The International Space Olympics (ISO) are an annual competition for young people aged from 14 to 18, held in Korolev City Moscow, Russia

Moscow

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. Competitions are in a variety of fields including Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science

Computer science

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, and English Literature

English literature

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, in addition to a space related research project.

When not competing in these events, participants are given tours of some of Russia's top space facilities and areas of cultural significance

Culture

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. Participants come from a range of countries as teams. In previous years, teams have attended from Germany, Greece, United Kingdom

United Kingdom

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, United States, Kazakhstan, Australia, and Russia.