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Iran student team bags 5 medals at 53rd International Physics Olympiad

Tuesday, 18 July 2023 9:12 PM [ Last Update: Tuesday, 18 July 2023 9:12 PM ]

Picture shows the members of Iran's five-strong delegation at the 53rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2023). (From L-R) Sina Fat-hi, Ali Qanbari, Mohammad Mehdi Mousavi, Mehdi Shirin Bayan, and Shayan Feiz Oskouyi.

Students representing Iran have done the country proud by bagging five medals at the 53rd International Physics Olympiad (IPhO 2023), which was held earlier in Tokyo.

The five-strong team comprised Shayan Feiz Oskouyi, Mehdi Shirin Bayan, Mohammad Mehdi Mousavi, Ali Qanbari, and Sina Fat-hi.

Excelling their competitors, Mehdi Shirin Bayan, Mohammad Mehdi Mousavi, Ali Qanbari, and Sina Fat-hi each earned a silver medal for the Islamic Republic, while Shayan Feiz Oskouyi took a bronze.

Earlier in the month, the country sent a six-member team to the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO 2023), who similarly served the country with éclat by winning as many medals during the event that was being hosted by the Japanese city of Chiba.

Iranian students win 6 medals at International Mathematical Olympiad

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The delegation comprised Ehsan Heydari, Mohammad Urmia-Qasseri, Sobhan Aram, Arvin Taheri, Mohammad-Parsa Ja'farnezhadi, and Pouria Rahmani.

Heydari won the gold medal for the Islamic Republic, while Urmia-Qasseri, Aram, Taheri, and Ja'farnezhadi each earned a silver medal, and Rahmani took the bronze medal.

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