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.

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.