STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES FOR DEVELOPMENT OF STUDENT SPORTS IN THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION

摘要

In the last decade, the Russian authorities have launched many initiatives aimed the Russian Federation has taken measures aimed at consolidating the system of student sports, physical education and recreational activities within vocational and higher education. Major sporting events, such as Summer and Winter World Universiades held in 2013 and 2019, Winter Olympics in 2014, FIFA World Cup in 2018, have greatly contributed to this goal. As university sports continues to develop in the Russian Federation, the legal framework regulating this sphere is also actively expanded. The documents regulating student sports were included into federal legislation in 2011, with further regulations on physical culture, sports and recreational work added in 2012. Modifications detailing the jurisdiction of the Russian Student Sports Union and regions of the Russian Federation regarding student sports were introduced in 2018, also regulating the procedure for establishing student sports leagues. The report considers the key goals and objectives for student sports up to 2030, as well as the main results achieved by 2020, accompanied by analysis of objective and subjective difficulties faced by state and non-governmental agencies interested in supporting student sports during the pandemic.