🇷🇺A Sputnik correspondent spoke with Russia's sport minister #Oleg_Matytsin. The minister is currently visiting New Delhi. Today (June 22) he is holding a meeting with India's Minister for Youth and Sports and the president of India's Olympic association. The officials will discuss India-Russia partnership in terms of sports, as well as cooperation in this sphere under BRICS and SCO.

Check out an exclusive interview in eight parts.

(part 1)

🇷🇺Russia's sport minister #Oleg_Matytsin says that sport plays an important role in building sustainable ties between India and Russia as India's PM Narendra Modi and Russia's president Vladimir Putin are both genuinely interested in sports on a personal as well as state level.

(part 2)

🇷🇺Russia's sport minister #Oleg_Matytsin speaks about opportunities for Indian sportsmen to train in Russia. He considers the issue to be very optimistic as Russian remains dedicated to the values of openness, particularly in terms of sport.

(part 3)

❗️EXCLUSIVE: Russian Sports Minister #Oleg_Matytsin has given an exclusive interview to Sputnik, where he speaks about new conditions for the development of sports within the SCO and the 'pivot to Asia' in the area of sports.

💭 "The East is really a strategic area of interaction and cooperation in sports right now [...] And I can see that the countries of the East also maintain their interest in the Russian Federation," the minister told Sputnik.

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❗️EXCLUSIVE: Russian Sports Minister #Oleg_Matytsin spoke about new formats of international sports cooperation that may appear in connection with the geopolitical situation in the world.

💭 ”For example, last year, we held a series of open tournaments in Russia, inviting countries from different continents, giving people an opportunity to be together, to compete, to share experiences and to validate the true value of sports as a unifying force.”

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