NEW DELHI: A Saudi Arabian student won a silver medal at the International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which concluded in India’s Mumbai on Thursday.
The IOAA is an annual competition held to recognize talented high-school students from around the world in astronomy and astrophysics through a series of theoretical, practical and experimental tests.
The event was organized this year by the Homi Bhabha Centre for Science Education — a national center of the Tata Institute of Fundamental Research — and took place in Mumbai from Aug. 11-21.
A five-member team represented Saudi Arabia at the event, which featured more than 300 students from 64 countries.
“This year's competition was extremely challenging. The exams were long, difficult, and required a high level of intuition and time management. Teams were exceptionally well prepared, making the event even more competitive,” Talal Al-Dawood, supervisor of the astronomy and space program at Mawhiba — the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity — told Arab News after the closing ceremony on Thursday.
