Press Corps
July 4-12, 2026
Final Official Press Release
The Final Official Press Release for the 2026 International Geography Championships is now available here. Please direct further IGC media inquiries to both david@iacompetitions.com and igc@iacompetitions.com for fastest response.
Please note that the rest of this page details the internal IGC Press Corps which is staffed by students who took part at IGC.
About the Press Corps
The International Geography Championships features a Press Corps for attending students who are interested in journalism and who enjoy covering all the action with interviews, articles, and social media and blog posts. With interviews, stories, competitions, and field trips galore, there are stories from all sorts of perspectives. Explore this page for information, stories and more!
From the Players’ Perspective: Recent Blog Posts
| Article Link | Written By |
|---|---|
| It Takes A Team | By IGC Staffer Dan Stone |
| It’s a Small World, After All! | By Nellie May Howley |
| First Impressions of meeting the Founder, David Madden | By Nellie May Howley |
| Three Days at IGC: -4,200 points, -1 tooth, +one Silver Medal for Canada! | By Irvin Dinesh |
| Competing with a Twin and other musings | By Thanishka Kumar |
| Competition Round Up | By Neel Mishall |
| Representing India and other musings | By Taneesh Kumar |
| Eye-A-C | By Shaan Jain and IAC Staffer Robert Wang |
| Making room at the table: How Girls Who Quiz is building inclusive communities in the Quiz Bowl world | By Rosabella Chu and Adriana Bezrukov |
| Simulation Experiences with Evan Powe | By IAC Staffer Robert Wang |
| Interview with Annika and Akshay Vokkarne | by Ishan Pothukuchi |
| Interview with Naman, Omkar, and Abhay, High School Division | By Neel Natarajan |
Finals Streaming Links
| Date | Event | Streaming Link | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2026 | Opening Ceremonies | |||||
| 9 July 2026 | International Geography Bowl Finals | Team New Jersey A | Team Texas A | Team California A | Team California A | |
| 11 July 2026 | International Geography Bee Finals | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 8 July 2026 | Linguistic Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 9 July 2026 | Musical Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 7 July 2026 | South Asian Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 7 July 2026 | Economic Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 6 July 2026 | Culinary Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 5 July 2026 | East Asian Geography Bee | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 5 July 2026 | IGC Scramble | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 10 July 2026 | Geopolitical Finals | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 10 July 2026 | Historical Geography Finals | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 11 July 2026 | Visual Geography Finals | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School | |
| 11 July 2026 | Geopardy Finals | High School | Middle School | Intermediate | Elementary School |
Press Corps Staff
Sai Pranav Venkatesan
Affiliation: Pennsylvania
Division: High School
John R. Crucs
Affiliation: New Jersey
Division: High School
Rosabella Chu
Affiliation: Texas
Division: High School
Adriana Bezrukov
Affiliation: California
Division: High School
*Senior Press Corps Staff
Sayed Shreve-Price
Affiliation: Pennsylvania
Division: Middle School
Aarav Pal
Affiliation: California
Division: Middle School
Ronav Ahuja
Affiliation: California
Division: Middle School
Ishan Pothukuchi
Affiliation: Washington State
Division: Intermediate
Thanishka Lokesh Kumar
Affiliation: India
Division: Intermediate
Taneesh Kumar Lokesh Kumar
Affiliation: India
Division: Intermediate
Neel Mishall
Affiliation: New York
Division: Intermediate
Dylan Messer
Affiliation: New Jersey
Division: Intermediate
Shaan Jain
Affiliation: New York
Division: Intermediate
Yakshit Bagad
Affiliation: Texas
Division: Intermediate
Irvin Dinesh
Affiliation: Canada
Division: Elementary
Press Releases
| Date | Press Release |
|---|---|
| 4 July 2026 | Initial Press Release |
| 4 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 1 |
| 5 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 2 |
| 6 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 3 |
| 7 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 4 |
| 8 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 5 |
| 9 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 6 |
| 10 July 2026 | Press Release, Day 7 |
| 11 July 2026 | World Champion Press Release |
Instagram Gallery
Photo Albums
California’s champion, and the Elementary Individual Overall Champion for IGC 2026, Shamik Mukherjee ended up with 18 gold medals in all, as well a reputation as a kind and all around good player in the Elementary division!
Check out this video interview with him with Press Corps Team member Austen Tao!
Shamik Mukherjee, California