Russia – Sporting Power: Anna Dezhnyova, an Employee of the RUMC MSUPE, Participated in a Major International Forum
From October 21 to 23, the XIV International Sports Forum "Russia – Sporting Power" (RSP-2026) was held in Krasnoyarsk. The organizers were the Ministry of Sport of Russia and the Roscongress Foundation, with the support of the Government of the Russian Federation. The forum traditionally serves as an in-demand and authoritative discussion and expert platform for discussing current topics related to the development of physical culture and sports, and the expansion of international cooperation in the field of sports diplomacy. The main venues of the forum were the "Siberia" International Exhibition and Business Center and the "Crystal Arena" Ice Palace (Krasnoyarsk).
An extensive sports and entertainment program awaited the participants and guests, which included competitions and mass sports events, demonstration performances, and master classes with the participation of leading athletes. New sports technologies and achievements of the domestic sports industry were presented in the forum's exhibition.
At the invitation of Anton Anatolyevich Kobyakov, Advisor to the President of the Russian Federation and Executive Secretary of the Organizing Committee for the preparation and holding of the International Sports Forum, Anna Vladimirovna Dezhnyova, Specialist in Educational and Methodological Work of the Resource Training and Methodological Center for the Education of Persons with Disabilities and Special Health Needs of Moscow State University of Psychology and Education (MSUPE), Honored Master of Sports, 4-time Paralympic medalist, 10-time World record holder, and 13-time European swimming record holder, was invited to participate in the business program of the RSP.
At the National Center "Russia", Anna Vladimirovna attended the solemn award ceremony of the Paralympic Committee of Russia "Return to Life", and also participated in the educational seminars of the Forum: "Sports Region – 2030: People, Brand, Technologies", "Media Rating of Federations: How to Strengthen Work with the Audience", "Regions as a Laboratory of High-Tech (Innovative) Sports", and "The GTO Complex as the Basis of Mass Sports: Strategy, Regions, Results".
At the Krasnoyarsk venue of the forum in the "Siberia" center, Anna Vladimirovna took part in the following sessions: "Science and Technology in Sports: New Working Tools", "Quick-Assemble Infrastructure: Economics and Standard Solutions", "Time of the Strong", "Sport as an Event: Formula for a Successful Project", "Beyond the Turnstile: Corporate Sport as a Tool for Human Resources Management", "Amateur Sport: From Participation to Status", "Checking the Course. Student Sport: Towards the 70th Anniversary", and "Sport and Spirituality: The Path to Human Upbringing".
As part of the Forum, Anna Vladimirovna, together with A.A. Stukalov, First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Student Sports Union (RSSU), and L.B. Andryushchenko, Deputy Head of the Commission for Adaptive Physical Culture and Sports, Advisor to the President of the Charitable Foundation for the Promotion of Sports Development "Be in Shape", discussed the possibility of further cooperation with the RUMC MSUPE at the upcoming IV All-Russian Festival uniting students with different health capabilities through sports, education, and social initiatives, "Erasing Boundaries".
In the concluding part of the Forum, Anna Vladimirovna was invited to the plenary session of the Council under the President of the Russian Federation for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports, "Sport: Uniting the World in an Era of Change". Here, the intermediate results of the implementation of the Strategy for the Development of Physical Culture and Sports in the Russian Federation for the period up to 2030 were summarized, and specific algorithms for further actions to achieve its goals were determined.