Features of the development of student sports in Moscow and abroad

Abstract

The relevance of the study is due to the level of attention of the state and the public to the development of student sports, its growing role in the socialization of students. The purpose of the study is to determine approaches and identify features of the development of university sports on the example of the city of Moscow. The hypothesis of the study is that the determination of key barriers to the development of university sports in various megacities has a number of similar features, includes issues of interaction between various industries (i.e. education, physical culture and sports, healthcare, etc.), and also reflects the level of interaction of various stakeholder organizations in this process. The study examined official statistics, current regulatory and legal documents, as well as information from sociological surveys conducted among students in Moscow. The analysis identified the key organizations that influence the development of university sports in Moscow and the main barriers to their effective interaction. The study also used an analysis of international experience in the development of university sports and the study of existing models. A distinctive feature of the study is the consideration of the issue of various aspects and activities for the development of university sports in the world’s megacities: Berlin, Paris, London and Beijing.