Syria gains two bronze medals, four certificates of appreciation at the World Olympiad in Japan

Damascus, (ST) – The Syrian Mathematical Olympiad team won two bronze medals and four certificates of appreciation at the 2023 International Mathematics Olympiad, which was held in Japan, from the 8th to the 12th of this July.

672 male and female students from 112 countries around the world participated in this Olympiad.

The Distiction and Creativity Agency said in a statement on Wednesday that the two bronze medals were won by Muhammad Ali Abdullah Houria and Saria Muhammad Zaher Ramadan, while the certificates of appreciation went to Muhammad Firas Al-Homsi, Haider Hafez Qassem, Al-Laith Nasri Shahat, and Abdul-Wahhab Ibrahim Ozon.

The Syrian national team was accompanied, according to the authority’s statement, by Dr. Omran Quba, scientific advisor to the Distiction and Creativity Agency, Head of the Scientific Committee for Mathematics at the Syrian Science Olympiad, and Eng. Lynn Qassem, Director of the Syrian Science Olympiad, and Ahmed Al-Khamis, member of the Scientific Committee for Mathematics at the Syrian Science Olympiad.

The Agency pointed out that a remarkable progress was recorded in the international ranking of Syria in the list of countries participating in this Olympiad, to advance from the 70th to the 61st, despite the increase in the number of participating countries, compared to previous years. This year, 120 countries participated in the Olympiad compared to 104 countries in the previous year.

Syria proved its ability to maintain the third rank among Arab countries participating in the International Mathematics Olympiad. China ranked first, the United States of America ranked second, and Korea and Romania ranked third and fourth.

It is noteworthy that it is the fifteenth Syrian participation in this Olympiad, as the first participation was in 2009.

Last year, the Syrian Science Olympiad won a bronze medal, in addition to five certificates of appreciation.

Nada Haj Kihdr