From the history of the organization of athletics competitions in the USSR in 1920-1930

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Dr. Hab. E.A. Kalinina1
PhD, Associate Professor V.A Kiselev1
1Petrozavodsk State University, Petrozavodsk

Objective of the study was to analysis of the formation and development of the system of athletics competitions in the Soviet Union in the 1920-1930.
Methods and structure of the study. Based on an analysis of the funds of the National Archive of the Republic of Karelia, documentary materials from central and regional periodicals, the authors trace the forms and methods of organizing athletics competitions in the context of the Soviet physical education movement.
Results and conclusions. The authors consider the features of holding athletics competitions in the Soviet Union in the 1920-1930. The research materials prove that their organization took place in the conditions of the formation and development of physical culture and sports in the country. Carrying out systematic competitions from grassroots to USSR championships increased the number of participants and stimulated the growth of sports and technical achievements of track and field athletes.

Keywords: athletics, sports competitions, sports, physical education, sports competitions.

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