Vitaly Mutko: "Only a blind man can't see the progress of the Russian sport"

The first in the history of the USSR and champion of the winter Games of Love Kozyrev-Baranova visit the Sochi 2014 Olympics, said the President of the "Russian Union of sportsmen" Galina Gorokhova at a press conference.

Today, the Fund of support of Olympians of Russia and the Russian Olympic Committee was signed an agreement by which about 150 veterans-Olympians will be able to visit the Olympic games-2014 in Sochi.

About 1200 grants were paid to non-profit charitable organization (NBO) "Fund of support of Olympians of Russia" since its inception in 2005, said Executive Director Alexander Katushev at a press conference on Tuesday.

About 150 Champions and prize winners of the past Olympic games will visit the Sochi 2014 Olympics. The relevant agreement was signed between the Olympic Committee of Russia and the NBO "Fund of support of Olympians" at a press conference on Tuesday.

Yesterday, on may 24, Deputy Chairman of the government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak held in the White house meeting of the organizing Committee for the preparation of Russian athletes for the XXII Olympic winter games and XI Paralympic winter games 2014 in Sochi. Some details of the Agency of sport information «All sports» was informed the media-project «Team Russia-2014».

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has signed a new government agreement regarding the volume of financial rewards to the athletes of the Russian Federation and their coaches are based on performances in the framework of the XXVII world summer Universiade of the current year in the Russian city of Kazan, - declared on Tuesday the Internet portal of the Russian government. Details experts of departments of «Russian news» and «sport news» economic journal for contemporary investors «market Leader».

The double Olympic champion in gymnastics Elena Zamolodchikova passed a course in sports management at a special seminar for the athletes who have finished the performances.

From 25 to 30 March 2013 in Moscow have passed courses of improvement of qualification of additional professional education "Sport management". This is the second series of lectures in the framework of the common program of the Fund of support of Olympians of Russia, implemented by the Russian International Olympic University in social adaptation of athletes who have completed active career.

Created in the framework of preparation for the winter Olympic games of 2014 the Russian international Olympic University (RIOU) continues the programme of social adaptation of the famous Champions League finish sports career.