“The BRICS Games 2024, which were ordered to be organized following the decree of the Russian President Vladimir Putin, are an important part of our country’s chairmanship in this organization,” he said. He added that all eyes will be on the BRICS Games in 2024. “The upcoming tournament must be organized at the highest possible level,” he said. The sporting event will host 20 different sports, with 97 countries participating in Russia. Apart from the 97 countries that are participating in the BRICS Games 2024, more than 40 nations are also looking to join the alliance.
In 2024 alone, seven new countries have expressed their interest and submitted formal applications to enter the bloc. Read here to know the list of seven countries that have applied to join BRICS in 2024. The 16th BRICS summit will also be held in Russia’s Kazan region in October this year. The alliance will decide on the prospects of the applications in the upcoming BRICS summit. All decisions will be taken on a consensus basis after weighing the pros and cons of a particular application. BRICS is the only bloc that is looking to end reliance on the US dollar and push local currencies for cross-border transactions.