Former Russian Sports Minister Oleg Matytsin was elected chairman of the State Duma Sports Committee. This is stated in the relevant article document.
“To elect Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin as chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sports,” the document says.
Matytsin replaced Dmitry Svishchev in this position.
Matytsina as Minister of Sports in May 2024 changed Mikhail Degtyarev. Mikhail Mishustin proposed Degtyarev’s candidacy for the lower house of parliament.
At the end of February 2022, the International Olympic Committee (IOC) called on international sports federations to recommend that Russian and Belarusian athletes not be allowed to participate in any competitions. At the end of 2023, the organization decided to accept Russians and Belarusians as neutral athletes. To participate, they had to meet a number of conditions and qualify.
Previously Matytsina approved Freelance advisor to the Prime Minister.
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Source: Gazeta
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