Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a summary meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport working group, addressing the development of hockey in Russia, the course of preparations for holding the 2016 IIHF Ice Hockey World Championship and training Russia’s Olympic team for the 2018 XXIII Winter Olympic Games in Pyeongchang.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held a working meeting on developing bandy in Russia.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexei Mishin, Merited Master of Sports of the USSR, Merited Coach of the USSR and Russia, on his 75^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with Government members.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Gianni Infantino on his election as president of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA).

Vladimir Putin met with Russia’s national bandy team that won gold medals at the recent Bandy World Championship in Ulyanovsk.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the committee that prepared Russia’s bid to host the XIX World Festival of Youth and Students, which Russia will host in 2017.

The President will meet with Russia’s national bandy team, which won gold medals at the recent Bandy World Championship in Ulyanovsk.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the World Single Distances Speed Skating Championship.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held the first meeting of the working group to prepare a meeting of the Council to discuss the development of ice hockey in Russia, preparations for the 2016 World Ice Hockey Championships and preparations of the Russian Olympic team for the XXIII Olympic Games to be held in 2018 in Pyeongchang (Republic of Korea).

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s national bandy team on their victory in the XXXVI Bandy World Championship, which took place in Ulyanovsk.

Vladimir Putin congratulated all those taking part in events celebrating the second anniversary of the opening of the XXII Olympic and XI Paralympic Winter Games and Winter Sports Day.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants, visitors and fans of the XXXVI Bandy World Championship.

Vladimir Putin took part in events dedicated to the 20^th anniversary of the Russian Paralympic Committee and the 10^th Russian Paralympic Committee’s Return to Life Prize award ceremony.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of greetings to the participants, organisers and guests of the 10^th award ceremony of the Russian Paralympic Committee’s Return to Life Prize.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Olympic track and field champion Galina Zybina on her 85^th birthday.

Vladimir Putin met with Russia’s national judo team at the Southern Federal Centre for Sports Training Yug-Sport.

Vladimir Putin signed a list of instructions following a joint session of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Russia 2018 Steering Committee, held on December 8, 2015.