Putin uses Olympics cash to start Soviet-style fitness program

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Putin uses Olympics cash to start Soviet-style fitness program

<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/putin-uses-olympics-cash-start-soviet-style-fitness-205942205--spt.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/WVHXr4deeeBCwYHrYdncQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9NzU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2014-03-24T205942Z_1_CBREA2N1MBQ00_RTROPTP_2_RUSSIA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Russian President Putin takes part in a state awards ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin" align="left" title="Russian President Putin takes part in a state awards ceremony in Moscow's Kremlin" border="0" /></a>By Alexei Anishchuk MOSCOW (Reuters) - President Vladimir Putin launched a program to improve the physical fitness of Russians on Monday, using funds from the Winter Olympics to revive a Soviet-era plan. Speaking at a meeting with officials in the Kremlin, Putin said that reinstating the plan, first introduced in the 1930s under Joseph Stalin and known in Russia by the acronym GTO, would &quot;pay homage to our national historical traditions&quot;. Putin said funds earmarked for the Winter Games in Sochi last month but unused would go to support sports venues and promote healthy lifestyles among Russians from the age of six. The end of the Winter Olympic Games and the Paralympics in Sochi were marred by events in Ukraine which led to Russia's annexation of its Crimea region in a move condemned by the West and the new government in Kiev.</p><br clear="all"/>

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