The five-member team, comprising Hannaneh Khorramdashti, Mohammad-Mehdi Keshavarzi, Arya Fateh-Kerdari, and Ali Naderi-Lordjan, stepped up to the challenge and came out on top, Mehr news agency reported.

This year’s event drew in over 250 students from 53 countries, who turned out to compete in the Olympiad. The Iranian team built on its success from last year’s 16th International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics in Chorzow, Poland, where it picked up five medals and ranked third.

Amir-Mehdi Esmaeili-Taheri, Mehdi Ostad-Mohammadi, and Arvin Rasoulzadeh were awarded gold medals, while Sarina Farzadnasab and Amir-Hossein Mousavifard won silver medals.

Britain and India won first and second place respectively. The United States, Brazil, Bulgaria, Romania, Germany, and Canada followed Iran in the ranking.

Iran ranked first in the world in the 15th IOAA which was held at Kutaisi in Georgia from August 14 to 22, 2022.

The International Olympiad on Astronomy and Astrophysics (IOAA) is one of the twelve International Science Olympiads. Founded by five countries (Thailand, Indonesia, Iran, China, and Poland), its first edition took place in Thailand in 2007.

The competition aims to foster interest in astronomy and astrophysics among young people from participating countries, as well as to strengthen ties between different nations and promote the exchange of scientific and cultural knowledge and experiences.

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