20 winners of the competition will receive scholarships to study at the Russian International Olympic University (RIOU) in 2017/2018 academic year in the Master of Sports Administration program. Students will start the studies at the RIOU in September 2017.

The keys components of the Olympic Scholarship Program is shaping a new generation of sports managers, giving opportunities to talented specialists from different countries to receive a high-profile education in the area of sports management, to create an international community of professionals, able to develop international sports industry, based on the values of the Olympic movement.

44 participants were admitted to the competition. The Expert Committee selected 20 winners from 15 countries.

WINNERS OF THE SCHOLARSHIPS COMPETITION OF THE OLYMPIC SCHOLARSHIPS PROGRAM 2017-2018

1. Aberdeen Sean Allister, Trinidad and Tobago
2. Adhiambo Sarah Susan, Kenia
3. Appiah Kusi Frank, Ghana
4. Daza Roldan Juan Camilo, Colombia
5. De Abiega Lapuente Alberto, Mexico
6. Khatamtaeva Elvira Zufarovna, Russia
7. Kifle Daniel Abebe, Ethiopia
8. Kirillina Stepanida Evgenyevna, Russia
9. Mugera Joseph, Uganda
10. Pandita Deepika, India
11. Pulkkanen Veera, Finland
12. Sabate Lobo Ignacio Jose, Costa Rica
13. Sagitov Ilias Rasulevich, Russia
14. Sapienza Urbieta Bruno Alessandro, Paraguay
15. Tkach Anastasia Valerievna, Russia
16. Toemere Ilsida Olitha, Suriname
17. Tuleulov Arsen Ruslanovich, Kazakhstan
18. Wang Wei-Ting, China (Taiwan)
19. Yuen Ka Keung, China (Hong Kong)
20. Zhuk Elizaveta Igorevna, Russia.