The Roscongress Foundation is pleased to present its first world sports news digest. The aim of this new initiative is to provide a professional news service for our friends, partners, and people working in the sports industry, and to inform them of the latest trends in the world of sports economics. New digests will come out on a regular basis. The first one, for 1–5 April, includes articles on the following:

— New challenges in preparing for Tokyo 2021
— The crisis in Russian and world football
— Recognition of Russia’s world-class sporting infrastructure — Virtual solutions for Olympic sports
— How top-level sport is helping in the battle against the coronavirus pandemic
— New sports sponsorship deals with oil giants

All this, together with other features covering the biggest topics in sports economics and sports policy, are available in the first digest. Subsequent issues will come out on a regular basis.