interpreters.
The grand opening of the Spartakiad is scheduled for December 15 at the Palace of Wrestling, and the closing ceremony will take place on December 19 at the Dynamo Sports Complex.
Please note that the deadline for submitting named applications has been extended until November 15.
Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Maria Mazhenina
Photo: Organizing Committee
Translation: Daria Kudelina
