Dmitry Medvedev met with medal winners from the Russian national youth team that participated in the first Youth Olympics.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated the Russian national team on its victory in 2010 European Aquatics Championships.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated participants in the world shooting championship who placed second in their overall performance and won 46 medals: 21 gold, 13 silver, and 12 bronze.

The President congratulated Russian athletes on their team victory. The athletes won 24 medals in Barcelona: ten gold, six silver, and eight bronze medals.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Executive Order On Organising National School Competitions (Games).

Dmitry Medvedev met with heads of international sports federations on the sidelines of the international sports forum Russia – Country of Sports, which opened yesterday at Moscow’s Luzhniki Stadium.

Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Viktor Tikhonov, trainer of the Soviet national hockey teams that won the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Olympics, on his 80^th birthday.

Dmitry Medvedev attended the event’s finals. The President and First Lady watched the kayak, canoe and academic rowing men’s and women’s 500-metre and 1,000-metre races from the stands.

The President called Mr Bykov after the end of the World Hockey Championship and asked him to pass on his words of thanks to the Russian team for their skilled and confident play.

Dmitry Medvedev signed Federal Law On Amendments to the Federal Law On Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation.

The President congratulated the athletes and the coaches on their outstanding victory.

The Russian Paralympic team won the biggest number of medals at the Vancouver Games: 12 gold, 16 silver, and 10 bronze.