CHAIRPERSON OF THE GOVERNING BOARD, FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT

TOROPCHIN ARTEM OLEGOVICH

Chairperson of the Governing Board, First Vice-President of the Russian Paralympic Committee. Chief of Staff of the Russian Paralympic Committee. Member of the Interdepartmental Commission for Development of Adaptive Physical Education and Sport of the Presidential Council for the Development of Physical Culture and Sport.

BIOGRAPHY

Born May 19, 1987 in Boryslav (Lviv region, Ukrainian SSR).

EDUCATION

2009 - Moscow State University of Railway Transport.

2015 - Moscow State Academy of Water Transport.

OCCUPATION

From 2009 to 2010 - Specialist, leading specialist of the sports and methodological department of the Russian Paralympic Committee.

From 2010 to 2022 - Head of the Organizational Department, Deputy Chief of Staff of the Russian Paralympic Committee.

Since 2022 - Chief of Staff of the Russian Paralympic Committee.

PUBLIC ACTIVITIES

Since 2015 has been a member of the Central Committee of the All-Russian Trade Union of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism Workers of the Russian Federation

STATE AND HONORS

Commendation of the Russian Paralympic Committee for the high level of organization, preparation and participation of the Russian national sports team in the XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi.

Commemorative medal "XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi" of the President of the Russian Federation "For the high level of organization, preparation and participation of the Russian sports team in the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games".

Acknowledgement "For active work in preparation and holding the World Games of the International Wheelchair and Amputee Sports Federation IWAS".

Acknowledgement from the Minister for Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation (2011).

Acknowledgement from the Russian Paralympic Committee for the high level of organization, preparation and participation of the Russian sports team in the XI Paralympic Winter Games 2014 in Sochi (2014).

Certificate of Merit of the President of the Russian Federation (2012).

Certificate of Merit of the Ministry of Sports of the Russian Federation (2021).