The Games > Contingents > Russia/Yamal-Nenets
Russia
sent cultural delegates to the Arctic Winter Games for the first time
in 1990. Since that time it has sent small contingents of athletes and
cultural performers to every Games since 1992. Yamal made its first
appearance at the Arctic Winter Games in 2004.
Yamal made its first appearance at the Arctic Winter Games in 2004. With a team consisting of 37 members, team Yamal competed in table tennis, traditional winter sports, Arctic sport events and cultural activities. Yamal-Nenets is an Autonomous District (similar to provinces or states) within the Russian Federation. Yamal is one of the key producers of oil and natural gas in Russia, producing 8.2 million tones of natural gas annually. The Nenets, Khanty and Selkup peoples are indigenous to Yamal.
Yamal-Nenets Facts
| Area | 750,000 sq. km |
| Population | 500,000 |
| Capital | Salekhard |
| Number of participants at the 2006 Arctic Winter Games | 47 |
