Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a working meeting on preparing the Council’s meeting at the Volga Region State Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism.

Vladimir Putin met in the Kremlin with FIFA President Gianni Infantino, who is in Russia to attend the draw for the 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup in Kazan on November 26. Deputy Prime Minister Vitaly Mutko also attended the meeting.

Vladimir Putin signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Physical Culture and Sport in the Russian Federation, notably the Regulation of High Performance and Professional Sports.

To conclude his trip to Yaroslavl Region, the President laid flowers at the Hockey Brotherhood memorial to HC Lokomotiv (Yaroslavl) hockey players and employees who died in a plane crash.

Vladimir Putin aproved a list of instructions following the meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport on October 11, 2016.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Minister of Sport of the Russian Federation.

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On the Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation.

Candidates to the post of Deputy Prime Minister for sport, tourism and youth policy and to the post of Sports Minister were presented to Vladimir Putin.

Participants in the BRICS summit, held in Goa on 15–16 October, have met with captains of BRICS youth football teams.

At the end of his trip to Vladimir Region, the President met with representatives of international sports organisations who attended the forum Russia – Country of Sports.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport in Kovrov (Vladimir Region).

Vladimir Putin spoke at a plenary session of the sixth Russia – Country of Sports international forum.

Vladimir Putin took part in the awards ceremony for the winners of the international Black Sea Tall Ships Regatta’s second stage. The President presented the cup to Andrei Orlov, captain of the Mir sailing ship, winner of the Class A ships, and to Alexandra Nikiforova, winner of the Russian Geographical Society’s national contest.

Vladimir Putin met with KAMAZ-Master team and organisers of the 2016 Silk Way Rally.

Presidential Aide Igor Levitin conducted the final meeting of the working group to prepare a session of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with members of Russia’s summer sports Paralympic team.

Vladimir Putin and Mr Zhukov discussed the results of the 2016 Olympics and the outlook for developing mass sport in Russia.

Presidential Aide, Secretary of the State Council, Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin and Voronezh Region Governor Alexei Gordeyev co-chaired a meeting of the expert council of the working group to prepare a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport on improving the physical education system.

Vladimir Putin met with Acting Head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov late on Thursday night.

Vladimir Putin presented state awards to the Russian athletes who won gold medals at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).