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<article article-type="research-article" dtd-version="1.3" xmlns:mml="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" xml:lang="ru"><front><journal-meta><journal-id journal-id-type="publisher-id">govandpol</journal-id><journal-title-group><journal-title xml:lang="ru">Управление и политика</journal-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Governance and Politics</trans-title></trans-title-group></journal-title-group><issn pub-type="ppub">2782-7062</issn><issn pub-type="epub">2782-7070</issn><publisher><publisher-name>MGIMO University</publisher-name></publisher></journal-meta><article-meta><article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24833/2782-7062-2025-4-4-55-70</article-id><article-id custom-type="elpub" pub-id-type="custom">govandpol-133</article-id><article-categories><subj-group subj-group-type="heading"><subject>Research Article</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="ru"><subject>МЕЖДУНАРОДНАЯ ПОЛИТИКА. Тема номера: Гуманитарное сотрудничество в рамках БРИКС: новые смыслы для многополярного мира</subject></subj-group><subj-group subj-group-type="section-heading" xml:lang="en"><subject>INTERNATIONAL POLITICS. Special Issue: Humanitarian Cooperation within BRICS: New Meanings for a Multipolar World</subject></subj-group></article-categories><title-group><article-title>Спортивная дипломатия на повестке БРИКС: возможности для спортивного суверенитета России</article-title><trans-title-group xml:lang="en"><trans-title>Sports Diplomacy in BRICS: Opportunities for Russia’s Sports Sovereignty</trans-title></trans-title-group></title-group><contrib-group><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Кузнецов</surname><given-names>Д. А.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Kuznetsov</surname><given-names>Denis A.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Кузнецов Денис Андреевич – к.полит.н., доцент, доцент кафедры мировых политических процессов Факультета управления и политики; научный руководитель Международной молодежной проектной лаборатории стран БРИКС «BRICS Project Lab» НСО,</p><p>119454, Москва, проспект Вернадского, 76.</p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Denis A. Kuznetsov, PhD (Political Science), Associate Professor of the Department for World Politics,  the School of Governance and Politics; Academic Director of the International Youth Project Laboratory  of the BRICS Countries “BRICS Project Lab”,  </p><p>76 Vernadskogo Pr., Moscow, 119454.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">kuznetsov.d.a@my.mgimo.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib><contrib contrib-type="author" corresp="yes"><name-alternatives><name name-style="eastern" xml:lang="ru"><surname>Апонасенко</surname><given-names>В. М.</given-names></name><name name-style="western" xml:lang="en"><surname>Aponasenko</surname><given-names>Vasilisa M.</given-names></name></name-alternatives><bio xml:lang="ru"><p>Апонасенко Василиса Максимовна – студентка Факультета управления и политики,</p><p>119454, Москва, проспект Вернадского, 76. </p></bio><bio xml:lang="en"><p>Vasilisa M. Aponasenko, Student at the School of Governance and Politics,  </p><p>76 Vernadskogo Pr., Moscow, 119454.</p></bio><email xlink:type="simple">vasilisaaponasenko@mail.ru</email><xref ref-type="aff" rid="aff-1"/></contrib></contrib-group><aff-alternatives id="aff-1"><aff xml:lang="ru"><institution>МГИМО МИД России</institution><country>Россия</country></aff><aff xml:lang="en"><institution>MGIMO University</institution><country>Russian Federation</country></aff></aff-alternatives><pub-date pub-type="collection"><year>2025</year></pub-date><pub-date pub-type="epub"><day>04</day><month>01</month><year>2026</year></pub-date><volume>4</volume><issue>4</issue><fpage>55</fpage><lpage>70</lpage><permissions><copyright-statement>Copyright &amp;#x00A9; Кузнецов Д.А., Апонасенко В.М., 2026</copyright-statement><copyright-year>2026</copyright-year><copyright-holder xml:lang="ru">Кузнецов Д.А., Апонасенко В.М.</copyright-holder><copyright-holder xml:lang="en">Kuznetsov D.A., Aponasenko V.M.</copyright-holder><license xml:lang="ru" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>Данная работа распространяется под лицензией Creative Commons Attribution 4.0.</license-p></license><license xml:lang="en" license-type="creative-commons-attribution" xlink:href="https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" xlink:type="simple"><license-p>This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 License.</license-p></license></permissions><self-uri xlink:href="https://www.gp-mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/133">https://www.gp-mgimo.ru/jour/article/view/133</self-uri><abstract><p>В условиях консолидации полицентричности и политизации международного спорта для России, столкнувшейся с беспрецедентным внешним давлением, актуальным становится поиск стратегических возможностей для укрепления суверенитета в этой сфере. В статье исследуется роль формата БРИКС как ключевого актора в формировании трансрегиональной спортивной экосистемы. Авторы предлагают многоуровневую модель спортивного суверенитета, охватывающую инфраструктурные, нормативные, популяризационные и внешнеполитические аспекты. Через призму этой модели анализируется эволюция Игр БРИКС и специфика спортивной дипломатии стран-участниц. Особое внимание уделяется интересам и действиям России, для которой данный формат становится инструментом противодействия санкциям, продвижения национальных видов спорта и укрепления мягкой силы. Игры рассматриваются как платформа для совместного развития традиционных и инновационных (фиджитал) дисциплин, культурного брендинга и формирования альтернативных международных норм. В заключении обосновывается необходимость дальнейшей институционализации спортивного сотрудничества в БРИКС для укрепления суверенных возможностей России и ее партнеров.</p></abstract><trans-abstract xml:lang="en"><p>Amid the consolidation of polycentricity and the politicization of international sports, Russia, faced with unprecedented external pressure, is urgently seeking strategic opportunities to strengthen its sovereignty in this area. The article examines the role of the BRICS as a key actor in the formation of a transregional sports ecosystem. The authors propose a multi-layered model of sports sovereignty encompassing infrastructural, regulatory, promotional, and foreign policy aspects. Through the prism of this model, the evolution of the BRICS Games and the specifics of the participating countries’ sports diplomacy are analyzed. Particular attention is paid to the interests and actions of Russia, for which this format is becoming a tool for countering sanctions, promoting national sports, and strengthening soft power. The Games are viewed as a platform for the joint development of traditional and innovative disciplines, cultural branding, and the formation of alternative international norms. The conclusion substantiates the need for further institutionalization of sports cooperation within BRICS to strengthen the sovereign capabilities of Russia and its partners.</p></trans-abstract><kwd-group xml:lang="ru"><kwd>БРИКС</kwd><kwd>спортивная дипломатия</kwd><kwd>спортивный суверенитет</kwd><kwd>культурная дипломатия</kwd><kwd>политизация спорта</kwd><kwd>трансрегионализм</kwd><kwd>Игры БРИКС</kwd><kwd>внешняя политика России</kwd></kwd-group><kwd-group xml:lang="en"><kwd>BRICS</kwd><kwd>sports diplomacy</kwd><kwd>sports sovereignty</kwd><kwd>cultural diplomacy</kwd><kwd>politicization of sports</kwd><kwd>transregionalism</kwd><kwd>BRICS Games</kwd><kwd>Russian foreign policy</kwd></kwd-group></article-meta></front><back><ref-list><title>References</title><ref id="cit1"><label>1</label><citation-alternatives><mixed-citation xml:lang="ru">Ван Чэнхуэй. (2024). Спортивная дипломатия: история становления и теоретические подходы. Общество: политика, экономика, право. № 7. 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