Vladimir Putin met with Saratov Region Governor Valery Radayev and residents of the region. Business community and education sector representatives took part in the meeting.

Send-off ceremony for Russia’s team competing in the 2012 Summer Olympic Games was held in the Alexander Hall of the Grand Kremlin Palace.

Sergei Fursenko is leaving his post as President of the Russian Football Union. Mr Fursenko announced this to Vladimir Putin at their meeting in St Petersburg, prior to the President of Russia’s departure for Israel.

Vladimir Putin sent his condolences to family and friends of President of the Russian Luge Federation Leonid Gart following Mr Gart’s tragic death in an accident in Croatia the previous day.

Vladimir Putin attended the White Nights mixed martial arts tournament.

Vladimir Putin had a telephone conversation with tennis player Maria Sharapova and congratulated her on winning the Roland Garros tournament in France and becoming the world’s number one tennis player.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Maria Sharapova on her triumphant victory in the French Open tennis tourtament.

Vladimir Putin met with Indian chess player and world chess champion Viswanathan Anand and Israeli champion and title contender Boris Gelfand.

Vladimir Putin met with the Russian national hockey team players – winners of the 2012 hockey world championship.

In a telephone conversation with the team’s head coach, Zinatulla Bilyaletdinov, Vladimir Putin congratulated the team on winning the gold medal at the world ice hockey championship.

Vladimir Putin visited the Russian national judo team’s training base, the Judo Academy, in the Moscow Region town of Zvenigorod. The President toured the centre’s new building and spoke with the athletes and trainers.

The President arrived at Megasport Arena, where he played in an exhibition match between the Russian Amateur Hockey League select and a team of Russian hockey legends.

Vladimir Putin met with International Olympic Committee President Jacques Rogge.

Dmitry Medvedev met in the Kremlin with participants in the 18^th General Assembly of the Association of National Olympic Committees (ANOC).

Dmitry Medvedev and Prime Minister Vladimir Putin watched test runs at the Olympic sledding and bobsleigh track in Sochi. Silvio Berlusconi also visited the new facility.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated four-time Olympic champion and five-time world ski racing champion Raisa Smetanina on her birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev met with the members of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) Coordination Commission in Sochi.

The latest World Cup downhill race kicked off in Krasnaya Polyana. The race is a test and is being held at the Rosa Khutor Alpine Ski Resort that will stage the 2014 Olympics.

Dmitry Medvedev met with medallists at the European Figure Skating Championship that took place in Sheffield.