Dmitry Medvedev approved a list of instructions following a September 12, 2011 meeting on Continental Hockey League issues.

The meeting addressed possible methods for supporting the club, which lost its core members in a plane crash near Yaroslavl, as well as support for the victims’ families.

Dmitry Medvedev and President of Turkey Abdullah Gul paid tribute to the memory of the Lokomotiv ice hockey team players and Yak-42 crew members killed in the plane crash near Yaroslavl.

Dmitry Medvedev visited the Southern Federal Sports Training Centre, where national teams in the various summer and winter sports train for competition. After looking over the Centre, the President met with members of Russia’s national university students’ team.

The President viewed the sports facilities under construction for the 2014 Olympics from a helicopter. Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Kozak, who is in charge of supervising preparations for the 2014 Olympic Games, reported on progress in construction to the President.

Dmitry Medvedev sent congratulations to Russia’s national synchronised swimming team following their victory at the World Aquatics Championships.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian synchronised swimming team on winning a gold medal at the World Aquatics Championships in Shanghai.

The meeting was devoted to training Russian national teams for the London 2012 Summer Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

Svetlana Medvedeva attended the opening ceremony for the World Figure Skating Championship at Megasport Ice Palace on Khodynka field in Moscow.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Presidential Grants for Russia’s National Teams’ Athletes, Trainers and Other Sports Professionals Involved in the Sports Included in the Programme of Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics, as well as Champions of Olympic Games, Paralympic Games and Deaflympics.

Dmitry Medvedev viewed the new multifunctional Yantar sports centre in Moscow’s Strogino area and discussed the development of national sports with Russian athletes.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian Olympic Committee and all olympians on the organisation's 100^th anniversary.

Dmitry Medvedev watched a stage of the competition in the Alpine Ski European Cup 2011 currently underway at the Roza Khutor ski resort.

Dmitry Medvedev met in the Kremlin with the winners and runners-up of XXV World Winter Universiade held in Erzurum, Turkey on January 27-February 6, 2011, where Russian athletes came first in the overall team standings in terms of the number of medals.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Establishing the President of the Russian Federation’s Weightlifting Cup.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Kristina Gorshkova and Vitaly Butikov for winning gold in the ice dancing competition, and Lubov Iliushechkina and Nodari Maisuradze for winning gold in figure skating.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian KAMAZ truck team on the victory in the 2011 Dakar Rally.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the young Russian athletes on winning the 2011 IIHF World Junior Championship.

Dmitry Medvedev thanked Joseph Blatter and the FIFA Executive Committee for choosing Russia as host country for the 2018 football world cup.

Dmitry Medvedev sent his congratulations to six-time European champion, five-time world champion, and Olympic weight-lifting champion (1960) Yury Vlasov on his 75^th birthday.