ГТО

Russian

GTO With Honors golden badge

Etymology

Initialism of гото́в к труду́ и оборо́не (gotóv k trudú i oboróne, literally “ready for labor and defense/defence”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [ɡɛ tɛ ˈo] (phonetic respelling: гэ-тэ-о́)

Noun

ГТО • (GTO) n inan (indeclinable)

1. Ready for Labour and Defence (of the USSR) (physical culture training program in the USSR)