Amir Ibragimov, a graduate of the Manchester United Academy, has officially changed his sporting citizenship from English to Russian. The decision paves the way for the 17-year-old footballer to play for Russian Premier League clubs and the Russian national team. The change has already been entered into the FIFA registry.
Russian hockey player Evgeni Malkin set a 21st-century NHL record for scoring among players over 39 years old. In ten games at the start of the season, the Pittsburgh Penguins forward scored 16 points, becoming the second player in league history to achieve this feat.
The Ivanovo Power Engineering University team won six medals at the Rosatom State Corporation All-Russian Sports Festival. The students achieved success in phygital basketball, eSports, and competitive programming.
The study found that only 68% of children from low-income families participate in sports, compared to 85% in high-income families. Swimming and football were the most popular sports among children.
The Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) has, for the first time, ruled that sanctions against Russian athletes were discriminatory, lifting the ban on table tennis players. Sports lawyer Mikhail Prokopets spoke to SE about the implications of this for other disciplines.
Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev announced plans for large-scale funding of domestic sports through 2028. The total federal budget funding will amount to 231 billion rubles, with the «Sport of Russia» state program serving as the primary implementation tool.
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