The skill level of athletes, representing the national team of Russia in running for 800 meters at major international competitions, in most cases, does not correspond to international standards. To determine the prospects for the development and preparation of the nearest reserve runners on 800 meters of the Russian national team athletes performances were ana- lyzed performances of athletes the Russian team at the European Championships and the World Championships at the age of 20 years. Between 2007 and 2015, our athletes partici- pated in the finals of European Championships 3 times, accounting for only 7.5% of the number of participants in the final races for the past 9 years. In general, the study found, the level of preparation of the Russian junior runners at 800m, is still at a relatively low level, compared with the willingness of athletes from other countries. Dealing with the performance of the main Russian national team at major international competitions, in the women’s 800 m, lies in the training of sports reserve, in particular training system beginning runners in the children’s athletics and control the functional state of the runners. In particular, the task of developing a methodology of training, which would be non-invasive, fast and reliably determine the functional state of the athlete and to prevent possible failure of adaptation in the process of its preparation. That means that could help in solving this problem would be to identify heart rate variability nonlinear method. Purpose. Analysis of the performance of the Russian athletes under the age of 20 years on the international scene in running for 800 meters, the definition of the problems and prospects of development of this type of running programs in Russia. Methodology. In the study used a static analysis of the Russian runners results for 800 m, before the age of 20 years in the Russian Championship among juniors, European Championships and World Championships, a comparative analysis of performance juniors with their subsequent performance in the of adult world championships between 2006 and 2016 years. Results. The results are that the author conducted an analysis of the performance of the Russian juniors – runners in the 800m at the international competitions in order to identify problems and determine the prospects for the development of this type of athletics in Russia. Practical implications. The research results are survey character, serving for the promotion and development of athletics in Russia.