TEHRAN – Iranian students grabbed two gold and two silver medals at the 34th edition of the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) held in the United Arab Emirates from July 3-11.

The IBO 2023 hosted 293 students from 76 countries.

Arman Forqani and Ali Qasemloui won the gold medals, while Kiyarash Behboudi and Aidin Naziri-Fard won the silver medals.

In the 33rd International Biology Olympiad, Iran's team was ranked first in the world by winning four gold medals.

The IBO 2022 was held in Armenia and attended by 65 countries.

Thanks to the achievement, Saman Hosseinkhani of Iran was selected as a member of the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) Steering Committee, which represents the IBO association legally and manages its daily affairs.

Previously, Iranian students won 2 silver and 3 bronze medals in the International Physics Olympiad 2022, held online from July 11 to 14 and hosted by Switzerland, and won three gold medals and three silver medals, ranking 8th in the International Mathematical Olympiad, which was held in Oslo, Norway.

Over the past Iranian calendar year, which ended on March 20, Iranian students won seven gold medals, 11 silver medals, and nine bronze medals at different international Olympiads.

According to the Ministry of Education, Iranian students have won 192 gold medals, 371 silver medals, and 204 bronze medals since 2005, IRNA reported.

Recently, Iranian students grabbed two gold and two silver medals at the 54th International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) which was held in Tianjin, China, on July 10.

Mohammad-Hossein Barekati and Iliya Kahvand won the gold medals, while Amir-Hossein Razavi and Amir-Mohammad Hosseini snatched the silver medals.

The International Chemistry Olympiad (IChO) is an annual competition for the world’s most talented chemistry students at the secondary school level. 

All participants are ranked based on their individual scores and no official team scores are given. Gold medals are awarded to the top 12% of students, silver medals are awarded to the next 22% of students, and bronze medals are awarded to the next 32% of students.

Attended by 83 countries, the 54th International Chemistry Olympiad was held with the slogan of ‘Change, Creation, Fusion’.

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