This is great achievement for Russia! I saw in RT program- Russia Close-Up-that most of the Russia’s great prize winning walkers come from a specific region of Russia. This is great sport of endurance and precision and after the terrible performances in the Winter Olympics in Vancouver it is great to see Russia is showing strong results in the summer athletic sports. But for a nation of Russia’s size and prestige and ethnic diversity, this is not enough: millions, even billions roubles must be allocated in building the athletic excellence of Russia’s youth in every corner of the country. This project must be considered as critical and even great deal more critical than any modernisation project in any other field. It is the health promotion strategies and athleticism that will bring population health and economic prosperity to Russia, not just selling off public assets and attracting foreign investment.