The Rungs of Prowess: An Introduction to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR
By Nina Shkolnikova
... And so, in 1965 two more ratings were added: Master of Sport, International Class, and Candidate for Master of Sport.
The Candidate for Master rating made it easier for athletes to make the step up to Master level, while the Master of Sport, International Class, stimulated a striving for the highest results. All standards of the latter rating in each sport are on the level of the top ten best performances in the world: in team sports they are on the level of second of third place in a world championship.
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Date: 2006-01-17 04:52 am (UTC)The Rungs of Prowess:
An Introduction to the Unified Sports Classification System of the USSR
By Nina Shkolnikova
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And so, in 1965 two more ratings were added: Master of Sport, International Class, and Candidate for Master of Sport.
The Candidate for Master rating made it easier for athletes to make the step up to Master level, while the Master of Sport, International Class, stimulated a striving for the highest results. All standards of the latter rating in each sport are on the level of the top ten best performances in the world: in team sports they are on the level of second of third place in a world championship.
Source - http://www.gymn-forum.com/Miscellaneous/Soviet_Sport_Rankings.html
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