Sport in Saint Petersburg

In the winter, when the sea and lake surfaces are frozen and yachts and dinghies cannot be used, local people sail on ice boats.

A sport with long history in Russia is bandy, and this was played on the frozen Neva River in the 19th century.

Equestrianism has been a long tradition, popular among the Tsars and aristocracy, as well as part of the military training.

Several historic sports arenas were built for Equestrianism since the 18th century, to maintain training all year round, such as the Zimny Stadion and Konnogvardeisky Manezh among others.

One of the first international major sport event held in Saint Petersbourg is Formula 1 powerboating also called F1H2O.