KATHMANDU, NOV 15:
Nepali students have won four medals, including the country’s first silver medal, at the 5th Open World Astronomy Olympiad held in Russia.
In the competition concluded on Saturday in Sirius, Russia, Rivash Rai won a silver medal, while Omraj Puri, Sneha Koirala, and Suyash Koirala secured bronze medals. Suresh Bhattarai, President of the Nepal Astronomical Society (NASO), informed RSS that Rivash also received the “Diamond of the Team” honor.
This is the first time Nepali students have won a silver medal in an international astronomy olympiad. Earlier this month, at the 5th International Junior Astronomy and Astrophysics Olympiad held in Thailand, Nepali student Shahbaz Alam won a gold medal and Sahaj KC won a bronze medal. Alam’s gold medal marks Nepal’s first-ever gold medal in an international astronomy olympiad.
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