The Russian Geographical Society (RGS) will host the International Geography Olympiad for BRICS schoolchildren in Russia for the first time in the summer of 2026. The event is planned to include over 15 partner countries, announced Ilya Gurov, First Deputy Executive Director of the RGS.
"The Olympiad will take place in the summer of 2026. We are conducting it during this period because a field stage is needed," he explained.
Participating BRICS nations will include Brazil, Russia, India, China, South Africa, Egypt, Ethiopia, Iran, Indonesia, and the UAE. Gurov added that invitations will also be extended to Sri Lanka, Kazakhstan, Bangladesh, Belarus, and Saudi Arabia.
According to the RGS representative, the Olympiad will consist of two stages: a field stage and an indoor stage. Tasks will highlight common features of the #BRICS countries as well as the unique geographical aspects of Russian regions. Participants will tackle problems related to the spatial distribution of forestry and rare metal industries, analyse urban development and transport networks, work with maps and geosystems, and take part in orientation exercises.
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