Saudi Gazette report

RIYADH — Saudi students have achieved seven international awards in two major scientific competitions: the 2025 International Mathematical Olympiad (IMO) and the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics (EGOI).

At the 66th edition of the IMO, held in Sunshine Coast, Australia, Saudi Arabia’s team secured six awards, including three bronze medals and three honorable mentions. The competition featured 630 students from 110 countries.

The bronze medalists were Youssef Ayman Bukhait (Royal Commission for Yanbu Education), Abdulsalam Abdullah Al-Sulami (Madinah Education), and Moath Saeed Al-Qahtani (Eastern Province Education).

Meanwhile, honorable mention awards went to Ahmed Fareed Al-Khalawi (Jeddah Education), Ahmed Saad Al-Shahri (Riyadh Education), and Mohammed Ahmed Al-Ghamdi (Eastern Province Education)

With these results, Saudi Arabia’s overall record at the IMO now stands at 12 silver medals, 48 bronze medals, and 22 certificates of appreciation.

In a parallel achievement, Saudi high school student Rival Khalid Al-Hazmi from Tabuk Education (Grade 12) won a bronze medal at the 5th edition of the European Girls’ Olympiad in Informatics, held in Bonn, Germany. The event featured 226 participants from 60 countries.

This brings the Kingdom’s total tally in the EGOI to seven international awards since its debut in the competition.