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ANALYZING MANAGEMENT BACKGROUND AND BOARD COMPOSITION IN RUSSIAN OLYMPIC SPORT FEDERATIONS’ GOVERNING BOARDS
The relevance of this study is conditioned by the ongoing crisis in Russian sport and its consequences. High-profile stories and scandals in which Russian athletes and officials have been involved and accused started after Sochi winter Olympics in 2014. Mutual accusations and misunderstandings have resulted in Russian national teams and officials being disqualified from participating in international sporting events until December 16, 2022 by a decision of the Court of Arbitration for Sport in Lausanne. This study of the structure and personnel composition of the Boards of Directors, Executive Committees, Presidiums and Boards of 39 summer Olympic sports federations identifies patterns at the management level. In addition, new requirements for the effectiveness of sport federations in Russia set the task of correlating the parameters of effectiveness assessment, declared as part of state policy in sport, with the available staff.