Milyaev called the non-admission of Russian athletes fear of competition

On October 22, in Krasnoyarsk, at the XIV International Sports Forum “Russia is a Sports Power” within the framework of the strategic session “Let’s Compare the Course: Student Sports: Towards the 70th Anniversary”, the Governor of the Tula Region and Chairman of the State Council Commission on Physical Education and Sports Dmitry Milyaev spoke about the development of student sports - the event was held in the format of a round table, moderated by the Chairman of the Russian Student Union Sergey Kryukov.

According to Milyaev, Russia has the strongest system of training athletes in the country.

“We have the strongest training system for athletes in the country. Non-admission of our athletes, with whom we are successfully fighting, is not only a matter of politics, it is a matter of fear and competition with our athletes.

The head of the region also noted that a real world champion cannot be considered such if he did not compete with Russian athletes. The governor stressed that love for the homeland, patriotic attitude and loyalty to the Fatherland should be brought up in school, universities and in the sports system.

In conclusion, he thanked Sergey Kryukov for productive joint work on the development of student sports within the State Council Commission.

Earlier, MK in Tula reported that at the forum “Russia is a sports power” Governor Dmitry Milyaev spoke at a round table on student sports and proposed to create a single seamless system of physical education and sports. According to him, equal opportunities for sports should be in school, university, at work and after retirement.