The Ministry of Sports published a rating of the most popular sports in Russia at the end of 2022. This has been reported official website of the organization.
Football came first. 3.337 million people do this sport in Russia. In second place was swimming (2,554 million people). Volleyball closed the three most popular sports (2.497 million people).
The top 10 rankings are as follows:
1. Football – 3,337,498 people
2. Swimming – 2.554,606
3. Volleyball – 2.497,396
4. Athletics – 1,961,474
5. Basketball – 1,791,946
6. Fitness aerobics – 1 718 062
7. Cross-country skiing – 1,106,534
8. Cycling and walking paths – 1,089,148
9. Chess – 1,015,957
10. Table tennis – 892 491
Recall that in the spring of 2022, the International Football Federation (FIFA) and UEFA decided to exclude the Russian national team and all Russian clubs from participation in all competitions controlled by these organizations.
Russian football players play matches with their rivals from abroad, but the matches are friendly.
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