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Sport in Russia

Here are details of sports, sporting events and sports people related to Russia. Russian athletes have been very successful in the past, often competing on the world stage for the USSR up until the break up of the Soviet Union in 1991. Russia won the right to host World Cup 2018. See also the list the most popular internet seaches for "sports" in Russia.

Major sports of Russia

Russian Sporting Success

Russia / USSR have dominated the top of the medal tally for many of the Olympic Games since 1956.

Athletes from Russia

Maria Sharapova (tennis)
Anna Kournikova (tennis)
Alexander Popov (Swimmer)
Evgeny Plushenko (Figure Skating)
Pavel Bure (Ice Hockey)

Russia Sports trivia

Russian athletes first competed at the Olympic Games in 1900.
At the 1994 FIFA World Cup, Russia's Oleg Solenko scored five goals against Cameroon, which was the record for most goals by a single player in a World Cup match.

Russia at major events

Past sporting events hosted in Russia

Olympic Games summer hosts: 1980 Moscow

Upcoming sporting events in Russia

2014 Winter Olympics Sochi
2017 World Swimming Championships in Kazan
2018 FIFA World Cup

Annual sporting events held in Russia

Sporting Facilities in Russia

Luzhniki Stadium (Moscow, capacity 78,360)
Olimpiyskiy (Moscow, built for 1980 Games)

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Sport in Russia

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