Dmitry Milyaev said that 84 million Russians regularly engage in sports

Almost 63% of Russians regularly engage in physical culture and sports. That's about 84.3 million people. Such data was voiced by the Governor of the Tula region Dmitry Milyaev, who heads the Commission of the State Council of the Russian Federation in the direction of “Physical culture and sports”, writes RIA Novosti.

On Thursday, November 12, Russian President Vladimir Putin held a meeting of the Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports. Dmitry Milyaev made a report in which he spoke about the role of the system of sports competitions in attracting citizens to physical education and training a sports reserve.

The head of the commission noted that the effectiveness of the organization of competitions largely depends on the achievement of the goal set by the Strategy for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports. By 2030, the share of Russians systematically engaged in sports should reach 70%, the Tula Governor shared his expectations.

Milyaev called the current figure approaching 63% a good basis for further growth.

By the way, earlier MK in Tula said that Dmitry Milyaev outlined the plans of the State Council Commission for interaction with sports federations.

In December 2026, it is planned to hold a working meeting, which will summarize the results of activities for the year and determine the tasks for 2027. In preparing further work, the Commission intends to take into account the proposals and wishes of sports federations.

In addition, it is planned to form additional working groups that will develop innovative sports, adaptive physical culture and information support of the sports industry.