Russia is a country that cultivates sports at the state level. Therefore, the large number of sports that are popular in our country are not surprising.
Instructions
Step 1
Without doubt the most popular sport in Russia is football. There are millions of fans all over the country, and video broadcasts of key matches of the Russian Championship or the performance of the national team on world and continental forums gather a television audience of up to 10-15%, which is almost impossible for any other sport. This is not to mention the fact that football is the only sport capable of gathering about 90 thousand spectators at the largest stadium in Russia "Luzhniki", which is located in Moscow.
The only restriction on the popularization of football in our country is the inability to play it in cold weather. It is for this reason that football is not so popular in the northern and Far Eastern latitudes of Russia. In regions with a cold climate, another sport prevails - hockey.
Step 2
Hockey is the second most popular sport in the vastness of Russia. Nowadays, it is played mainly on indoor arenas for the maximum convenience of the audience. And some 40-50 years ago, hockey was played right in open stadiums. Often well-known Soviet football players chased the ball on the grass in the summer, and in the winter they took clubs, put on skates and went to the ice.
Such popularity of hockey radically affects its development. Russia is the organizer of the Continental Hockey League, which brings together the strongest teams in Europe and Asia. At the moment, this league is the second most powerful in the world after the North American NHL. During the last lockout in the NHL, many of the strongest players in the National League moved to the KHL.
Step 3
In recent years, boxing has become the most popular singles sport in Russia. In terms of his popularity, he was able to overtake tennis. The latter was incredibly popular at the end of the twentieth century, but lost its position a little.
Step 4
There are other sports that can attract millions of TV audiences and thousands, if not tens of thousands, of spectators in stadiums. These include volleyball, basketball, athletics, and biathlon. The latter, at first glance, is surprising to see among the most popular sports, since in the world ranking it is not even included in the top twenty. However, in fact, there is nothing extraordinary in this. Russia is very well suited for cross-country skiing in terms of climate, which is why this sport is so popular in our latitudes.
