Meeting of the State Council Commission on Tourism, Physical Fitness and Sport

The meeting
was attended by Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Fitness and Sport Dmitry Svishchev, Governor of the Chelyabinsk Region Alexei Teksler Teksler AlexeiGovernor of the Chelyabinsk Region ,
Deputy Ministers of Sport Azat Kadyrov and Odes Baysultanov, as well as representatives
of federal and regional executive bodies and public organisations.
In his
opening remarks, Igor Levitin Levitin IgorAdviser to the President, Special Presidential Representative for International Cooperation in Transport noted that the State Council Commission would
become the main platform for analysing the role and authority of regional
sports federations and organisations, and their contribution to building an effective system to advance physical fitness and sports in Russia.
The discussion also focused on financial support for the activities of regional and local sports federations and their interaction with national and international
sports federations, as well as Moscow’s experience in engaging with NGOs in the field of physical fitness and sports.
The proposals made following the meeting will be included in the report on the role
of NGOs in promoting physical fitness and sport for the next meeting of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport.