The introduction presents the structure of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren, its stages. Some difficulties in its organization and attitude towards it in comparison with other subject Olympiads are noted. The purpose of the article is to analyze the dynamics of the performance of participants in the regional stage of the H All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in the subject "Physical culture" in the Novosibirsk region from 2017 to 2021 у in order to draw attention to the weaknesses in the performance and plan targeted preparation for the Olympiad, achieving results at the final stage. >S Materials and methods. In the period 2017-2021, on the basis of the Novosibirsk Pedagogical University, the regional stage of the All-Russian Olympiad for schoolchildren in the subject"Physical culture"was held. Observation, comparative О analysis of the results of the performance of schoolchildren made it possible to reveal the presence of interest on the part of the younger generation of Russians in such a subject as "Physical culture', as well as to reveal weaknesses in the Ю organization and preparation for this event. у Research results. Monitoring of the total number of schoolchildren, as well as the average score, which was shown in the theoretical, methodological and practical rounds among boys and girls, as expected, showed the interest and better preparation of boys in this subject. Conclusion. The materials of the article will help to plan targeted preparation for the All-Russian Olympiad in order to achieve high results in the final stage of the Olympiad.

Keywords: physical culture; olympiad for schoolchildren; participants; theoretical and methodological round; practical round; GPA; dynamics of performance.