Following the instruction of Russian President Vladimir Putin to create the National Youth Student League and hold its finals, in 2026 the National Youth Festival of Student Sports Leagues is taking place at the sports venues of the Sirius Federal Territory for the third time.
Student Sports Festival of Sirius University
Dates
11 April
Participants
100 athletes
The festival brought together students who are active in sport. Competitions were held in 4×4 volleyball, 3×3 basketball, 5-a-side football, tug of war, table tennis and chess. It served as a qualifying stage for ASSK Fest, the country’s major national student festival.
All-Russian Student Artistic Gymnastics Competition
Dates
4–8 May
Participants
70 athletes
For the third year running, the Sirius Federal Territory hosted the national student gymnastics competition. In the team all-around among Masters of Sport, the Volgograd State Academy of Physical Culture won the men’s event, and Donetsk State University showed the best result among women.
ASSK Fest — All-Russian Student Sports Festival
Dates
4–8 May
Participants
1,500 athletes, 60 regions, 116 universities
This large-scale event brought together about 1,500 participants from 60 Russian regions and a delegation from Abkhaz State University. Members of student sports clubs took part in a busy programme of competitions and educational intensives.
National student competitions
Under the Calendar Plan of official sports events, the following competitions were held on the Sirius Federal Territory together with the Russian Student Sports Union, national sports federations and student sports leagues:
All-Russian Student Karate Championship
Dates
30 January — 2 February
Participants
70 athletes, 6 universities
Held for the third year in a row, the championship includes kata, team kata, weight categories and team events. Master classes were given by Olympic champion and three-time world champion Steven Da Costa (France), and a seminar for coaches and judges aimed at upgrading skills and harmonising refereeing.
Student Sailing League Cup — Sirius Cup stage
Organiser
Student Sailing League
Dates
12–16 March
Participants
60 athletes, 12 universities
1st place
ITMO University
2nd place
R. E. Alekseev Nizhny Novgorod State Technical University
3rd place
MIREA — Russian Technological University
In February 2026 a Student Sailing Club opened at Sirius University. About 150 students attended the introductory sessions, and two teams were selected to represent Sirius University at the regatta.
All-Russian Student Boxing Tournament in memory of Professor A. I. Kiselev
Organiser
National Student Boxing League
Dates
5–12 April
Participants
140 athletes, 52 universities
The winners earned places in the National Student Team and the right to represent it at the Russian Men’s Championship. Medallists received quotas for the All-Russian Summer Universiade.
Team winners and medallists (women 18–25):
- St Petersburg State University of Industrial Technologies and Design;
- Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism, Krasnodar Krai;
- Siberian State University of Geosystems and Technologies, Novosibirsk Oblast.
Team winners and medallists (men 18–25):
- Kuban State University of Physical Education, Sport and Tourism, Krasnodar Krai;
- Russian University of Sport “GTSOLIFK”, Moscow;
- Ural State University of Physical Culture, Chelyabinsk Oblast.
Student Hockey League Championship
Organiser
Student Hockey League
Dates
15–23 April
Participants
8 teams
The final of the student championship was held on the federal territory for the fourth time, with the strongest university teams competing for the main trophy.
1st place
Sparta, Ulyanovsk
2nd place
Russian State Social University, Moscow
3rd place
MGU-Talina, Saransk
Information as of 1 June 2026.