Novosibirsk Region Approves 11 Key Sports for Official List
Kemerovo Region leads the Siberian Federal District in the number of approved basic sports.
Eleven key sports have been approved in Novosibirsk Region. The corresponding order was signed by Russian Sports Minister Mikhail Degtyarev.
It is specified that these sports will be included in the official list from 2026 to 2029.
Thus, the list includes athletics, swimming, wrestling, taekwondo, fencing, hockey, karate, sambo, deaf sports, bandy, and chess.
Kemerovo Region has approved the most basic sports among the subjects of the Siberian Federal District—21. The fewest are in Omsk and Tomsk regions, the Altai Republic, and Tuva.
NGS previously reported on a Dutch fan who came to Novosibirsk to support the hockey club Sibir. More details can be found in a separate article.
