On December 19, in Ufa, at the Fencing Center, the official closing ceremony of the 1st CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Disabilities took place. The concert program of the ceremony, based on the immortal fairy tale "The Nutcracker," immersed the audience in an atmosphere of magic and fond memories. The heartfelt choreographic and musical performances touched the heart of every attendee. At the end of the event, kind words were spoken to the participants by the Director...

The First CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Disabilities are in full swing — two eventful competition days are already behind us, with winners and medalists determined in many disciplines. And two more intense days of starts awaited all participants, bringing new bright emotions and the struggle for the title of the strongest. Young skiers, who battled on the ski track the day before using the freestyle technique, this time demonstrated their mastery of the classic glide. The lineup...

On December 16, the day following the mega-colorful opening ceremony, the competitions of the First CIS Winter Sports Games for Children with Disabilities in Deaf Sports, Blind Sports, and Sports for Persons with Physical Impairments officially began. Young athletes representing five Commonwealth of Independent States countries (Kazakhstan, Belarus, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and the Russian Federation) entered the competition for coveted medals, competing in five disciplines: cross-country...

From March 2 to 7, the Russian Cross-Country Skiing Championship and Youth Championship took place at the Izhevsk Sports and Recreational Skiing Complex, named after Galina Kulakova. This complex has long served as an excellent venue for all-Russian competitions for children and youth, including events within the Spartakiads for deaf sports. However, this marked the first time it hosted the Russian Championship at a professional level. A total of 34 skiers (15 in the championship and 19 in the youth...

Today, February 7, the cross-country skiing competitions kicked off at the Olympic Reserve Biathlon Sports School of the Republic of Bashkortostan as part of the All-Russian Winter Spartakiade. Twenty-eight athletes fr om eight regions across the country — Republics of Komi, Karelia, and Bashkortostan, Moscow, Vladimir, Penza, and Kirov regions, as well as the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug — began their battle for the title of the strongest. In the women’s classic sprint, a dramatic showdown...

New Disciplines in Deaf sports Last Friday, an event highlighted the growing popularity of sport and healthy lifestyle among the Deaf community, marked by the expansion of Deaf sports disciplines. On September 27th, a commission meeting chaired by First Deputy Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation, Odes Baisultanov, was convened to discuss recognition of sports disciplines and their inclusion in the All-Russian register of sports. Dmitry Rebrov, President of ARSFSD, also participated...