The President congratulated Sergei Bide, winner of the fencing competition at the 2017 World Summer Universiade in Taipei.

The President congratulated Liliya Akhaimova, Darya Yelizarova, Maria Paseka, Darya Shelgunova, members of the women’s team in artistic gymnastics, on winning the team competition at the 2017 World Summer Universiade in Taipei.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the winners of the 2017 World Summer Universiade in Taipei in men’s 10m springboard event Nikita Shleikher and Roman Izmailov.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to athletes, coaches and officials of the Russian delegation at the 29^th Summer Universiade Taipei 2017.

Vladimir Putin sent congratulations to Maria Lasitskene, gold medalist in the high jump event at the IAAF World Championships London 2017.

Vladimir Putin congratulated amateur athletes, sportspeople and all sports and fitness professionals on Sports and Fitness Day.

Vladimir Putin attended the Plotforma S-70 8^th International Professional Combat Sambo Tournament of League S-70.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the Russian delegation participating in the 23^rd Summer Deaflympics in Samsun, Turkey.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yevgeny Rylov on winning the 200m backstroke event at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Anton Chupkov, winner of the men’s 200m breaststroke event at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Yulia Yefimova, winner of the 200m breaststroke event at the 2017 FINA World Championships in Budapest.

President Putin signed the Federal Law On Ratification of the Council of Europe Convention on an Integrated Safety, Security and Service Approach at Football Matches and Other Sports Events.

Vladimir Putin completed his working trip to Karelia with a visit to an open-air sports centre with training equipment installed on the Lake Onega embankment in Petrozavodsk.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the first Russian Boxing Day held on Moscow’s Red Square.

Vladimir Putin had a brief talk with President of the World Chess Federation (FIDE) Kirsan Ilyumzhinov while viewing project displays at the Sirius Educational Centre, where chess is one of the subjects taught.

The President congratulated Anastasia Arkhipovskaya, Anastasia Bayandina, Darya Bayandina, Darina Valitova, Marina Golyadkina, Veronika Kalinina, Polina Komar, Varvara Subbotina, Vlada Chigiryova and Maria Shurochkina – members of the Russian synchronised swimming team – on winning the team technical routine at the 17^th FINA World Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Alexandra Patskevich, the women's duet technical synchronised swimming title winner of the FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Svetlana Kolesnichenko, the women's solo technical synchronised swimming title winner of the FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Ilya Zakharov and Yevgeny Kuznetsov, the winners of the 3m synchronised diving competition at the 2017 FINA World Masters Championships in Budapest.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Amendments to the Rules on Disbursement of Presidential Fellowships to Athletes, Coaches and Other Specialists of the Olympic, Paralympic and Deaflympic National Teams approved by the Russian President’s Executive Order No. 368 of March 31, 2011.