The organizers of the World Championship of Russian Language for Foreigners 2025 have reported strong interest taken in the competition globally. A total of 455 teams from 58 countries have already applied, thus exceeding last year’s figures, the Championship’s press service reported.

The geographic coverage embraces all parts of the world: from Mongolia and China to Cuba, Nicaragua, France, and Italy. The largest group (277 teams) represents the CIS countries, with active involvement revealed by Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, and Moldova. 78 teams come from Asia and Oceania, 40 from Africa, 39 from the Americas, with another 21 representing Europe.

“The number of participants this year has exceeded our expectations — over 2,600 people from all over the world have signed up, including 375 mentors. A series of online workshops for mentors is currently underway and will continue until October 10, to be followed by the qualifying round. We remind everyone that the registration deadline has been extended until October 15, so there is still time to join the competition,” – Ksenia Starygina, Championship Coordinator, was quoted as saying. (Press release)