Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and visitors of the Russian Presidential Canoeing Cup international competition underway in Moscow on September 1–2.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greeting to Artyom Kuzakhmetov and Vladislav Blintsov, winners of the men's K-2 500 m competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.

Vladimir Putin sent a message to congratulate Pavel Petrov, Viktor Melantyev, Mikhail Pavlov and Ivan Shtyl on winning the men's C-4 500 m competition at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to Ksenia Kurach, who won the women's C-1 500m event at the 2018 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Montemor-o-Velho, Portugal.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants and guests of the 2018 World Schools Sambo Championships, which are being held in Orel on August 22–26.

Vladimir Putin attended the Plotforma S-70 9^th International Professional Combat Sambo Tournament of League S-70.

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

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 26^th IFSC Youth World Championships 2018, held in Moscow

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin presented state awards and incentive packages to coaches and specialists for successfully preparing the Russian athletes who achieved excellent results at the 23^rd Olympic Winter Games in Pyeongchang.

Vladimir Putin approved a list of instructions on the outcome of the joint meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Supervisory Board of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee, which took place on July 20, 2018.

The ceremony to present state decorations and letters of recognition to 23 athletes and 6 coaches of the Russian national team at the 2018 FIFA World Cup was held at the Kremlin's Catherine Hall.

Vladimir Putin sent a congratulatory message to Sofia Pozdnyakova who won the women’s individual sabre event at the 2018 World Fencing Championships in Wuxi, China.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants and guests of events dedicated to Russian Boxing Day, held on July 22 since 2017.

In Kaliningrad, Vladimir Putin Held a joint meeting of the

Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Supervisory Board of the Russia 2018 Local Organising Committee autonomous non-profit organisation.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the 2018 Silk Way Rally.

The President held a regular meeting with Government members to discus the tentative results of the FIFA World Cup and the 2018 International Industrial Trade Fair INNOPROM, and the issues of eliminating the consequences of floods and fires in a number of regions.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the first European Mixed Team Judo Championship.

The President held a meeting yesterday evening with members of the Centre for International Cooperation at the Interdepartmental Operational Headquarters to Ensure Security during the 2018 World Cup.

Vladimir Putin attended the final match of the 2018 FIFA World Cup at Luzhniki stadium in Moscow.