PhD, Associate Professor V.N. Baranov¹
PhD, Associate Professor L.V. Safonov¹
Dr. Hab., Professor B.N. Shustin^1
1Federal Scientific Center for Physical Culture and Sports, Moscow

Objective of the study was to analyze and generalize modern thesis research on the 2017-2019 Olympic Games programs.
Methods and structure of the study. The subjects of the theses on the sports included in the summer and winter Olympics were analyzed in accordance with the classification of sports disciplines, branches of human knowledge, and scientific professions.
Results and conclusions.  The generalization and quantitative analysis of the theses defended in 2017-2019 on the problems of athletic training in Olympic sports revealed the insufficient interest of domestic researchers in scientific developments in this field. Over the researched period, not a single thesis was defended on more than half of the sports included in the summer and winter Olympics.  The number of research theses on the summer Olympic sports was the greatest, while the smallest number of theses was defended in the most medal-intensive cyclic sports. In terms of the winter Olympics of 2017-2019, there is not a single thesis on sports related to the art of movement, where the greatest number of medals is awarded. Ice hockey turned out to be of greatest interest to researchers.
The findings indicate the need to prioritize research activities in the field of the most medal-intensive Olympic sports, as well as to expand the range of research programs in different branches of human knowledge (primarily, medical, biological and psychological), and thus increase the effectiveness of training of highly-qualified athletes and Olympic reserve.

Keywords: Olympic sports, Olympic Games program, theses, scientific professions, physical education and sports.

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