Two bronze medals for Syria in the 2022 World Olympiad in Informatics
Students of the Syrian Scientific Olympiad won two bronze medals in the 2022 World Olympiad in Informatics, organized by Indonesia “remotely” on the 10th and 12th of August, with the participation of 357 male and female students representing 89 countries from around the world.
The Excellence and Creativity Commission stated that the two bronze medals were won by two students, Amin Abdul Karim Sherba, from Al-Basel High School for Outstanding Students in Damascus, and Hazem Moataz Dalati from the First Outstanding High School in Homs.
The Commission pointed out that the student, Amin Sherba, who was one of the participants in the programming marathon for children and adolescents, discovered his talent for informatics at an early age when he was a student in the eighth grade of basic education.
Participants in this 34th Olympiad competed through a scientific test conducted in two rounds, each lasting 5 continuous hours.
The Commission indicated that Syria won second place in the Arab world in this major international competition, ahead of Morocco, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia and Palestine, while Egypt ranked “first” in the Arab world, ahead of Syria by a difference of one certificate of appreciation, with two bronze medals and a certificate of appreciation.
O. al-Mohammad