Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport. Highlights:
The number of Russians regularly participating in sports has grown from 40% to 53%, reaching nearly 70 million people, in the last four years. Our new goal is to make sports a part of the lifestyle of 70% of citizens by 2030.
To achieve this, we need to ensure intensive development of sport infrastructure in all regions and a significant expansion in the domestic manufacturing of sports goods and equipment.
The number of sports facilities in Russia is on the rise, exceeding 353,000 as of today.
We need to expand the use of public spaces and city parks for sports activities, and amend urban design standards to include a requirement for local governments and developers to build easy-to-reach sports facilities.
In 2022, government spending at all levels to support and promote sports rose 23%, to 537 billion rubles, with additional private investments.
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