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المملكة: The Saudi Physics Team participates in the International Olympiad in Colombia


Shares (IPhO 2026), which is hosted by the city of Bucaramanga in the Republic of Colombia, during the period from 4 to 12 July 2026 AD, with the participation of an elite group of high school students from various countries of the world.

The Kingdom is represented in this edition by 5 students, who are: Hussein Habib Al-Saleh from Riyadh Education, Redha Salem Al-Khamis from Al-Ahsa Education, Muhammad Abdul Rahman Al-Arfaj from Eastern Education, and Muhammad Mahmoud Al-Raml from Eastern Education, and Nasser Hisham Al-Sha’i from Riyadh Education, after an intensive qualifying trip within the Mawhiba Program for the International Olympics.

The Saudi Physics Team

The journey of preparing students for the National Science and Mathematics Olympiad begins "We rise"Passing through a series of specialized training forums lasting between two and three years, leading to comprehensive candidacy tests that measure students’ abilities in both theoretical and practical aspects, thus enhancing their readiness to compete in one of the most challenging scientific competitions in the world.

The International is one of the most prominent international scientific competitions for secondary school students in the field of physics, as it combines theoretical tests with practical applications, and gives students an opportunity to compete scientifically and exchange experiences with the best young talents in the world.

The participation of the Saudi physics team comes as an extension of the efforts "talent" The Ministry of Education aims to discover and nurture gifted students, enable them to represent the Kingdom in international scientific forums, and enhance presence in the fields of science and innovation, as the Kingdom achieved 30 international medals and 22 certificates of appreciation in its previous participation in the Olympics.

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