History
The first competition, held in the 1979-1980 academic year, was called the Olympiad of Three Towns. They were Moscow, Leningrad and Riga. The reputation of the competition grew and the following year, it was called Tournament of the Towns. The Tournament of the Towns was almost closed down in its early years of development but in 1984 it gained recognition when it became a sub-committee of the USSR Academy of Sciences.
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