Programme

The SPIEF 2018 sporting programme combines a number of traditional components: gala matches and tournaments for Forum participants and various sports events for the city’s residents. The SPIEF 2018 programme also features brand new competitions and sporting projects with an economic impact from the Russian Ministry of Sport, sports clubs, federations, and the Russian regions. The programme will be discussed by co-organizers and partners in their presentation.

Moderator
Andrey Zhurankov, Head of the Analytical Group of the Press Center, News Agency TASS

Invited participants
Pavel Belov, Chairman, St. Petersburg Committee for Physical Culture and Sport
Georgy Bryusov, Head of Sports, Entertainment and Special Programmes of Roscongress Foundation
Aleksandr Karelin, Member of the Committee on Energy, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Three-Time Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman Wrestling
Inar Kuramshin, Golf Director, Peterhof Golf Club
Juri Tamm, Chairman of the European Union Commission of the European Olympic Committee, two-time Olympic medallist in hammer throwing

Aleksandr Karelin

Member of the Committee on Energy, State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation; Three-Time Olympic Champion in Greco-Roman Wrestling

Born September 19, 1967 in Novosibirsk.
Married with three children.
Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation (third, fourth, fifth, sixth, and seventh convocations)
Doctor of pedagogical sciences
Three-time Olympic gold medallist
Merited Master of Sport of the USSR and Russia
1991 Teacher of physical education and sport, Omsk Pedagogical Institute
1998 Associate professor, P. F. Lesgaft St. Petersburg State Academy of Physical Education
2001 St. Petersburg University of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation. Jurisprudence.
2002 Became a doctor of pedagogical sciences at the P. F. Lesgaft St. Petersburg State Academy of Physical Culture
Awards:1988 Seoul – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
1992 Barcelona – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
1996 Atlanta – Olympic gold medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
Flagbearer – 1988 for the USSR at the Seoul Olympic Games
1992 in Barcelona for the Unified Team and
1996 in Atlanta for Russia
1989 Order of Friendship of Peoples
1997 Gold Star Medal of the Hero of the Russian Federation
1998 Honorary citizen of Novosibirsk
2000 Sydney – Olympic silver medal in Greco-Roman wrestling
2001 Order of Honour
2008 Order for Merit to the Fatherland, 4th Class
Nine-time World Champion
Twelve-time European Champion
Four-time Champion of the USSR
Thirteen-time Russian Champion
Four-time recipient of the Golden Belt for the Best Fighter on the Planet
Awarded the Golden Boot in wrestling
Gold Olympic Order
FILA Gold Necklace