President of the Russian Fencing Federation Ilgar Mamedov in a conversation with , he said it was high time for the Sports Ministry to train a “golden hundred” of athletes.
Russian Deputy Sports Minister Alexei Morozov told on Wednesday that the department plans to introduce the concept of “golden hundred” among leading Russian athletes with decent salaries in order to limit the change of sports citizenship .
“It’s high time to create this list,” Mamedov told .
On Wednesday, the State Duma of the Russian Federation hosts the first meeting of the working group on supporting Russian athletes in modern conditions, under the leadership of Anton Shipulin, Deputy Chairman of the Commission on Physical Culture and sports.
Source : MatchTV
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