BRICS Summit 2026: What’s in it for Sports?

Source: Malayala Manorama | Original Published At: 2026-09-15 09:48:28 UTC

Key Points

• The BRICS Summit hosted by India concluded with member countries agreeing to strengthen cooperation in technology, supply chains, health, innovation, trade and sports.
• BRICS leaders emphasized the importance of sport as a vehicle for social development, people-to-people exchanges and the promotion of healthy and active societies.
• The summit acknowledged the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding on Cooperation in the Field of Physical Culture and Sport and appreciated the BRICS Games as a platform for high-performance, leisure, traditional, indigenous and non-Olympic sports.
• BRICS countries encouraged cooperation in youth and student sports and called for exchange of good practices, institutional experience, technical information and research in sports technology.
• The proposed BRICS Sports Goods Manufacturing Conclave will promote cooperation in sports goods manufacturing, research and innovation, with its inaugural edition scheduled in Udaipur, Rajasthan, in November 2026.
• The summit welcomed dialogue on forming a Working Group on Sports Technology and further consideration of the BRICS Sports Cooperation Framework through established consultation processes.