Ministry of Sport (Russia)

Ministry of Sports

Ministry's seat in Moscow
Agency overview
FormedMay 2008
Preceding agency
  • Federal Agency of Sports (RFSA)
JurisdictionGovernment of Russia
HeadquartersKazakov Street 18, Moscow
55°45′46″N 37°40′07″E / 55.762757°N 37.668504°E / 55.762757; 37.668504
Annual budget75.8 billion roubles (2011 FY)[citation needed]
Minister responsible
Websiteminsport.gov.ru
Vladimir Putin and former Minister of Sports Oleg Matytsin

The Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (Russian: Министерство спорта Российской Федерации), often abbreviated as Minsport (Минспорт), is a ministry of the Government of Russia responsible for sports.

The Ministry of Sports oversees the implementation of government policy and regulation of sport, providing state services and federal funding for athletes, and also managing public property in the area of sport and physical fitness in Russia. The ministry was created by the Medvedev Government in 2008 as the Ministry of Sports, Tourism and Youth Policy and has existed in its current form since May 21, 2012. It is headquartered at Kazakov Street 18 in Basmanny District, Moscow.

Mikhail Degtyarev has served as the Minister of Sports since 14 May 2024.