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Olympic reserve

Criteria for inclusion in the list

The criteria for inclusion in the list include placing in the top three at the Russian Championships or All-Russian competitions from 2023-2025, as not all sports hold championships for these age categories. Furthermore, in those sports in which Russian youth participate in international competitions (World and European Championships), this criterion is also taken into account when forming the pool.

According to preliminary information on the sports included in the program of the 4th Summer Youth Olympic Games, the initial list included:

Total Number 1084 athletes
Girls 550 girls
Boys 534 boys
Sports 37 sports

Candidates from 78 regions of Russia

Moscow 219 people
Saint Petersburg 104 people
Krasnodar Krai 69 people
Moscow Region 81 people

Planned indicators for monitoring and selecting athletes

It is planned to cover with monitoring At least 1,500 athletes
In summer sports About 1,000 athletes
In winter sports About 500 athletes

Expanded accreditation lists for the Games Organizing Committee (based on experience from previous Youth Olympic Games):

In summer sports About 400 athletes
In winter sports About 400 athletes

Maximum number of participants in the Games

At the Summer Youth Olympic Games up to 150 athletes
At the Winter Youth Olympic Games up to 140 athletes

No athletes from the following regions:

  • Republic of Tyva
  • Amur Oblast
  • Magadan Oblast
  • Murmansk Oblast
  • Pskov Oblast
  • Jewish Autonomous Region
  • Nenets Autonomous Okrug
  • Chukotka Autonomous Okrug

The Olympic reserve monitoring system provides for the following teams in summer sports:

  • triples (3x3 basketball, beach volleyball)
  • doubles (badminton, baseball, boxing, breaking, cycling, canoeing, rowing slalom, rowing, athletics, table tennis, sailing, swimming, beach handball, diving, shooting, rugby, rock climbing, modern pentathlon, softball, gymnastics, archery, tennis, triathlon, weightlifting, wushu, soccer (futsal), rhythmic gymnastics)
  • singles (judo, karate, wrestling, taekwondo, fencing)
  • in agreement with the FSF in those sports where there are not many participants in championships or they are not held (equestrian sports, surfing, skateboarding)

In all winter sports, it is planned to engage triple squads. This division is due to the specifics of each sport and the number of participants in the Russian championships.