{"id":1409,"date":"2026-07-03T11:22:06","date_gmt":"2026-07-03T08:22:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/62.233.35.94\/?page_id=1409"},"modified":"2026-08-20T17:36:09","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T14:36:09","slug":"sport-in-the-cis","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sng35.e-cis.info\/?page_id=1409&lang=en","title":{"rendered":"Sports in the CIS"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The foundation for sports cooperation between the Commonwealth of Independent States Member States was laid on May 25, 2007, in Yalta, when the CIS Heads of Government Council adopted the Agreement on Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sports<\/a> (in Russain).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To implement this Agreement, a key coordinating body \u2013 the Council for Physical Culture and Sports \u2013 was established. Its responsibilities include a wide range of issues: from studying global trends and developing joint programmes to training sports reserves and high-class athletes, developing the Olympic movement and promoting a healthy lifestyle. The Council meets regularly, at least once a year, and is chaired by the member states representatives on a rotating basis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Since 2018, the Council\u2019s work has been supported by the CIS basic organization in the field of physical culture and sports \u2013 the Russian State University of Physical Culture, Sports, Youth and Tourism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thanks to the active work of the Council, an entire system of sports competitions has been created and developed, covering various categories of the population and sports. Among them:<\/p>\n\n\n\n