Kazakhstan took fourth place at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026 sports robotics championship in South Korea
In previous years, the national team took first place
Translated with AI from the Russian original.
The national team of Kazakhstan took fourth place at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026 international sports robotics championship, which was held in Incheon (South Korea). This was reported by the press service of the republic’s Ministry of Education.
Engineers from 185 countries around the world gathered at the FIRST Global Challenge 2026 venue. Schoolchildren from Kazakhstan won 11 qualifying matches and advanced to the playoffs. Following the results of the competition, they took 4th place in the world ranking.
The ministry’s press service emphasized that the republic’s representatives demonstrated a high level of preparation, cohesion, and teamwork.
Over the previous four years, the national team of Kazakhstan has been the winner of the FIRST Global Challenge. This year’s result once again confirmed the competitiveness of domestic schoolchildren on the international stage.
The team consisted of high school students from School-Lyceum No. 92 and Gymnasium No. 159 in Almaty. Selection for the national team was held under the auspices of the “Daryn” Republican Scientific and Practical Center of the Ministry of Education jointly with the USTEM Foundation public foundation.
