Текст про Спорт в России (на английском)

Russian people has always been known as exceptional sportsmen. The names of famous Russians like Maria Sharapova, Alexander Popov and Eugeniy Plushenko are well known all over the world.Really different sports can be named popular in Russia, such as tennis and bob-sleigh, swimming and figure-skating many others. But one of the most popular ones is, of course, football. Children and grown-ups are fond of both kicking the ball around the field and watching the championships on TV. There are many football fans in Russia though our team is not a very successful one.Also, being a Northern country we are especially good at winter sports and activities, such as skiing and skating or hockey. And many people love these activities so much that they go to indoor icerinks even in summer!Here in Russia every school has a gym and a sports ground too! So you simply can not avoid being athletic.Why do we love sport so much? It is a great fun of course! And you can make new friends while playing active games or working out in a gym. Besides, it helps you to stay in good shape, to keep fit and be healthy, it teaches you to be organized and better disciplined. And you can never become tired of it! Some people go jogging every morning, some prefer going to swimming pools and others cannot live without volleyball. But still many people in our country spend their time lying on a sofa watching sport programmes on TV and still calling themselves sport-experts!