The development of Russian sports

Isinbayeva of women's pole vault and tatyana Lebed of women's long jump represent the highest level of Russian track and field. In wrestling and boxing, Russia has maintained its original level, while flower swimming and artistic sports are, as always, Russia's "exclusive territory". Russia also has the strength to compete for gold medals in cycling, fencing, diving, swimming, women's volleyball, weightlifting, rowing and modern pentathlon. Russian sports, Russia's dominant event, has always been famous for its many gold medals, but at the Athens Olympic Games, many of their events were not satisfactory. In the end, they won only 27 gold medals in the 1 1 event, ranking behind the United States and China in the number of medals. In fact, since the disintegration of the Soviet Union, it has been difficult for Russia to compete with the United States in the Olympic Games. 1996 and 2000, Russia ranked second after the United States twice. In Athens, the performance of the Russian legion was not smooth from the beginning. In their strong shot, several world-class experts failed to win the gold medal as planned, but lost to their direct competitor China in the medal table, which directly led to the Russian team finally falling behind China in the number of gold medals. Gymnastics, another Russian strong point, although Nemov and Khorkina are in the lead, it is hard to bear the passage of time, and even get nothing in this long-term gold medal. In addition, Russia also missed some gold medals in fencing, trampoline, diving and judo at the beginning of the competition. Although Russia's strength has always been displayed in the late stage of the competition, and their performance in the second half was really good, synchronized swimming and rhythmic gymnastics both won gold medals, and wrestling also had hardware, but due to their poor performance in the first half, they failed to surpass China in the end. In view of the declining trend of Russian sports in recent years, President Putin began to ask himself and answer himself, saying that Russia will increase its investment in sports and strive to restore Russia's former style in a short time. In the recent Olympic cycle, Russian sports did show signs of recovery. Although their gymnasts still haven't won the gold medal in the 2006 World Championships, the new generation of gymnasts, represented by Za Morodi Chikova and kryukov, have shown their strength that cannot be underestimated. In the 2006 Shooting World Cup Final, Russia showed great strength. They won 9 gold medals in the 15 event in one fell swoop, far behind other countries. In six events of men's pistol and flying saucer, Russia won all the championships, while in six events of women, it also won half the gold medals. Russian sharpshooters are bound to make great achievements in the shooting range of Beijing Olympic Games. In addition, in the traditional strengths of Russia, it has basically maintained its advantages. Isinbayeva of women's pole vault and tatyana Lebed of women's long jump represent the highest level of Russian track and field. In wrestling and boxing, Russia has maintained its original level, while flower swimming and artistic sports are, as always, Russia's "exclusive territory". In cycling, fencing, diving, swimming, women's volleyball, weightlifting, rowing and modern pentathlon, Russia also has the strength to compete for gold medals. At the Beijing Olympic Games, they will surely become the main competitors of China Legion.