Saudi students have secured seven international accolades at two prestigious global competitions, the International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) in Australia and the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI) in Germany.
According to the Saudi Press Agency, the students’ participation was organized by the King Abdulaziz and His Companions Foundation for Giftedness and Creativity (Mawhiba), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education.
At the IMO, held on Australia’s Sunshine Coast, Saudi students earned six awards: three bronze medals and three honorable mentions. The competition drew 630 students representing 110 countries. Bronze medalists came from the Royal Commission for Yanbu, Madinah and the Eastern Province education directorates, while students from Jeddah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province received honorable mentions.
Meanwhile, at the EGOI in Bonn, Saudi student Riefal Khaled Al-Hazmi from Tabuk claimed a bronze medal among 226 participants from 60 countries.
These achievements contribute to Saudi Arabia’s expanding record in international academic contests. Since joining the IMO, the Kingdom has amassed 12 silver medals, 48 bronze medals and 22 honorable mentions.