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Sport in Russia is one of the most popular types of activity. There are such terms as professional sports and amateur sports closely connected with an idea of general physical training. Both ways of sports are being developed and popularized but not very actively. A lot of Russian children are going in for sports by visiting specialized sports groups.
There are also such mass sports contests as “The Cross-Country of Nations” and “The Ski Track of Russia”. Several Russian sports schools are still among the world leaders (free standing exercises, track and field athletics, boxing, Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestling, tennis and others).
The regulation of Russian sports is under control of Federal Agency of Physical Training and Sports of Russian Federation. The sports in Russia is organized according to the Federal Statute of Russian Federation #329-FZ “About Physical Training and Sports in Russian Federation”.
Among the most popular Russian sports are:
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