Churapcha State Institute of Physical Culture and Sports is the only Russian institute located in the rural area in the extreme permafrost zone. The institute trains and retrains teaching staff for physical education and sport. It trains Bachelors, Masters, coaches, and physical education teachers.
The institute enrolls students from Yakutia, the Republic of Tyva, Belarus, Uzbekistan, and Mongolia.
More than 95% of students are employed after graduation. The institute develops both Olympic and non-Olympic sports.
Olympic sports
- Freestyle wrestling
- Boxing
- Archery
- Tennis
- Rifle and pistol shooting
- Track and field
Non-olympic sports
- Khapsagay
- Mas wrestling
- Ethnic jumps
- Northern all-round
Taking into account individual achievements
- Olympic Games champion and medalist status
- World and European champion status
- World champion status
- Gold, silver, or bronze badge of merit of the All-Russian Sports Complex "Ready for Labor and Defense"
- •Status of the winner of championships, cups, competitions of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
- Status of the winner of ethnic sports championships of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia)
- Volunteering activities. The institute takes into account volunteer experience and adds extra points for it