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The health of the nation depends directly on the successful development of physical culture and sport in our country, President Vladimir Putin stressed at a meeting of the Council for physical culture and sport

October 1, 2003

The revival of mass sport was determined as a task of primary importance at the previous Council meeting. However, a solution to this problem is impossible without the development of children’s sport.

Not only central departments should be involved in this work, such as the Health Ministry, the Education Ministry or the State Sport Committee, but also regional and municipal authorities, the media, and all of society in general. A sporty way of life needs to be made fashionable, the President stressed.

Another strategic task is to make Russian sport competitive. The solution to this requires serious changes to the legislative base.

October 1, 2003