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Vladimir Putin congratulated swimmer Roman Zhdanov on winning the men's 150m medley at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Yelena Prokofyeva on winning the women’s individual table tennis event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexander Yaremchuk on winning the men's 1,500m running event in track and field competitions at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Albert Khinchagov on winning the men's shot put event at the XVI Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Maxim Shaburov, Alexander Kuzyukov, and Artur Yusupov on winning the fencing men's épée team event at the XVI Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Valeria Shabalina, who won the 200-metre freestyle swimming event at the 16^th Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin greeted the Russian boxing community on the 5^th International Boxing Day. The celebrations are held online this year.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Alexander Kuzyukov on winning the men's épée individual event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Andrei Kalina on winning the men's 100m breaststroke event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Mikhail Astashov on winning the men's 3,000m individual pursuit event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated swimmer Anastasia Gontar on winning the women’s 50m freestyle event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin sent a message of congratulations to Roman Zhdanov on winning the men's 50 metre breaststroke event at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Valeria Shabalina on winning the 100-metre butterfly competition at the XVI Summer Paralympic Games in Tokyo.

State Secretary – Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for Ethnic Affairs Anna Kotova chaired a meeting of the Council for Cossack Affairs standing commission on the development of state policy regarding Russia’s Cossacks.

A meeting of the standing commission of the Presidential Council for Cossack Affairs on promoting the development of Cossack culture was held.

The President congratulated Maria Lasitskene on winning the gold medal in the women’s high jump event at the Tokyo Summer Olympics.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Abdulrashid Sadulaev on winning a gold medal in the under 97kg category of the men’s freestyle wrestling tournament at the Tokyo Olympics.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Marina Goliadkina, Svetlana Kolesnichenko, Polina Komar, Aleksandra Patskevich, Svetlana Romashina, Vlada Chigireva, Alla Shishkina, Maria Shurochkina on their gold medal in the synchronised swimming team competition at the XXXII Summer Olympics in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Zaurbek Sidakov, the men's 74 kg freestyle wrestling winner at the 32^nd Olympics in Tokyo.

Vladimir Putin congratulated Zavur Uguev, winner of the freestyle 57 kg wrestling event at the 32^nd Olympic Games in Tokyo.