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The directive, prepared by the Ministry of
Sport at the Government’s instruction, establishes an
organising committee to prepare Russian athletes for Olympic and Paralympic
games. The committee’s makeup has also been approved, with Russian Deputy Prime
Minister Arkady Dvorkovich acting as its chairman.
Russian athletes are currently preparing for the 31st Olympic and the 15th Paralympic 2016 Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, as well as for the 23rd Olympic and 12th Paralympic 2018 Winter Games in PyeongChang, Republic of Korea.
The draft was considered and
approved at a meeting of the Government of the Russian Federation on 27
November 2014.