On October 16, the President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of the Deaf, Dmitry Rebrov, and the First Vice President, Vyacheslav Ershov, visited the Center for Sports Training of Russian National Teams, where a working meeting was held with the new director, Roman Grishin, a holder of the Order of Courage.

The meeting discussed the participation of Russian deaf athletes in the upcoming 25^th Summer Deaflympic Games in Tokyo (Japan), scheduled for November 15-26. It is expected that over 3,000 athletes from more than 70 countries will take part in the Games. A total of 212 medal sets will be awarded in 21 sports.

The focus was also on organizing the final stage of team preparation for the main event of the season, as well as all logistical and organizational issues related to the participation of our deaf athletes in the Games.

Issues of increasing the current number of staff positions at the Center for Sports Training for deaf sports were discussed.

The final agreement was an invitation from the Federation President to Roman Grishin to attend a round table on deaf sports as part of the National Championship of Professional Mastery among People with Disabilities "Abilympics," scheduled for November 1 in Moscow.

Topics related to improving the scientific and methodological support for national teams were also touched upon.

Concluding the productive meeting, Roman Grishin, through Dmitry Rebrov, conveyed his wishes for successful performance in Tokyo, assuring that he would be following and cheering for the Russian athletes.

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov

Photo: Vyacheslav Ershov

Translation: Daria Kudelina