Vladimir Putin held a joint meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Russia 2018 Organising Committee on preparations for hosting the World Cup.

Vladimir Putin will make a working trip to Samara Region on December 8.

While on a trip to Sverdlovsk Region, Vladimir Putin visited the Presidentsky Health and Fitness Centre in Nizhny Tagil. The President visited the sports hall and hockey arena, and spoke with young athletes.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Russia’s national chess teams on their victory in the 2015 European Team Chess Championship in Iceland.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held the final session of the working group for preparing the joint meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the 2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Organising Committee. The topic of the final meeting is Developing Football in the Russian Federation, Providing Athletic Infrastructure Taking Into Account Preparations for the 2018 FIFA World Cup.

Vladimir Putin held a meeting with heads of sports federation on getting the Russian sports teams ready for the XXXI Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, in 2016.

On November 11 at the Southern Federal Center for Sports Training Yug-Sport, Vladimir Putin will hold a meeting with the heads of sports federations to discuss preparations by Russian athletes for the 31^st Olympic Games in Brazil in 2016.

Vladimir Putin met at the Kremlin with Sovereign Prince of Monaco Albert II. Earlier in the day, Mr Putin and the Prince of Monaco attended the opening ceremony of the first World Olympians Forum.

Vladimir Putin met with President of the International Olympic Committee Thomas Bach on the sidelines of the World Olympians Forum.

Vladimir Putin spoke at the opening ceremony of the World Olympians Forum, which is being held by the World Olympians Association.

On October 21, the President will speak at the I World Olympians Forum held by the World Olympians Association in Moscow.

Vladimir Putin sent greetings to participants, organisers and guests of the V Festival of Students Sport among federal universities.

Vladimir Putin attended the Formula 1 Russian Grand Prix race in Sochi.

On October 11, the President will attend the Formula 1 Russia Grand Prix in Sochi.

The NHL Stars team of ice hockey veterans and the NHL team played a gala match at Sochi’s Big Ice Arena to mark the opening of the Night Hockey League’s fifth season.

Vladimir Putin sent his greetings to participants in the Fifth National Amateur Teams’ Ice Hockey Festival at the start of the Night Hockey League’s fifth season.

Vladimir Putin met with members of the Russian national team that won the 2015 International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports (IWAS) Games.

Chief of Staff of the Presidential Executive Office and Chairman of the Russian Basketball Federation Board of Trustees Sergei Ivanov held a meeting of the Russian Basketball Federation Board of Trustees.

Presidential Aide and Deputy Chairman of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport Igor Levitin held the first meeting of the working group for preparing a joint session of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport and the Russia 2018 Steering Committee on the topic of Developing Football in Russia and Providing Sports Infrastructure, Taking Into Account Preparations for the FIFA 2018 Football World Cup.

Speaking via video linkup, Vladimir Putin greeted people attending a ceremony launching the countdown from 1000 days until the 2018 FIFA Football World Cup begins in Russia.