Yaroslavl region is famous for its athletic talents. Masters of their craft are trained here, who actively take prizes at the Olympic Games and world championships.
About 171 medals were brought to the Yaroslavl region in such sports as volleyball, handball, equestrian (triathlon, team championship), athletics (pole vault), cross-country skiing, gymnastics (team championship), shooting (large-caliber rifle, 3 positions 300m), shooting (trench stand), fencing (rapier), freestyle (acrobatics), football, hockey, sports of the deaf (football), bullet shooting, kudo, underwater sports, sambo, sports of the blind (checkers), swimming, taekwondo PODA, sports acrobatics, powerlifting, kickboxing, kettlebell lifting, canine sports, fishing, triathlon.
Of these, 30 medals were awarded for sporting achievements at the Olympic and Paralympic Games.