The "You're in the game" contest summed up the results of the bid campaign

Applications for participation in the VI season of the All-Russian sports Project competition "You're in the game" have been accepted. This year, 6,133 projects from all over the country were presented. The leaders in the number of initiatives were Moscow, St. Petersburg, Nizhny Novgorod Region, Krasnodar Territory and the Chuvash Republic, and the most popular nominations were "Children in Sports", "Starting Point" and "Limitless Opportunities". The projects cover a wide variety of topics, but the largest number of initiatives are related to football, martial arts and adaptive sports.

"The You're in the Game contest unites those who sincerely love sports and strive to make it accessible and in demand, people who are passionate about their idea and ready to involve others in its implementation. Our competition gives such enthusiasts the opportunity to find new partners, receive support from real industry leaders and prove that even the wildest idea can come true. Over the past six seasons, we have already received over 27,000 applications, their number is growing every year, and new and unique sports initiatives are emerging. I hope that many of the projects that we have learned about this year will receive recognition and widespread attention," said Sofia Malyavina, CEO of ANO National Priorities.

The annual "You're in the Game" competition is held under the state program "Sport of Russia" with the support of the Ministry of Sports and is designed to identify and scale vibrant initiatives aimed at involving the population in regular physical education and sports. Participants receive an assessment of their projects from the experts of the competition and their full support, find like-minded people and partners.

Among the experts of the VI season of the competition are Olympic champion in speed skating, Deputy of the State Duma of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, First Deputy Chairman of the State Duma Committee on International Affairs Svetlana Zhurova, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sports of the Kaliningrad Region, five—time Olympic champion in synchronized swimming Natalia Ishchenko, Minister of Sports of the Nizhny Novgorod Region Dmitry Kabaylo, Head of the Department of Sustainable Development and social responsibility of the Russian Football Union Alexey Smertin, CEO of the VTB United League, Russian basketball player, two-time Olympic, World and European Championships medalist Ilona Korstin, Olympic medalist, choreographer, producer of ice shows and sporting events Ilya Averbukh, Olympic champion in cross-country skiing Alexander Legkov, Honored Journalist, Adviser to the Minister Dmitry Guberniev, Adviser to the Minister of Sports of Russia on Information Policy Alexander Dupin.

"Over the past five seasons of You're In the Game and during the current sixth season, we've seen how the competition is growing and scaling up. Many of the projects of the past years have already received practical development. They inspire people and create conditions for playing sports in small towns. They develop adaptive and digital trends, attract attention to national sports. The special value of the contest, in my opinion, is that it identifies leaders of a new generation — people who do not expect changes, but themselves become drivers of positive changes in their environment. It is important that the competition unites activists, coaches, enthusiasts, and municipal teams, making sports a point of growth for the regions," said Natalia Ishchenko, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Sports of the Kaliningrad Region.

Applications for participation in the VI season of the "You're in the Game" contest were received from all over Russia. A total of 6,133 projects are participating in the competition. Traditionally, the largest number of participants are from Moscow (290), St. Petersburg is in second place (278), and Nizhny Novgorod Region is in third (146). The Krasnodar Territory (142) and the Chuvash Republic (138) also entered the top 5. This is followed by the Novosibirsk Region (130), the Republic of Bashkortostan (127), the Moscow Region (119) and the Sverdlovsk Region (112). Football (340) and martial arts (299) became the leaders of the VI season in terms of the number of applications submitted among sports areas. The leaders also included initiatives dedicated to adaptive sports (265) and mass sports events (200).

In the sixth season, 6,133 applications were submitted for the competition, which is more than 550 applications more than last year. The authors submitted initiatives in five main categories that allow them to participate in children's, adult, family, high-tech, and adaptive projects. The most applications were submitted in the nomination "Children in sports" (1,414 projects), in second place — "Starting Point" (1,381), in third — "Limitless possibilities" (823), followed by "Scale" (779) and "Transformation in sports" (488).

The semi-finalists will be announced by April 14, 2026. All of them will participate in the educational accelerator, the program of which was developed by the Russian International Olympic University. Participation in the accelerator will provide an opportunity not only to receive feedback from experts, but also to deepen your knowledge in the field of sports project management.

The main nominations of the competition

1. "Starting point" — projects at the local, municipal, and regional levels, the activities of which cover up to 500 participants.
2. "Scale" — federal-level projects implemented nationwide, which cover more than 500 participants.
3. "Children in Sports" — projects aimed at sports training, creating infrastructure, organizing the educational process and sports events for children under the age of 18.
4. "Transformation in Sports" — projects to create software, applications, aggregators and other digital solutions for organizing sports training, analyzing the training process, promoting sports culture and involving people in an active lifestyle; innovative inventions and devices for mass use in the field of sports.
5. Limitless Opportunities — projects aimed at shaping an active lifestyle, creating an accessible environment and inclusive education in the field of sports.