Dear Partners, we would like to inform you about an upcoming international festival presented by the International Alliance of BRICS Strategic Projects.
Between October 27 and November 1, 2025, Durban, South Africa, will become the venue for a prestigious international festival combining sports competitions, cultural activities, and business programs.
The International Alliance of BRICS Strategic Projects together with the BRICS International Football Alliance (BIFA) are responsible for organizing this event.
On March 14, 2025, at the Komsomolskaya Pravda venue (Novodmitrovskaya str., 2B, Moscow), a high-level round table discussion was held on the topic of “Organization and Conduct of Summer and Winter BRICS+ Games.”
Event Schedule
Guest Reception: 09:00
Discussion Sessions: 10:00 – 12:00
Coffee Break: 11:00
Topics for Discussion
Organization and conduct of Summer and Winter BRICS+ Games
Creation and launch of the BRICS+ Future Football League
Creation and launch of the BRICS+ Future Hockey League
Creation and launch of BRICS+ Future Leagues for other team sports
Participating Countries
Representatives from over 30 countries participated: Russia, Belarus, Brazil, India, China, UAE, Qatar, Serbia, South Africa, Egypt, Argentina, Malaysia, Colombia, Iraq, Thailand, Kuwait, Algeria, Bahrain, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Morocco, Mongolia, Oman, Pakistan, Turkey, Saudi Arabia, Turkmenistan, Lebanon, Uzbekistan and others.
List of Invited Guests
Presidential Administration
Artyom Vladimirovich Zhoga Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of RF in the Ural Federal District
Presidential Administration
Sergey Sergeevich Ryndin Deputy Plenipotentiary Representative of the President of RF in the Ural Federal District
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Maria Vladimirovna Zakharova Director of the Information and Press Department of the MFA
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Sergey Alekseevich Ryabkov Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, BRICS Sherpa
Republic of Tatarstan
Rustam Nurgalievich Minnikhanov Head (Rais) of the Republic of Tatarstan
Ministry of Sports RF
Mikhail Vladimirovich Degtyarev Minister of Sports
Ministry of Sports RF
Odes Khasaevich Baysultanov First Deputy Minister of Sports
Ministry of Sports Sverdlovsk
Leonid Aronovich Rapoport Minister of Physical Culture and Sports of Sverdlovsk Region
Ministry of Sports RT
Vladimir Aleksandrovich Leonov Minister of Sports of the Republic of Tatarstan
Gazprombank
Andrey Igorevich Akimov Chairman of the Board, Gazprombank
RFU
Alexander Valerievich Dyukov President of the Russian Football Union
FHR
Vladislav Aleksandrovich Tretyak President of the Russian Ice Hockey Federation
KHL
Alexey Vladimirovich Anisimov Vice President, Chief Referee of the KHL
BRICS+
Stanislav Viktorovich Antropov Member of the BRICS Expert Council, BRICS+ Supervisory Board
BRICS+
Nikolay Nikolaevich Beregovoy President of the Blind Footballers Federation
BRICS+
Ksenia Mstislavovna Semenova Deputy Executive Director, SVO Veterans Association
MASPB BRICS
Larisa Nikolaevna Zelentsova President of the BRICS Strategic Projects Alliance
MASPB BRICS
Viktor Vladimirovich Lisin President of the BRICS Sports Center
MASPB BRICS
Maxim Vladimirovich Petrov Vice President
MASPB BRICS
Igor Vladimirovich Telegin Vice President, Director of Development
MASPB BRICS
Vadim Vasilievich Zhurba Vice President for Adaptive Sports
Media Coverage
The event was covered by: RT, MIA “Russia Today”, Match TV.
This round table marked an important step in strengthening international sports cooperation among BRICS+ nations.