Chernyshenko spoke about the successes of Russian schoolchildren at the Olympiads

In 2026, Russian schoolchildren have already brought the country 91 medals from international olympiads - 64 gold, 26 silver and 1 bronze, said Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Chernyshenko.

“This year, Russian schoolchildren have already brought the country 91 medals from international Olympiads - 64 gold, 26 silver and 1 bronze medal. Of these, 31 awards were received at Olympiads in the “main” category - the most serious intellectual competitions. These are world-class peaks,” Chernyshenko said, as quoted by his office.

It is clarified that the preparation of Russian teams for intellectual tournaments is carried out with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation within the framework of the national project “Youth and Children”.

“In 2026, Russian schoolchildren took part in 6 main and 8 intermediate intellectual competitions. Each of the children returned with a medal. Every year our schoolchildren confirm the high level of Russian education at international intellectual competitions. This year our teams continue their series of victories,” said the head of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation, Sergei Kravtsov, whose words are quoted in the message.

Among the achievements of the teams are medals of the 60th International Mendeleev Olympiad for schoolchildren in chemistry, the Asian Physics Olympiad (APhO), the II Open International Biological Olympiad, the 2nd International Avicenna Olympiad for schoolchildren in biology, the 17th International Olympiad in Mathematics Romanian Master of Mathematics and other competitions.

The teams that performed at the international intellectual competitions included representatives from Moscow, St. Petersburg, the Moscow region, the Republic of Tatarstan, Novosibirsk, Volgograd, Samara, Chelyabinsk, Kaliningrad, Nizhny Novgorod and Lipetsk regions, Udmurtia, Mordovia, the federal territory "Sirius", Krasnodar Territory.