Iran's Astronomy Olympiad team tops world for second year in row
For the second year in a row, Iran has claimed top honors at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), securing the world championship once again.
In a statement on Thursday, Iran’s ministry of education said that the Iranian National Olympiad Team in Astronomy and Astrophysics had once again brought great honor to the Islamic Republic at the 18th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA), where 64 nations took part.
The Iranian team staged an outstanding performance in this year’s competition and managed to secure the first place with a clean sweep of five prestigious gold medals, it added.
According to the ministry, the distinguished members of Iran’s national team in this round of the Olympiad were Ali Naderi, Hossein Masoumi, Hirbod Foodazi, Arshia Mirshamsi Kakhaki, and Hossein Soltani.
This remarkable achievement is the result of the students’ dedication, the support of their families, the tireless efforts of their coaches, and the solidarity of the country’s scientific community, which has once again raised Iran’s flag in the international arena, the statement stressed.
In a congratulatory message to the team and the Iranian nation, the Young Scholars Club hailed the great accomplishment as a source of pride and hope for Iran’s scientific future, expressing optimism that such achievements would continue in international academic arenas.
Founded in 1995 under the ministry of education, the academic institution of Young Scholars Club organizes academic Olympiads in subjects like mathematics, physics, chemistry, biology, computer science, astronomy, and literature. Its main purpose is to identify, train, and support talented students for participation in national and international Olympiads.
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