The study considers contributions of the educational system to the harmonized personality development agenda in modern sports; gives an analysis of the national physical education and sports sector progress in Russia; and demonstrates the leading role of academic faculties, students and graduates in the national sports and Olympic movement. The study shows that individual success stories of sport celebrities with an emphasis on their contributions to the pride and history of the national sports and global sport movements shall be in top priority in the efforts to educate a versatile and intellectual athlete. Furthermore, the study offers a model image of a modern university athlete designed with support from the SPSU faculty members and graduates who have successfully defended the colours of the University and nation in many top-ranking national and international sport events. The study data and analyses demonstrate the indispensable contribution of the academic studies to the personality progress of every athlete and substantiate the need for the relevant theoretical and practical studies of the socially sensitive personality development in the academic sport system.
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