The Russian University of Sports "GTSOLIFK" is the largest in Higher education institution in the field of physical culture and sports in Russia and abroad.
During its existence, RUS "GTSOLIFK" has established itself as a leading sports university for the training of highly qualified personnel. During the university's activity, more than 60,000 highly qualified specialists have been trained, including about 5,000 foreign specialists from 115 countries. Among its students and graduates are more than 200 Olympic, European and world champions. Among them are Pavel Kolobkov, Ilya Kovalchuk, Lev Yashin, Irina Rodnina, Valery Kharlamov, Svetlana Zhurova, Pavel Bure, Alexander Ovechkin, Dmitry Nosov, Adelina Sotnikova, Aliya Mustafina, Anastasia Davydova, Sophia the Great, Andrey Rublev and many others.