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).

Vladimir Putin signed the Executive Order On Presenting Russian Federation State Awards.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to the Russian women’s national handball team, Olympic champions and winners of the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Alexander Lesun, Olympic champion and winner of the gold medal in the modern pentathlon competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Margarita Mamun, Olympic champion and winner of the rhythmic gymnastics individual all-around competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Abdulrashid Sadulayev, Olympic champion and winner of the men’s 86-kg division freestyle wrestling competition at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Evgeny Tishchenko on winning the gold medal at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil) in the under 91 kg boxing event.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Davit Chakvetadze on his gold medal in the men’s Greco-Roman wrestling event, 85kg category, at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Roman Vlasov on his gold medal in the men’s Greco-Roman 75 kg category wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Aliya Mustafina on her gold medal in the women’s gymnastics uneven bars event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yekaterina Makarova and Yelena Vesnina on their gold medals in the women’s doubles tennis event at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro (Brazil).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Sofya Velikaya, Yana Yegoryan, Yekaterina Dyachenko and Yulia Gavrilova on their victory in the women’s team sabre fencing tournament at the XXXI Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Vladimir Putin congratulated fencer Inna Deriglazova on her gold medal in the women’s individual foil event at the 2016 Rio de Janeiro Olympics.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Khasan Khalmurzayev on his victory in judo (81 kg weight category) at the 2016 Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yana Egorian on her victory at the XXXI Summer Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro in the women’s individual sabre event.