In this position, Degtyarev replaced Oleg Matytsin. He has led the ministry since 2020.
Earlier it became known that Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a decree appointing Degtyarev.
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“He has already done a lot of studies.
As chairman of the commission, he has interacted a lot with the Ministry of Sports, had good contact with it and is familiar with the functioning of our concerned federal ministry. And how does the governor know what is happening in the regions, what problems there are today – they are the same almost everywhere.
Therefore, Degtyarev is already an experienced person. Now the most important thing is that he has a good team,” Tretyak quotes Izvestia.
Source: Sport

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