TEHRAN – An Iranian team of six students has achieved remarkable success at the fifth edition of the Open World Astronomy Olympiad (OWAO), winning six gold medals. The Olympiad took place from November 6 to 14 in Russia.
Sarina Alampour, Parsia Hassanzadeh, Elshan Rouhani, Mohammad-Reza Mohammadi, Bardia Qilavizadeh, and Mehdi Aryafar secured gold medals, showcasing their dedication and academic excellence in the competition, IRNA reported.
OWAO is a modern and rapidly growing competition that brings together talented and passionate astronomy students from around the world. OWAO combines the best astronomical traditions with cutting-edge knowledge assessment methods, and its tasks are developed by leading experts from various countries.
The competition was organized with the support of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation.
The Olympiad is open to teams of 2 to 6 participants (aged 18 years or younger). Each team may have one team leader and up to two observers (adults). One country can be represented by only one team. The Olympiad consists of four rounds: theoretical, practical, observational, and test rounds. The working language of the Olympiad is English; however, participants may use a glossary provided by the Academic Committee that has been pre-translated into their national languages by team leaders.
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