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The 4th All-Russian Scientific and Practical Conference with International Participation, "University Sports in the Modern World," was held at Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The event brought together leading experts, scientists, and representatives of sports organizations from Russia and Belarus. Experts discussed current issues related to the development of university sports, the implementation of innovative technologies, and interuniversity cooperation.

The opening ceremony began with welcoming remarks from the leadership of the Ministry of Science and Higher Education of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation, the Committee for Physical Culture and Sport of St. Petersburg, and the Russian Student Sports Union. The key event of the first day was the signing of cooperation agreements between the RSSU and the St. Petersburg Drone Racing Federation, highlighting the trend toward integrating high technology into the sporting environment.

Invited experts made presentations.

Valery Vasyuk (Belarusian State University of Physical Education) presented a paper on digital footprints during a physical education lesson. Victoria Kharkova (BSUPhK) spoke about the collaboration between SPbPU and the Belarusian university, strengthening scientific and educational ties. Dmitry Lukashevich (Belarusian National Technical University) shared his experience in biomechanical monitoring of athletes' training in canoeing and kayaking, gained while working with the Belarusian national team.

Participants were particularly interested in master classes demonstrating cutting-edge technologies in sports.

Sergey Sidorov, Director of the SPbPU Computer Sports Research and Education Center, presented a master class on drone racing. Maxim Churkin, Director of Tactical Shooting Simulators, introduced guests to the capabilities of the TOXIS tactical shooting simulator.

The second day of the conference featured a rich cultural program: participants were able to continue informal communication and gain a closer understanding of the Polytechnic's great history.

The "Student Sports in the Modern World" conference reaffirmed its status as an authoritative platform for dialogue between science, education, and sports practice, setting the direction for the development of student sports in the coming years.

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From February 28 to March 15, the annual classic volleyball tournament for student teams took place in St. Petersburg gyms. The competition, which has now become a well-established tradition, attracted a record number of participants and provided fans with numerous exciting moments. The tournament was traditionally held in three stages: qualifying rounds, the main stage, and the final.

In 2026, 45 teams from various departments, headquarters, and universities across the city applied. In total, over 360 people participated in the games. The numbers speak for themselves: interest in the tournament is growing year after year.

Following the intense competition, the teams from the Polytechnic University confidently took the first two places.

1st place went to the long-standing tournament champion, the student construction team "Molot." The team once again demonstrated their high level of skill, defeating strong opponents. 2nd place went to the student agricultural team "Astra," which put on a great performance and finished just slightly behind the leaders.

Particular mention was made of those players whose skill was demonstrated throughout the tournament.

Best setter: Valeria Pushkareva from the Astra Sports Club; Best hitter: Leonid Myasoedov from the Molot Sports Club; Best server: Nikita Zelenov from the Astra Sports Club.

The atmosphere at the games was incredible: fans actively supported their teams with posters and chants. After the matches, participants shared experiences, discussed tactics, and simply had a good time among like-minded people. The tournament once again proved that student teams aren't just about hard work, but also about a vibrant, action-packed sports life.

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The prestigious AJP Northwest Russia international jiu-jitsu tournament took place in St. Petersburg. Our girls from the Black Bears – Polytech sports club not only performed well, but also took the entire podium in their division!

1st place – Vasilina Slinkina 2nd place – Margarita Baidakova 3rd place – Maria Novoselova

The 2026 International Jiu-Jitsu Championship in St. Petersburg is being held under the auspices of the Abu Dhabi Jiu Jitsu Pro International Wrestling League. This year, organizers recorded approximately 700 athlete registrations, double the number from the first tournaments. Athletes from Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Armenia, and Spain participated in the competition.

Following the competition, athletes received ranking points. These points will be taken into account when qualifying for the World Jiu-Jitsu Championship, which will be held this year in Abu Dhabi.

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A new team has joined the Polytechnic sports family: drone racing. It currently has 14 members, and recruitment is ongoing.

Experts believe drone racing is the sport of the future, combining speed, reflexes, and strategy. The Polytechnic University has the necessary foundation for its development.

Equipment:

Nazgul Evoque F5X V2 quadcopters; BetaFPV Meteor75 Pro quadcopters; RadioMaster Boxer ELRS control equipment; SkyZone FPV goggles and helmets; necessary accessories and consumables.

Trails:

for drones of classes 200/330; for drones of class 65/75.

Training takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays starting at 7:00 PM. There's also a dedicated pilot area. Currently, the students are practicing on simulators and flying small drones on a small track at the Berloga Phygital Center (Grazhdansky, 30).

Athletes participate in competitions at various levels, including all-Russian tournaments.

To qualify for the national team, please fill out the form. follow this link.

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The Polytechnic University's Reading Room hosted a celebration honoring its best athletes. It was an evening of intense emotion, the names of the best were celebrated, and sporting victories became the stuff of legend. Here, congratulations were given to those who raised their university's flags high above the podiums in 2025. 2025 was a truly golden year for the Polytechnic University. The university won 29 gold medals: 7 gold, 14 silver, and 8 bronze. The student competition brought together 68 universities, competing for leadership in 73 sports disciplines. The Polytechnic University confidently took second place overall and first in the team championship among universities with more than 10,000 students!

The voices from the stage weren't just words—they were filled with pride. University Rector Andrey Rudskoy addressed the athletes with a farewell speech: "I wish you all to never forget your core profession, the work to which you will dedicate your entire lives. You should always draw on your university experience, and that experience is very simple: to reach the top and be a winner! I wish you to achieve the same heights in your creative engineering career as you have in sports."

The best athletes were also greeted by Dmitry Tikhonov, Vice-Rector for Continuing and Pre-University Education, and Valery Sushchenko, Director of the Institute of Physical Culture, Sports, and Tourism.

At the end of 2025, the university held a competition to award the "Student-Athlete" status to identify the best athletes from its student teams. Following the competition, the "SPbPU Student-Athlete" status was awarded to thirty students who were winners of all-Russian and regional student competitions:

candidate for master of sports, winner of the All-Russian competitions in dance sports Daria Arbatskaya;
Master of Sports of Russia, winner of the Russian Billiard Championship Maria Balakan;
winner of the St. Petersburg student sports games in chess in the disciplines “blitz” and “classics” Ruslan Barseghyan;
candidate master of sports, winner of the Russian championship in all-style karate Oleg Gorshenev;
Master of Sports of Russia, winner of the St. Petersburg fencing championship Maya Delikamova;
candidate for master of sports, winner of the All-Russian competition among students in darts Valeria Elakova;
candidate for master of sports, winner of the All-Russian student festival “UniverLiga Fest” Artyom Makarov;
master of sports of Russia, winner of the Russian championship in orienteering Polina Morozova;
winner of the St. Petersburg University Games in kettlebell lifting and tug-of-war Olga Mochalova;
Master of Sports of Russia, winner of the Russian Championship in orienteering Mikhail Pashkov;
candidate master of sports, captain of the national team, winner of the St. Petersburg student games in tennis Arina Pivsaeva;
Master of Sports of Russia, winner of the Russian Swimming Championship and Cup Alexandra Khailova;
winner of the St. Petersburg University Games in athletics Marta Handina;
master of sports of Russia, winner of the championship, championship and cup of Russia in orienteering Olga Shmailova;
member of the water polo team, winner of the All-Russian competition among students Daniil Antonov;
member of the football team, winner of the All-Russian competition among students within the National Student Football League Nikita Bogomolov;
member of the football team, winner of the All-Russian competition among students within the framework of the National Student Football League Stepan Verbitsky;
captain of the futsal team, winner of the St. Petersburg football championship Valeria Gromozdova;
member of the volleyball team, candidate master of sports, winner of the St. Petersburg championship Ekaterina Kleptsova;
member of the mini-football team, winner of the St. Petersburg football championship Veronika Lavitskaya;
member of the national team for cheer sports, candidate for master of sports, winner of the All-Russian competition among students Daria Lunegova;
member of the innovative sports team, winner of the St. Petersburg computer sports championship Artyom Mironchik;
member of the basketball team, winner of the All-Russian competition among students Daria Podyanova;
member of the national hockey and floorball team, winner of the All-Russian championship final and the Student Hockey League Super Cup, Evgeniy Poltanov;
member of the national rowing team, candidate master of sports, winner of the All-Russian competition among students Georgy Sobolev;
member of the mini-football team, master of sports of Russia, winner of the championship, cup and super cup of Russia in beach soccer Inna Spirina;
member of the Ultimate team, winner of the All-Russian competition among students in flying disc Vladislava Staynovskaya.

The audience greeted the evening's distinguished guests with thunderous applause. True legends of world sport took the stage: Olympic champion and ten-time world record holder in speed skating, Polytechnic graduate Yevgeny Kulikov; four-time Olympic medalist and three-time world championship medalist in swimming Gennady Prigoda (father of the famous Polytechnic graduate Kirill Prigoda); and world championship winner and world cup silver medalist in karate, Polytechnic graduate Daniil Ufimtsev.

Evgeny Kulikov presented awards to the best of the best. He also expressed his wishes to our athletes: "I wish you all the best!"

Vyacheslav Fetisov, hockey player, Olympic champion, multiple world and European champion, and honorary doctor of SPbPU, also addressed the students with a congratulatory speech. He reminded them that Polytechnic University is more than just a university; it's a springboard into life: Polytechnic University is a place where you can grow in everything: education, science, and sports.

The athletes were also congratulated by four-time Olympic medalist and three-time World Swimming Championship medalist Gennady Prigoda.

To gain experience and win, you need a lot of components, but the main ones are to work, toil, and not stop, he noted.

Athletes frommore than 50 student teams.

Motorsport team.
Aikido team.
Ultimate team.
Arm wrestling team.
Badminton team.
Women’s basketball team.
Men’s basketball team.
Biathlon and cross-country skiing teams.
Billiards and darts team.
Combat Sambo and MMA teams.
Teams for boxing, kickboxing and chessboxing.
Women’s water polo team.
Men’s water polo team.
Women’s volleyball team.
Men’s volleyball team.
Women’s handball team.
Men’s handball team.
National team for kettlebell lifting and tug of war.
Go team.
National golf and mini-golf team.
Alpine skiing and snowboarding team.
Rowing team.
National team for jiu-jitsu and grappling.
Judo and sambo teams.
Teams in innovative sports and e-sports.
Karate and taekwondo national teams.
Equestrian team.
National speed skating team.
Athletics team.
Women’s futsal and futsal team.
Table tennis team.
Sailing team.
Powerlifting team.
Swimming team.
Rugby team.
Climbing team.
Speedsoft team.
Aerobics team.
National wrestling team.
Orienteering team.
Sports tourism team.
Archery team.
Muay Thai team.
Dance sports team.
Tennis team.
Fencing team.
Figure skating team.
Floorball team.
Football team.
Men’s futsal team.
Hockey team.
Rhythmic gymnastics team.
Cheer sports team.
Chess team.
National checkers team.

Congratulations from the Olympic champions, awards to Polytechnic University's sports leaders, and musical accompaniment from the vocal group "Ne spit!"—all of this made the "Olympus Polytechnic" evening unforgettable. It was a moment when sport and the university merged to prove: Polytechnic University is strength, speed, and victory.

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An extraordinary conference of the Russian Student Sports Union was held in Moscow. Fifty-two delegates from 49 regions of the country gathered in the Executive Committee of the Russian Olympic Committee. Officials summarized the organization's work and outlined its future direction.

Andrey Stukalov, President of the NSFL and First Vice President of the RSSS, was elected as the conference chair. Alexey Moiseyev, Advisor to the President of the NSFL, was elected as the chair of the counting commission.

Member of the RSSS Control and Audit Commission Alexey Moiseyev presented a report for 2025.

Key decisions of the conference

The organization's new charter was approved. Sergei Kryukov was unanimously re-elected as the union's leader (the position is now officially called "Chairman of the RSSU"). The union's executive committee bureau was elected, and the new executive committee's 37-member composition was approved.

The approved candidates include the heads of the country's leading sports universities. Among them is Valery Sushchenko, Director of the Institute of Physical Education, Sports, and Tourism at SPbPU.

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The year 2025 ended with a bang for Polytechnic University athletes. At the Mining University Open Cup in mini water polo, the women's team, "ChM-Polytech-1," defeated "ChM-Polytech-2" 8-2, "VoenMekh" (5-0), and the Mining University's second team, "Gornyak-2" (9-2), to take second place, losing only to the Mining University's first team, "Gornyak-1," on additional scores (3-3).

Fourteen athletes competed for the university: Anzhelika Bondarenko, Anastasia Voevodina, Daria Dybulina, Ekaterina Zhurkova, Elizaveta Efremova, Kristina Kabanova, Irina Kabanova, Daria Kazakova, Anastasia Kozlova, Sofia Krasovskaya, Yulia Kudyasheva, Daria Kuznetsova, Elizaveta Pushkareva and Lilia Semutina.

The men's team beat all their opponents and took first place, leaving behind the winners of last year's VoenMekh Cup (score 11:7) and the first team of Gorny (11:4).

The honor of the Polytechnic was defended by 18 athletes: Alexander Aleshin, Daniil Antonov, Ilya Bolshakov, Alexander Brekhov, Stepan Gatsura, Ivan Davydkin, Dmitry Jolos, Oliver Thomas De Lowbank, Fedor Ilyin, Anton Kireev, Yaroslav Ostapenko, Igor Pobegalov, Danil Ponomarev, Denis Prostov, Nikita Romashko, Ilya Tornushenko, Oleg Fedorov, Nikita Fominov.

Valeria Abakanova won a silver medal at the St. Petersburg Junior Shooting Championships for men and women under 22 and a bronze medal in the superfinal of the Vladimir Khotko Memorial International Shooting Tournament in Brest, Belarus.

Polytechnic student Roman Ivasishin won a gold medal at the St. Petersburg mini-golf championship.

At the student kettlebell lifting competition in Pushkin, the SPbPU team took second place overall. The individual winners and medalists were:

Igor Narbutovsky, Maxim Shatalov – 1st place; Olga Mochalova, Alina Akhmetgareeva – 1st place; Yan Polyakov, Sergey Timofeenko – 3rd place.

The national hockey team won the Student Hockey League's 3×3 Cup trophy for the third time. In the group stage, the team won all three matches: the match against Nevsky Lions ended 7-5, Spartak RANEPA SPb lost to Black Bears 3-12, and the Foxes 4-13. In the deciding match against Lesgaft University, the Polytechnicians won 15-6.

Individual achievements: best goalkeeper – Stepan Trotsenko, top scorer – Gleb Sedykh.

At the All-Russian competition "Chirmania-Piter", the Polytechnic University cheer team took 1st place in the "Cheer-jazz-group" category, 2nd place in "Cheer-freestyle-pair" and "Cheerleading (large group), 1st and 3rd places in "Cheerleading-stunt" (mixed).

The regional stage of the All-Russian Summer Universiade in Memory of A.N. Kudrin brought together over 100 students in St. Petersburg. The Polytechnic University boxers did not disappoint.

Sofia Karyakina, Alexandra Noskova, Ekaterina Petruchkova, and Ekaterina Volokitina won gold medals; Marat Safin, Olesya Konovalova, Elizaveta Kadantseva, Sofia Argandeikina, Margarita Golubova, Elena Fedorova, and Daria Zagorskaya won silver. Anna Glukhova, Polina Sokolova, Elizaveta Orlova, and Batyr Osmanov won bronze.

The SPbPU team also took 2nd place among women.

The All-Russian competition in sports acrobatics "Nikolskie Pirouettes" was held in Veliky Novgorod, where Ksenia Kuznetsova took first place in the "Championship" category.

The dancers also showcased their talent. At the MSU Winter Cup 2025 Open Dancesport Championship in Moscow, Sofia Tsivkovskaya (solo) took first place in the Latin American program (D class), Ivan Kobernyuk and Sofia Safronova took second place in the Latin American and European programs (E class), and Arseniy Bauman and Anastasia Kozlenko won silver in the Latin American and European programs in C class.

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A ceremony honoring the university's national sports teams that achieved outstanding results in 2025 was held at the main academic building of Peter the Great St. Petersburg Polytechnic University.

The event was attended by university leadership and distinguished guests. The ceremony was attended by:

Rector of SPbPU — Andrey Rudskoy, First Vice-President of the Russian Student Sports Union — Andrey Stukalov, Vice-Rector for Information, Youth Policy and Security — Maxim Pasholikov, Director of the Institute of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism — Valery Sushchenko.

In his welcoming speech, SPbPU Rector Andrey Rudskoy emphasized the importance of athletic achievements and congratulated the athletes and their coaches on their brilliant victories.

The ceremony recognized teams that won top awards at the national and international levels.

The football team won the National Student Football League Championship, Group A. The water polo team won the All-Russian Student Competition. The chessboxing team won the overall team standings at the World Championship. The chess team won the overall team standings at the St. Petersburg Student Sports Games (blitz and classical chess).

The Polytechnic University was particularly noted for its success, taking first place in the All-Russian competition for the best organization of physical education and sports activities and the development of mass student sports, "Erasing the Boundaries."

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St. Petersburg Governor Alexander Beglov awarded the city's best physical education and sports professionals. Among them were Kirill Prigoda, a record-holder and world champion swimmer, renowned Polytechnician, and assistant at the Higher School of Sports Education at the Institute of Physical Culture, Sport, and Tourism at St. Petersburg Polytechnic University. The awards ceremony for the distinguished coaches and athletes was traditionally held at Smolny.

The awards include the honorary title "Honored Worker of Physical Culture of St. Petersburg," the chest badge "For Merits in the Development of Physical Culture and Sports," and the honorary badge of the Government of St. Petersburg "Best in Sports of St. Petersburg" for 2025.

"It's a great honor for our city when its athletes compete successfully at various high-level venues. All of St. Petersburg is proud of you," noted Alexander Dmitrievich.

As Alexander Beglov emphasized, the city government will continue to make physical education and sports accessible to everyone, including creating conditions for the development of street sports.

In 2025, 12 people were awarded the St. Petersburg government's honorary badge "Best in Sports in St. Petersburg," including Kirill Prigoda.

Let us recall that the renowned swimmer recently became the athlete of the year according to the Russian Ministry of Sports innomination "Pride of Russia", and was also recognized as the best by the country's Water Sports Federation.

Kirill Prigoda is a ten-time world champion, two-time European champion, world and European record holder, and Honored Master of Sports of Russia. This year, at the World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Kirill won three gold medals in relays, one of which set a new world record, as well as three silver medals in individual events. In Singapore, he added a silver in the 50m breaststroke and two gold medals as part of the relay team.

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The Russian Ministry of Sport held a ceremony honoring the nominees and winners of the annual National Sports Award. The event traditionally summarizes the year's key achievements and recognizes the achievements of outstanding figures in the sports industry.

In the "Pride of Russia" category, swimmer and polytechnician Kirill Prigoda, a ten-time world champion, two-time European champion, world and European record holder, and Honored Master of Sports of Russia, was named Athlete of the Year.

At this year's World Short Course Swimming Championships in Budapest, Kirill won three gold medals in relays, one of which set a new world record, as well as three silver medals in individual events. In Singapore, he added a silver in the 50m breaststroke and two gold medals as part of the relay team.

My feelings are reserved, but I'm satisfied with the work I've accomplished. This is my first award. The realization hasn't set in yet, and it's unlikely it will, as all my thoughts are already focused on next season. 2025 was a productive year at all levels. The leadership's dedicated work and the athletes' eagerness to compete allowed swimming to become one of the first sports admitted to international competition. Next year marks the European Aquatics Championships in Paris, where our team will attend and conduct centralized training, Kirill said in an interview with our website.

Kirill Prigoda was also recognized as Athlete of the Year by the Russian Aquatics Federation.

The men's medley relay at the World Championships in Singapore, which Miron Lifintsev, Kirill Prigoda, Andrey Minakov, and Egor Kornev won with a European and Russian record, was named the Swim of the Year by the Russian Swimming Federation.

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