A conversation with the deputy-head of Moscow's Department of Physical Culture and Sports
Throwing sticks is one of the earliest skills mastered by humans. They needed it for survival but at later times this activity became an entertainment.
Seems like our athletes are left without a motivation to win for the sake of their country.
This place is saturated with history. Major competitions, sports idols and heroes are visibly present here. Their fates – sometimes tragic – come to memory and stir emotions.
How many sports museums do you know? Most of us will recall the Museum of Sports in Luzhniki. But when have you been there last time? I had a hard time visiting it.
Any large competition goes down in history not only by its results: champions’ names, goals, points and seconds. The majority of sports fans remembers and recognizes this or that event by its emblem.