14 march 2013

Background materials for March 14, 2013 Government meeting

The meeting participants will discuss the following issues:

1. The draft state programme Development of Physical Fitness and Sports

The state programme is aimed at creating conditions for systematic exercises in sports and physical fitness, improving the competitiveness of Russian sport on the international sport arena, and successfully holding large sports competitions in Russia.

The draft programme includes the following subprogrammes: Development of Physical Fitness and Mass Sport; Development of Top Achievements Sport and the System of Preparing the Sports Reserve; Preparing and Holding the 2018 FIFA World Cup and the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Russia; and Managing the Development of the Physical Fitness and Sports Sector.