On September 29, the Presidium of the Russian Judo Federation at a regular meeting unanimously elected Sergei Soloveichik as President of the Russian Judo Federation. In this position, Soloveichik will replace Vasily Anisimov, who resigned for family reasons.
– During the twelve years that Vasily Vasilyevich Anisimov led the Russian Judo Federation, our team made a good leap forward in development, and our team’s Olympic medals are a vivid indicator of this. We are grateful to Vasily Vasilievich for his dedication to work and I am sure that the future success of judo in Russia will be based on the solid foundation laid by him and his team over the years. We will continue to develop the areas of professional and grassroots sports, focusing on the Olympic preparation calendar, organizing family programs, sports events for school and preschool children. The Russian Judo Federation is a strong family that has evolved over the years, respect and mutual support will remain the main principles of our work,” said Sergey Soloveichik, President of the Russian Judo Federation.
A master of sports and a former judo coach, Sergei Soloveichik held senior positions in the Russian and international judo federations for more than twenty years. On the initiative of Soloveichik, new competition formats have been set up with the participation of the strongest judokas on the planet.
— For many years we have been working hand in hand with Sergei Soloveichik, he is one of those who really devote themselves to judo. Together, we went to high level victories on the world stage and developed sports centers in the regions of the country. Today, the Russian Judo Federation faces ambitious tasks to develop a national school of this martial art, to educate new generations of athletes and coaches and to popularize judo as one of the unifying forces of the whole world. Russian company. I am sure that Sergei Igorevich will be able to bring his experience in administrative activities to life and, at the same time, remain a real judoka, who is always happy to go to the tatami, – says Arkady Rotenberg, first vice-president of the Federation Judo Russian.
Soloveichik Sergey Igorevich, biography:
Born September 24, 1965 in Moscow in a family of engineers. In 1982 he graduated from Moscow Secondary School No. 140, in 1986 he was awarded the title of Master of Sports of the Soviet Union, in 1988 he graduated from Moscow State University , a degree in journalism. On April 21, 2006, he obtained a complementary training diploma in the MBA (finance) training program.
In 1986-1987 – sports correspondent of the newspaper “Soviet Sport”, 1990-1999. – Trainer-teacher of the School of Martial Arts Sports, state educational institution “Moscow City Association of Physical Culture and Sports”. 1998–2000 – President of the Moscow Judo Federation, 2000-2007. — Vice-president of the European Judo Union. From 2007 to 2022 – President of the European Judo Union, Vice-President of the International Judo Federation. In 2012, 2016 and 2020, he was unanimously re-elected as President at the ordinary meeting of the EJU Congress.
Married, three children. Since his childhood, he practices judo until this day. Master of Sports of the USSR.
Price:
Medal “For sacrificial service” – October 25, 2004 (OOD “Orthodox Russia”); Medal “Russian Land” – May 23, 2005 (OOD “Orthodox Russia”); Medal “90 years since the birth of Yu. V. Andropov” – November 5, 2005 (Jubilee Committee); Cross “Tithe” – September 24, 2007 (OOD “Orthodox Russia”); Medal “For Honor and Courage” – January 11, 2011 (Administration of the Kemerovo region); Medal “For Combat Commonwealth” – May 14, 2012 (Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia); Ordinance “For the development of parliamentarism in the Chechen Republic” – September 16, 2015; Winner of the All-Russian competition “Sports Solidarity” (for the strengthening of international sports relations) – December 10, 2020; State Prize of the Russian Federation “Medal of the Order for Services to the Fatherland, II degree” – August 6, 2021
Source : MatchTV
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