During the 1994 Congress of the International Geographical Union (IGU) in Prague, people from Poland and the Netherlands launched the idea of an International Geography Competition (iGeo) or Olympiad for students between 15 and 19 years of age.
Selama Kongres Perkumpulan Geografi Internasional 1994 di Praha, peserta kongres dari Polandia dan Belanda mengemukakan gagasan tentang Olimpiade Geografi Internasional (iGeo) atau olimpiade untuk siswa berusia antara 15 dan 19 tahun.