A.I. Spiridonov¹
PhD, Associate Professor M.S. Ponomareva²
A.V. Belyaeva²
N.A. Dmitriev^2
1National Polytechnic Secondary School No. 2, Yakutsk
²Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University, Yakutsk

Objective of the study was to analyze the sport climbing growth rates and progress factors in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation.
Methods and structure of the study. The study analyzes the sport climbing progress for the last few years in the Far Eastern Federal District of the Russian Federation on the whole and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Republic of Buryatia and Khabarovsk Territory in particular, with a special analyses of the coaching/ refereeing service, sport climbing assets, funding, sport climbing community, competitions and popularity.
Results and conclusions. The local sport climbing coaching community was reported to grow for the period of 2015-2018 in the Far Eastern Federal District by 64%. On the whole, the Khabarovsk Territory and Republic of Buryatia reported 8 and 3 climbing structures in operation for the period; and the Sakha Republic (Yakutia),reported only one of five climbing structures being in operation. The District reported little if any financial support for the sport climbing, with the athletes and coaches having to cover the competitive costs on their own. The Khabarovsk Territory sport climbing Federation has trained one MS, 15 CMS and dozens of the Class-I-III athletes for 13 years of its operations. Due to the climbing space limitations, the Sakha Republic (Yakutia) Cups and Championships have been held separately. On the whole, the sport climbing popularity in the District has been on the rise, with notable progresses in the three regions under analysis despite the still limited funding and shortage of modern sport climbing facilities. A comparative analysis of the sport climbing progress in the Sakha Republic (Yakutia),, Republic of Buryatia and Khabarovsk Territory found the following three key progress aspects need to be addressed: shortage of the sport climbing groups in the local sports centers; shortage of modern sport climbing assets (walls, equipment, services); and, as a result, still modest competitive accomplishments in the national events.

Keywords: sport climbing, climbing progress factors, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Republic of Buryatia, Khabarovsk Territory, Far Eastern Federal District.

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