[4] The film tells the history of the development of sports, showing the stadiums of Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm and Mexico City in the past and future.
[5] The film opens with the following subtitle: "Several stories take place in the stadium arena, in the stands, and beneath the bleachers.
The action unfolds across stadiums in Moscow, Philadelphia, Stockholm, and Mexico City, as well as in imagined arenas of the future and distant past.
The central narrative revolves around the anecdotes of Uncle Volodya, an old masseur, who shares his tales with young athletes training at a sports complex.
To uplift a young boxer who has just lost a match, Uncle Volodya recounts the legendary duel between merchant Kalashnikov and Kiribeevich from Russian folklore.