Athletistic / Others. The RBC publication has nominated candidates for the post of Minister of Sports of Russia. The minister could be replaced as part of the renewal of the government after the re-election of Vladimir Putin as president of the country.

It appears that the Liberal Democratic Party has appointed the governor of the Khabarovsk Territory, Mikhail Degtyarev, as minister. At the same time, the current head of the department, Oleg Matytsin, as well as Odes Baysultanov and Azat Kadyrov, are also considered for this position.

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Matytsin, Master of Sports in table tennis, has held this position since 2020. From 2001 to 2006, he was rector of the Russian Sports University.



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