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Combinatorial geometry bomb

Source: The Golden Digits Contest, March 2024, P3

April 8, 2024
combinatoricsgeometry

Problem Statement

On the surface of a sphere, a non-intersecting closed curve comprised of finitely many circle arcs is drawn. It divides the surface of the sphere in two regions, which are coloured red and blue. Prove that there exist two antipodes of different colours. Note: the curve is considered to be colourless.
Proposed by Vlad Spătaru