RIYADH: A Saudi team is participating in this year’s International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics, which is being held in Mumbai, India. 

The competition, which runs until Aug. 21, sees the participation of hundreds of students from more than 60 countries.

The olympiad is an annual international science competition for high school students under the age of 20. It was first launched in 2007 in Thailand and tests the skills of participants. Each country is represented by a team of three to five students.

The Kingdom is being represented in this edition by five talented students who were nominated after participating in a series of intensive forums and training sessions held under the supervision of Mawhiba, in strategic partnership with the Ministry of Education and the Saudi Space Agency, and sponsored by Neo Space Group.

Saudi Arabia participated for the first time last year and won three bronze medals.

The team’s participation is part of the Kingdom’s journey in international scientific competitions to enhance the presence of talented men and women on the global stage.

Saudi Arabia’s presence in this global scientific forum is a continuation of its distinguished journey in international forums in the fields of science, and a consolidation of its role in building a knowledge-enabled generation that contributes to national development and embodies an honorable image of the Kingdom’s students on the global stage.