This summer, Russia will open its first hockey school in India as part of its cooperation development with BRICS countries, announced the leadership of the Continental Hockey League this spring. A year ago, at the Russia-Africa summit in St. Petersburg, the Russian Ministry of Sports announced its readiness to provide comprehensive assistance to African countries in sports development – from training coaches to holding training camps for African athletes at Russian sports facilities. Work in this direction is already underway, with the number of Russian coaches growing in Asia, Africa, and South America, achieving international successes with local athletes. “Russian World” spoke with several specialists working abroad and found that the high demand for our coaches is due to the successes of Russian sports and memories of Soviet assistance in developing sports. In many countries, Soviet methodologies still form the foundation of athlete training. Russian Louisa Fayzulina is the wife of the Chinese national figure skating coach Zhang Tienzi, whose trainees won Olympic gold in pair skating two years ago. Arriving in China and familiarizing herself with the organization of winter sports, she saw the great respect for Russian specialists in figure skating and hockey. They are considered the best in the world. This gave Louisa the idea to open a company that brings Russian specialists to sports clubs in Beijing, Shanghai, Harbin, and other cities in China. Training sessions are generally conducted in English, but if necessary, a translator is provided to help at large meetings and gatherings where a lot of information needs to be conveyed. During training, the language of gestures and international sports terminology saves the day. Hockey coach Anton Merkulov, who arrived in China from Ufa a few months ago, spoke about the “beneficial exchange”. Russian specialists share their knowledge and gain international experience and new impressions. Sambo wrestling, invented in the USSR, has been actively developing in Germany for almost a quarter of a century. Today, there are about 20 clubs operating in German cities. People from the former Soviet republics, arriving in Germany, initially opened sections “for their own,” and later, locals joined in. The popularity of Russian wrestling in Germany is growing, as seen in the increasing number of clubs and participants. – Sambo is practiced by everyone interested; initially, the core was formed from people from the Soviet Union, as Germans knew almost nothing about sambo, – said Russian coach Oleg Gabrielov, who lives in Germany. – Coaches were mostly also from the USSR, but the situation is gradually changing. Germans are increasingly showing interest in sambo. Mainly, those practicing martial arts such as judo, jiu-jitsu, kickboxing come. Many are attracted by the rules that allow the wrestler to express themselves since many techniques are permitted in sambo. The German Sambo Federation was registered in 2001 in the German city of Itzehoe. The first president of the Federation was Josef Bart, and in 2017, the Soviet specialist Oleg Gabrielov was elected president of the federation. Since 2021, he has held the position of vice president of the organization. Since 2001, the federation has annually held the German Championship, attracting hundreds of athletes from across the country. The next championship will begin at the end of June in Karlsruhe in two disciplines: sports sambo and combat sambo. “Our federation plans to hold major international competitions at the national team level,” noted Oleg Gabrielov. Rostov coach Alexei Kozlov is known to almost the entire population of the Seychelles if not all sports fans. Boxing is one of the most popular sports here, and the Russian, who came to Seychelles about a year ago, has already noticeably raised the level of local boxers. Alexei Kozlov arrived as part of the cooperation between the twin cities of Rostov-on-Don and Victoria (the capital of the Seychelles) to prepare the local national team for the Indian Ocean Games. After three weeks of work by the Russian, Seychellois boxers won two gold, four silver, and six bronze medals. On the islands, this was seen as a great success, but Alexei’s reaction was restrained – “there is no limit to perfection, there is still a lot of work to do.” Russian sports are regaining their positions in Africa, Asia, and other parts of the world. Returning to where you are remembered is easier and more effective than starting from scratch.