Oleg Matytsin

Oleg Vasilyevich Matytsin (, born 19 May 1964) is a Russian politician, professor. Chairman of the State Duma Russia committee on Physical Culture and Sport from 17 September 2024 year.

Doctor of Pedagogical Sciences, Corresponding Member of Russian Academy of Education and Honoured Doctor of Beijing Sport University.

He served as Minister of Sport of Russia from 2020 to May 2024 and has served as President of the International University Sports Federation (FISU) from 2015 to 2021. He is also a member of the Presidential Council of the Russian Federation for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport, and the 1984 USSR Championship.

He later headed the Russian State Academy of Physical Education table tennis team, which won both the 1988 and 1990 USSR Universiades. He was also head coach of the Russian university table tennis team that participated at the 1992 World University Championship in Lyon, France. Matytsin was named Honored Trainer of the Russian Federation in 1997.

University career

Matytsin worked as a lecturer for the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism (from 1986-to 1996) and later went on to develop his career within the institution. In 1996 he became Dean of the Individual Professional Education Faculty and continued in this role until he was promoted to vice-rector in 1999. He was then rector from 2001 to 2006.

From 2006 until 2015, Matytsin was President of the Russian State University of Physical Education, Sport, Youth and Tourism.

Matytsin's research field was psychology and pedagogy of sport. He has authored more than 80 scientific publications, including two monographs and five manuals.

RSSU Presidency

Matytsin became President of the RSSU in 2005. During his time as president, he cooperated with international university sports organisations to secure international sports and educational events for the Russian Federation.

From 2009 to 2013, Matytsin was Deputy Chairman of the Kazan 2013 Universiade Organising Committee. in November 2015

Prior to becoming president, Matytsin served four years as First Vice-President of FISU. Under Matytsin's leadership, FISU is set to develop a strategic plan to guide its operations over the next 10 years. This will define FISU's strategic goals and act as a detailed roadmap for achieving them. The strategy is dictated by FISU's vision, which is "to create a world where university sport has positively shaped the majority of leaders in society".

Following the CAS decision in the case of WADA vs RUSADA, Matytsin vacated the FISU Presidency on 23 March 2021 until 17 December 2022. Leonz Eder serves as the Acting President.

Political career On 21 January 2020, Matytsin was appointed Minister of Sport of Russia in the Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet. In May 2024 Matytsin was rumoured to leave the Government of Russia. Matytsin eventually was not re-appointed to the Mikhail Mishustin's Second Cabinet and was replaced as Minister by Governor of Khabarovsk Krai Mikhail Degtyarev.

After leaving the Government Matytsin took a full time job as professor of sport law in the Kutafin Moscow State Law University as well as was appointed Advisor to Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin. Matytsin was also rumoured to be a United Russia candidate in the upcoming Unecha constituency by-election to the State Duma. Matytsin was later announced as United Russia candidate in the Unecha constituency by-election. Matytsin won the by-election with 68.01% of the vote.

In anticipation of Matytsin's election Dmitry Svishchev resigned from his position as Chairman of the State Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sport in late July 2024. On September 16, 2024, Matytsin, along with fellow freshmen and former Mikhail Mishustin's Cabinet member Viktoria Abramchenko and Nikolay Shulginov, was unanimously admitted to the United Russia faction in the State Duma. On September 17, 2024, Matytsin was unanimously elected Chairman of the Duma Committee on Physical Culture and Sport.

Honorary titles

1997 – Honoured Trainer of the Russian Federation 1980 - Master of Sports of the USSR in table tennis

Awards

The Order of Friendship Medal "In Commemoration of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan" Medal "In Commemoration of the 850th anniversary of Moscow" Breastplate "Honoured Worker of Higher Professional Education of the Russian Federation" Medal from the Russian Olympic Committee "For Merit in the Development of Olympic Movement in Russia" Medal from the Ministry of Sport of the Russian Federation “For Merit in the Development of Physical Culture and Sport” Breastplate from the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation "For merit in service" Petr Lesgaft Medal

Electoral history 2024

68.01%

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7.76%

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