According to the inquiry of the study abroad network around Russia, Moscow State Sports University and Moscow State Sports Tourism University are different names of the same university. The full name of this university is Russian State University of Physical Education, Sports, Youth and Tourism. Founded in 19 18, it is one of the best sports universities in Europe and Russia. Its predecessor was the National Lenin Central Institute of Physical Education, and it was named the Russian National Institute of Physical Education from 65438 to 0993 to 2002. In 2003, it was officially renamed to its current name. Located in Moscow, the capital of Russia, this university is the center for training high-level sports talents in Russia. With rich teaching resources and advanced sports facilities, it has opened a variety of undergraduate, master and doctoral majors, covering sports, sports, tourism, economy, management, advertising and other fields. This university has trained more than 60,000 high-quality experts, including about 5,000 foreign experts from 1 15 countries around the world. Among students and alumni, there are 172 Olympic champions, European champions and world champions.