Chechen midfielder Lechi Sadulaev, a midfielder for Akhmat and the Russian national team, and Dagestani forward Amir Ibragimov, a striker for the Manchester United academy, played for Russia in the match against Burkina Faso.

Georgia and Armenia will host the 2029 FIFA U-20 World Cup. The national football associations of both countries confirmed this information, which was received at the FIFA Council in Vancouver on April 28.

Famous mountaineer Alexander Rastorguev died tragically in the mountains of Kabardino-Balkaria. During the ascent, the sports group was caught in a rockfall. In addition to Rastorguev's death, Ekaterina Fedorchuk was injured, evacuated by helicopter and taken to the hospital. Another member of the group was not injured.

Khamzat Chimaev, a Chechen fighter representing the UAE, was met at the Grozny airport by the head of Chechnya Ramzan Kadyrov after winning the UFC 319 tournament in Chicago.