On December 4, the second day of the seminar for representatives of regional sports organizations in the sport of "deaf sports" continued in the conference hall of the Izmailovo Hotel.
The seminar was opened, as yesterday, by the President of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf, Dmitry Rebrov.
Today's topic of the Federation President's speech was general issues concerning regional branches and the work of the All-Russian Sports Federation of Sports of the Deaf (OSFSG):
- The OSFSG has a century-old and rich history, and the Federation is our common home; we work like a locomotive, with regions as the cars behind us. Three years ago, a new team came, and with this team, the OSFSG became a transparent organization; we have established excellent relations with state authorities.
The seminar addressed topics related to forming lists of candidates for the Russian national sports team in deaf sports (summer and winter disciplines).
Alexander Lukyanchikov:
- We touched upon the topic and problems of forming candidate lists for Russian national sports teams in deaf sports. New changes in the regulations for athlete transfers, main requirements for documentation.
They discussed in detail the main role, development, and prospects of the activities of the Regional Board of Judges of the OSFSG regional branch.
Artem Nesterov:
- The Regional Board of Sports Judges for Deaf Sports is intended to ensure a high level of officiating at official regional and municipal competitions in deaf sports.
Tasks of such a board:
- coordination of work of sports judges in the relevant federal subject of the Russian Federation;
- ensuring qualified officiating of competitions;
- professional development of sports judges;
- keeping records of judges' work, certification of sports judges of the first, second, and third categories.
Further work involved attracting grants, subsidies, and other sources of funding for regional branches of the OSFSG; development of adaptive physical culture and sport in Russian regions within the framework of current regulatory legal acts.
For each topic of their speeches, the speakers tried to provide detailed and comprehensive answers to all questions from the seminar participants.
The concluding part of the seminar's second day was a panel discussion and analysis of practical regional cases.

Text: Nurlan Tazhigulov, Olga Troynikova
Photo: Sofia Rumyantseva
Translation: Daria Kudelina