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2024: Sports boom. More than 50% of the population are engaged in physical education and sports
In Russia, there is a sports boom: in five years, the number of residents of the country who regularly engage in physical education and sports has grown to 77 million people, which is more than half of the population, although until recently this figure was at the level of 40%. By 2030, 70% of the population is planned to be involved in physical education and sports. About this "Magazine" KO "reported on January 30, 2024.
In 2014, the Winter Olympics in Sochi gave a serious impetus to the development of sports.
As of January 2024, all conditions for sports are being created in Russia: the most modern sports facilities, open street areas are being built. Many different sports events are held, like the "Ski Track of Russia," which starts in February 2024, and the "Cross of the Nation" - in September. In the regions, many events are also held aimed precisely at involving in regular physical education and sports. According to, Minister of Sports of the Russian Federation Oleg Matytsin- Kazan the sports capital of Russia. Such an impetus for the development of the 2018 World Cup gave many cities of the country: hotels, roads, stadiums were erected. In 2024, many sports competitions are planned - Games of the Future, Games, BRICS Friendship Games.
According to the federal project "Sport is the norm of life," 2024 year should be involved in sports 55% the population. At the end of 2023, the numbers were approaching this goal. 77 million people are already engaged in regular physical education and sports in the country. And by 2030 it is planned to involve 70% of the population in physical education and sports.
Family TRP festivals are held. More than 22 million people have already joined this system. People actively fulfill the standards for insignia, and the TRP sign is both pride and incentives from employers, and additional points for schoolchildren when entering a university, the expert notes[1]
2023: Sporting goods production rose 7.3% over the year to reach ₽14,3 billion
The volume of production of sports goods in Russia in 2023 increased by 7.3% and reached ₽14,3 billion. According to the analytical agency AnalyticResearchGroup, presented in February 2025, the figure has grown 3.4 times in five years. Analysts attribute the dynamics to increased demand for outdoor products, government support measures and an increase in the production capacity of Russian companies.
According to analysts, the key drivers of growth in the production of sports goods in Russia were state support, the growing interest of the population in a healthy lifestyle, competitive prices and improving the quality of domestic products.
According to analysts, in 2024 the production of sports goods will increase by 36.8% to ₽19,5 billion. By 2028, the volume could reach ₽26,5 billion.
In the retail sports goods market in 2023, the companies' total revenue amounted to ₽168,6 billion, an increase of 10.5%. Monitoring more than 900 sports equipment retailers, their total revenue grew 6.5% to ₽211,1 billion.
The total net profit of companies in the industry in 2023 reached ₽30,1 billion. The share of profitable organizations in the segment amounted to 75.1%. Net loss decreased from ₽8 billion to ₽844,2 million.
OKTOBLU LLC, a company specializing in the sale of sports goods, recorded a profit of ₽2,6 billion in 2023 after a loss of ₽7,6 billion in 2022.
The restoration of consumer ability and income of the population, as well as increased interest in various sports, contributed to the growth of sales of sportswear, exceeding pre-pandemic indicators.[2]
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1948: Mikhail Botvinnik opens the era of USSR leadership in chess
In Russia, chess appeared in the 9th-10th centuries through trade routes with the countries of the East. In the 18th century, they became especially popular among the nobility, especially under Catherine II.
In the 19th century, chess began to spread en masse thanks to the creation of clubs and textbooks. One of these clubs was, for example, the club of labor of Alexander Petrov. In the 20th century, chess received great support from the state, became a mass hobby, and Soviet chess players dominated the world stage.
Mikhail Botvinnik in 1948 became the first Soviet world champion, which opened the era of chess leadership of the USSR.
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