THE SPORTS TOURISM FEDERATION

THE SPORTS TOURISM FEDERATION, a Tourist and Sports Union of the Republic of Bashkortostan, a public organization. Located in Ufa. Established in 1959 as the Tourism Federation of the BASSR. Since 1976 it was known as the Federation of Sports Tourism under the auspices of the Bashkir Regional Council for Tourism and Excursions. Since 1991, it was the Tourist and Sports Union of Bashkortostan, and it has had its present title since 2015. Organizes competitions in sports tourism, group sports, and scientific, practical and educational tourism activities. It consists of: committees for motor tourism, cycling, water sports, mountain, equestrian, combined, sailing, pedestrian/hiking and caving tourism, as well as a panel of judges, personnel and route qualification committees.