How many words are in this list?

This page gives 100 Russian words on “Sport and fitness”. The full topic holds 167 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.

Which words should I start with?

With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.

How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?

By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.

Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?

Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.

Russian vocabulary: sports

Football, swimming, running, the gym: sports in Russian, and the words for training and playing.

Here are 100 Russian words on “Sport and fitness”, translated into English and sorted from easiest to hardest.

Level 1: easy 37 words

Russian	English
равновесие	balance
мяч	ball
капитан	captain
клуб	club
тренер	coach
кубок	cup
защитник	defenderPlayer in defence
ничья	draw
финал	final
гольф	golf
спортзал	gym
травма	injury
матч	match
медаль	medal
результат	performance
поле	pitch
профессионал	professional
турнирная таблица	ranking
судья	referee
бег	running
счёт	score
полуфинал	semi final
спорт	sport
сборная	squad
бассейн	swimming pool
команда	team
бить	to hit
прыгать	to jump
проигрывать	to lose
играть	to play
бегать	to run
забивать	to score
бросать	to throw
выигрывать	to win
турнир	tournament
тренировка	training
жёлтая карточка	yellow card

Level 2: medium 40 words

Russian	English
любитель	amateur
лёгкая атлетика	athletics
корзина	basket
бокс	boxing
баттерфляй	butterfly stroke
скалолазание	climbing
координация	coordination
угловой удар	corner kick
велоспорт	cycling
прыжок в воду	dive
подводное плавание	diving
дополнительное время	extra time
честная игра	fair play
физическая форма	fitness
гибкость	flexibility
фол	foul
штрафной удар	free kick
вратарь	goalkeeper
гимнастика	gymnastics
гандбол	handball
прыжок в высоту	high jump
игровая футболка	jersey
дзюдо	judo
прыжок в длину	long jump
полузащитник	midfielder
главный тренер сборной	national coach
квалификация	qualifying round
ракетка	racket
отражённый удар	saveGoalkeeper blocking a shot
сет	set
вид спорта	sporting discipline
запасной	substitute
болельщик	supporter
сёрфинг	surfing
плавать	to swim
дорожка	track
трофей	trophy
разминка	warm up
крайний нападающий	winger
йога	yoga

Level 3: hard 23 words

Russian	English
плавание на спине	backstroke
брасс	breaststroke
центральный нападающий	centre forward
контратака	counter attack
судорога	cramp
фехтование	fencing
кроль	front crawl
копьё	javelin
плей-офф	knockout round
серия пенальти	penalty shootout
подтягивание	pull up
эстафета	relay
гребля	rowing
толкание ядра	shot put
катание на коньках	skating
спортивная обувь	sports shoe
приседание	squat
подкат	tackle
вести мяч	to dribble
превосходить себя	to surpass oneself
надрыв мышцы	torn muscle
беговая дорожка	treadmill
силовая тренировка	weight training

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Frequently asked questions

How many words are in this list?: This page gives 100 Russian words on “Sport and fitness”. The full topic holds 167 in the KoKo app: 62 at the easy level, 67 at the medium level and 38 at the hard level.
Which words should I start with?: With level 1: these are the easiest words of the topic. Move on to level 2 once they come to you without thinking, then to level 3.
How can I remember this Russian vocabulary?: By seeing each word again at longer and longer intervals, just before you forget it: that is spaced repetition. The KoKo app does it for you and tells you each day which words to review.
Can I print this list or save it as a PDF?: Yes. The “Print the list” button at the top of the page opens your device’s print dialog: choose to save as PDF to keep the 100 words and their translation, with nothing else around them.