50 athletes from Volga Federal District went to Olympics in Beijing
On February 4, 2022, the XXIV Olympic Games will start in Beijing (People's Republic of China). 50 athletes (9 of which are in reserve) will represent our country as part of the delegation of the Russian Federation from the Volga Federal District - almost a quarter of the number of the Russian team.
They will compete for medals in biathlon, bobsleigh, speed skating and luge, skeleton, short track, figure skating, and hockey. Bashkortostan, Perm Territory, and Nizhny Novgorod Region sent the most number of athletes among the regions of the Volga Federal District; some of them are already winners of previous Olympic Games.
According to Igor Komarov, Plenipotentiary Envoy of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga Federal District, "this year, about the same number of athletes from the district will take part in the games in Beijing as in the games in Tokyo.
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